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City council takes summer vacation

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

Council to nominate south Arnold Drive as open space

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

Sonoma to be backdrop for 'Bottle Shock'

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

Now casting extras for 'Bottle Shock'

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

NEWS BRIEF

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

Mobile-home park attorney offers 60-day grace period

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

News Briefs

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

Business Briefs

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

Now casting extras for 'Bottle Shock'

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

Sonoma to be backdrop for 'Bottle Shock'

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