The line of people waiting for food baskets at La Luz Center on Friday was the longest it has ever been. Over the course of the morning, 1,318 received food baskets, twice as many people as received them in July. Non-profits like La Luz, FISH... Continue

The Sonoma County Water Agency is expected to announce on Monday mandatory water rationing for 750,000 residents in portions of Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The SCWA has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. at Healdsburg Memorial Beach on the Russian River (near the... Continue

The Sonoma City Council might have a long meeting on Wednesday night with several agenda items that might spark lengthy discussion. Topics include everything from vacation rentals to a proposed smoking ban to how the city will grant monies to local non-profits. Smoking ban The... Continue

Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Boys & Girls Club of Valley of the Moon Maxwell Farms Regional Park, 100 Verano Ave. RAC is a committee that advises Sonoma County on how best to spend redevelopment funds in the Springs area.... Continue

In the past month, legislators have discussed new taxes on everything from golfing to amusement park tickets to alcohol. Now they are looking at a possible 9 percent tax on veterinary services. “That could push an already struggling economy out of control,” said local veterinarian... Continue

Following a management strategy that in the last six months has brought the financially ailing hospital $1 million ahead of budget, the board voted to replace North Bay Anesthesiologists, whose contract had expired, with Anesthesia Consultants of Marin. Finance Committee Chair Alden Brosseau, who introduced... Continue

Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown will be holding office hours from 1 to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Feb. 2. He will be on hand to talk to local citizens at the council room, just inside the entrance to City Hall on the right. Beginning April... Continue

“What now?” was the question on many people’s lips the day after Barack Obama’s election. The starting point for some locals has become the Sonoma Valley Community Action Network, a new nonpartisan group formed to help people translate their concerns into concrete action. SVCAN is... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Health Care District board of directors voted unanimously on Wednesday night to authorize the issuance and sale of $12 million in bonds. This represents the first issuance or “tranche” of the $35 million of general obligation bonds authorized in November by Measure... Continue