In the spirit of water conservation, the associated fire agencies in the valley have canceled the annual fireman’s water-fight at the Vintage Festival. Fire Marshall Steve Marler informed Vintage Festival community events chair Paula Vinson in a phone call the afternoon of Thursday July 26.... Continue
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SonomaCity.org, the Internet domain name of the city of Sonoma’s website, expired Wednesday, July 25. The online snafu persists as of this writing and the site remains offline. If the city doesn’t address the domain expiration in the next 30 days, forfeiture of the name... Continue
The Sonoma City Council is taking a summer recess. Meetings that would have been held on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 have been cancelled. A special meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20 to discuss the funding-allocation process for non-profit organizations. Continue
The Sonoma City Council will submit a conservation nomination for urgent land protection through the multi-agency FOCUS program. Short for Focus Our Vision, FOCUS is a regional planning initiative spearheaded by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in coordination... Continue
Brenda Lhormer producer of the film being shot in Sonoma, "Bottle Shock." Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The Sonoma City Council cleared the way at its July 18 meeting for an independent film production company to use the city's streets as a backdrop for shooting "Bottle... Continue
American Eagle Casting is seeking period vehicles for its new independent feature film "Bottle Shock" shooting in August in Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Calistoga. "Bottle Shock," the movie, chronicles the events leading up to the famous Paris Tasting of 1976, at which California wines bested... Continue
The Sonoma City Council is taking a summer recess. Meetings that would have been held on Wednesday, Aug. 1 and Wednesday, Aug. 15 have been cancelled. A special meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20 to discuss the funding-allocation process for... Continue
The attorney for Rancho de Sonoma mobile-home park offered a 60-day grace period to the Sonoma City Council at its meeting on Wednesday evening regarding the conversion to resident ownership moratorium that was set to expire Friday. On June 6 the council adopted a 45-day... Continue
Kenwood mother killed in Highway 12 accident A 44-year-old Kenwood woman was killed the night of July 17 when the car in which she was driving was struck by an out-of-control automobile on Highway 12 near Oakmont. Jane Beverly Todd was sitting in the front... Continue
Wellness Faire at Sonoma Developmental Center Sonoma Developmental Center will hold its annual Wellness Faire on Wednesday, Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside the facility gymnasium and on the lawn area (at Harney Circle). The event is sponsored by the Wellness Committee,... Continue