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 Shock" - a film of how the Sonoma and Napa valleys' wine industry made it on... Continue

Spend a summer afternoon enjoying "Music of the French Baroque celebrating the Beauty of Nature" when Florilegia, a Bay-Area ensemble, performs at Burlingame Hall, First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St., at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12. Sponsored by the Sonoma Classical Music Society,... Continue

We wake to the sound of stellar jays cawing from the treetops high above, a pleasant enough screech—if a tad early—at 7:00am. The kids wake, surprised momentarily to find themselves in sleeping bags, and then snap to with alarming speed: we’re camping! Not a moment... 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 moratorium prohibiting any... Continue

In a 3-2 vote, the Sonoma City Council at its July 9 meeting changed the zoning of some 60 acres inside the city to add 32 residential units and roughly 8,000 square feet of commercial building area. Council changed the city’s zoning map to make... Continue

Four men were arrested a week ago today when police swooped down on the El Verano Market and recovered top-shelf wine, champagne and liquor believed to have been stolen from Safeway supermarkets by a shoplifting ring. Santa Rosa Police detectives on May 20 began investigating... Continue

The Sonoma County Water Agency on Monday called for a "cooperative regional effort and immediate and long-term assistance" from the State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Fish and Game, and National Marine Fisheries Service for assistance in managing the Russian River system to meet... Continue

The Sonoma City Planning Commission at its July 12 meeting had a two-hour study session regarding environmental impact outlined in a sustainability status report on infrastructure improvements, water, wastewater and greenhouse gases. This report is associated with an update for the city council and the... Continue

The Sonoma City Planning Commission at its meeting last Thursday approved the application for a new bicycle tour and rental business to be located at 1177 Broadway. With five locations in San Francisco, Blazing Saddles Bike Rentals and Tours has been operating for more than... Continue