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Summer baroque in Sonoma

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

Data & Errata

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

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 moratorium prohibiting any... Continue

City rezones 60 acres,

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

Water Agency blames state, feds for 'regulatory drought'

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

Planning commission has sustainability study session

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

Planners pave way for new bike biz

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

Kenwood mother killed in Highway 12 accident

A 44-year-old Kenwood woman was killed Tuesday night when the car in which she was riding was struck by an out-of-control automobile on Highway 12 near Oakmont. Jane Beverly Todd was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2005 Honda Civic being driven by... Continue