Saying “the time has come for me to pass the torch,” Sonoma Valley Museum of Art co-founder Lia Transue announced her resignation as executive director Monday. In an e-mail to the museum’s membership list, Transue cited her 10 years with the museum and eight years... Continue
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The first California hotel built north of San Francisco may be in line for some repairs following a unanimous decision Wednesday night by the Sonoma City Council. Sitting as the Community Development Agency (CDA), which oversees property improvements in the city’s downtown commercial corridor, the... Continue
Membership is up – way up – at the newly reopened Valley of the Moon Teen Center in Boyes Hot Springs. Following six years of planning, fundraising and building, the former El Nido Teen Center now boasts almost 100 members. But while the membership numbers... Continue
Sonoma Valley Health Care District board members will hold their regular board meeting tomorrow, Wed, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on First Street West. The agenda will include presentations of the Sept. financial report, including a review of the FY... Continue
Bringing services to those who’ve served their country – that’s the idea behind a year-in-the-making drop-in clinic next week in Sonoma. “There are veterans here in their 80s who may qualify for benefits and not know it,” Sonoma County Vet Connect spokesman Tom Benton said... Continue
From firehouse to police station to temporary City Hall to retail shops – that could be the sequence of uses for a vacant Patten Street property, following Wednesday night’s closed session of the Sonoma City Council. “We’ve still got some negotiating to do,” City Manager... Continue
Sonoma County Supervisor District 1 – an important job for the residents of Sonoma Valley, and a well-paying job for the successful candidate. Watching the election returns Tuesday evening, while her lead hovered at 1,000 votes and her share never dipped below 51 percent, incumbent... Continue
Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a masked assailant who sexually assaulted a woman in Boyes Hot Springs Thursday night. The 28-year-old Sonoma Valley woman reported the attack Saturday, according to Det. Sgt. Dave Thompson of the county’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit. The woman was walking... Continue
All it takes is one thing to turn your season around. For Sonoma, it might have been Mike Mulas' sack to beat Petaluma on Halloween night. With that fresh in their minds, it was up to the Dragons to make good on their fantastic finish... Continue
A small blaze at the Kenwood Inn and Spa caused smoke and but no injuries Thursday afternoon. Kenwood fire Capt. Daren Bellach said the blaze, which broke out around 5 p.m., was confined to a second-story balcony inside the main courtyard. “It was a little... Continue