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Thunderin' Thursday

Some 3,000 music fans strolled, boogied, sipped and noshed their way around the grounds at the Field of Dreams Thursday during the opening night of Sonoma Jazz +. By 6:30, hundreds of them gathered inside the main tent for the evening’s big-name performers. Right on... Continue

Dragons' hopes dashed

The high hopes of the Sonoma Valley High School boys baseball team for a long postseason run were dashed on Tuesday with a first-round loss to the team from Piner High School in Santa Rosa. The 15-10 Dragons hosted the Piner Prospectors (17-9) at Arnold... Continue

School board moves toward parcel tax

At its meeting Tuesday evening, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees received the results of the $35,000 survey taken to help the board decide whether to pursue a parcel tax to help fund its operations. The board last put a parcel tax... Continue

News Briefs

Auction at Infineon raises nearly $15K for children’s charities Submitted Material  Nearly $15,000 was raised on Sunday at Infineon Raceway during the 4th annual Northbay Motorsport & Marine Charity Fundraiser. The fundraiser was held as part of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown weekend, presented by... Continue

Students march to protest at plaza

As reported last week in El Sol, some 125 Sonoma Valley High School students cut classes on May 15 and marched up Broadway to the plaza, where they gathered to demonstrate in favor of immigration reform and against the Santa Rosa school board’s decision not... Continue

Babysitting for Jazz +

Sonoma Academy of Dance & Arts teen dance team is proud to announce baby sitting night. The team is raising money to go to Disneyland to perform amongst some of the best dance teams in California. There will be two different babysitting rooms set up... Continue

What will happen to Patten Street station?

Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun City planner David Goodison explains the floor plan of the old fire station to citizens at last Thursday’s meeting.On Thursday evening last week, a handful of Sonoma citizens gathered in Burlingame Hall at the First Congregational Church for a small roundtable... Continue

Television … take 1

Poised to take its place in the 21st century, Sonoma will soon be on TV, 24 hours a day.. As part of its franchise agreement with Comcast for cable TV service, the city has a channel on the Comcast system to use for government and... Continue

Battle shaping up over

Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Rancho de Sonoma co-owner Preston Cook says that his proposal to convert the mobile home park is a “win-win for everyone.” But many of the mobile home park’s residents oppose the plan.A battle is in the works over a proposal to... Continue

Making tracks in high technology

Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun MoosePoint Technology owner Tim McGee in front of an Internet display.Sonoma may be a far cry from Silicon Valley, but in the case of MoosePoint Technology, that’s exactly the point. Quality of life and a five-minute commute were the factors in... Continue