[caption id="attachment_8378" align="alignleft" width="420" caption="Staff Photo The conversion of Rancho de Sonoma was approved at Wednesday’s city council meeting.."][/caption] The 99-unit Rancho de Sonoma Mobile Home Park is cleared for a condo-style conversion, the Sonoma City Council voted Wednesday night. The 5-0 decision, influenced by... Continue
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In a glorious historic building that fosters community involvement in the arts, a dark picture was painted by representatives of the Sonoma Community Center on Tuesday night. Faced with a $100,000 deficit and lacking capital to repair and operate the 94-year-old building, the center could... Continue
Two residents at the Sonoma Developmental Center in Glen Ellen have been diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus – the so-called Swine Flu. The patients began demonstrating symptoms a few days ago, according to Karen Litzenberg, spokeswoman for the facility. As with most who exhibit... Continue
MD, phone home. It could save a life. Lester Mundel was driving family members home to Sonoma when a leg infection caused so much pain that a short trip from San Francisco turned into a two-week stay at Sonoma Valley Hospital. If it hadn’t been... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My cat seems to not be able to jump up onto his favorite chair in the sun very much any more. He is OK once he is up there, but he hesitates to go there as much. He never complains so I... Continue
Chickens take note – you don’t want to be anywhere near the Plaza on Flag Day. On Sunday, the Native Sons of the Golden West (and the Daughters, too) rolled into the square in the early morning hours prepared to barbeque 700 half chickens, along... Continue
Highway 12, between Trinity Road and Arnold Drive Night work all week, with one-lane traffic control, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Highway 101 – Sonoma County Wilfred Avenue on and off ramps Rohnert Park Expressway off ramp Closed from 10 p.m. Monday night to 5... Continue
General Motors has terminated contracts with 1,100 national dealerships but the list does not include Sonoma Chevrolet, owner Dan Roseland confirmed. GM declared bankruptcy on June 1. As part of the restructuring, the company said it would significantly reduce its retail network of 6,000 dealers.... Continue
[caption id="attachment_8227" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Brian O’Hara."][/caption] Brian O’Hara, 49, is fed up. The Glen Ellen resident believes that California’s politicians are leading the state in the wrong direction and he’s ready to do something about it. And that something means putting his name in the... Continue
An affordable housing project coming to Sonoma Highway will use a panel of experts to help develop the property: local residents. A “stakeholder working group” will have direct input to the design of the 35-45 unit project at 19344 Sonoma Highway, according to Eve Stewart... Continue