[caption id="attachment_10949" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Sonoma City Councilmember Laurie Gallian donated her council pay - $1,800 - to fund the Sonoma Sustainability Scholarship of which SVHS grad Ryan Poore was this year’s recipient."][/caption] City of Sonoma Councilwoman Laurie Gallian has donated $1,800 – six months of... Continue

[caption id="attachment_10946" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Steve Sangiacomo was honored by the Sonoma County Harvest Faire as this year’s Outstanding Young Farmer"][/caption] The Valley’s own Steve Sangiacomo has been selected as Outstanding Young Farmer for 2009 by the Sonoma County Harvest Fair. Sangiacomo was selected for his... Continue

Citing pressing business concerns, and satisfied with what he has accomplished during three years of service, Arnie Riebli resigned last week from the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District. Riebli told The Sun that his resignation wasn’t a snap decision, but... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art is one of only nine California museums to receive a grant of $50,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts. The grant, funded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is earmarked to preserve non-profit jobs threatened... Continue

Water usage for April through June was down 26 percent in the Valley of the Moon Water District – “A phenomenal job of conservation,” according to General Manager Krishna Kumar – but don’t start taking longer showers just yet. The mandatory 25 percent reduction target... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance recently awarded $5,000 in scholarship funds to the college-bound children of Sonoma Valley winery or vineyard employees. “The SVVGA college scholarship program is a great way for us to help deserving area high school students from the very... Continue

A plaque in Sonoma Plaza commemorating the man who staunchly opposed commemorative plaques in Sonoma Plaza? No one disputes that Sonoma Parks Supervisor Dave Chavoya deserves special recognition after 36 years of service to the city, particularly for his care of the Plaza. But exactly... Continue

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, July 14, 8:30 a.m. Supervisor’s Chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sits as the governing board of Sonoma County and of various special jurisdictions such as the Sonoma County Water Agency,... Continue