Vignette carries an assortment of consignment furniture. Photo by Ryan Lely. With particularly dense traffic, proximity to residents and lack of tourist trade, the sun has risen and set on several businesses on the Highway 12 strip over the past 10 years. The people who... Continue
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Compared with the general positive tone of last Thursday’s meeting between the Sonoma City Council and directors of the Valley of the Moon Fire Protection District, Mayor Joanne Sanders’ closing comments about slipshod governance came as something of a surprise. The agencies were assembled as... Continue
Tim Boeve named volunteer coordinator at Infineon Raceway Sonoma’s Tim Boeve has been named volunteer coordinator at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced. Boeve, 55, will oversee the raceway’s Track Ambassador program, which coordinates more than 400 volunteers who fill roles at the raceway’s major events... Continue
Judge tosses molestation sentence A convicted Sonoma child molester may face a new trial following his successful petition before the Sonoma County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Rene Chouteau found that criminal defense attorney Chris Andrian inadequately represented former Adele Harrison Middle School wrestling coach... Continue
Following a terse discussion about Sonoma’s ongoing funding of local service agencies, Sonoma’s City Council split an estimated $110,000 budget surplus among nonprofits serving youth, seniors and the environment. Councilmembers voted 3-2 to give $59,400 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, $30,800... Continue
A car-sales scam with apparent ties to Pennsylvania and Las Vegas resulted in a Sonoma woman being swindled out of more than $4,000 after the scammer told her he was shipping out to Iraq. The 63-year-old victim was doing some online car-shopping when she spotted... Continue
The threat of rain and the actual occasional shower didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the near-capacity crowd Saturday, as the sun peeked through the clouds at near-perfect weather for the kick-off of the 22nd year of the charity concert. The Turtles have to be one... Continue
In the first 9 quarters of the football season, the Sonoma Dragons could only muster 17 points. It seems that those days of offensive futility are over. After almost coming back to defeat Maria Carillo in their third non-league contest the previous week thanks to... Continue
A much-anticipated plan to bring sidewalks and other improvements to Highway 12 through the Springs may cost “a little over a million dollars” less than expected, county redevelopment director Boris Sztorch said yesterday. Petaluma-based contractor North Bay Construction tendered the lowest of five bids Wednesday... Continue
Sonoma schools seem caught in a paradox: high standards, low test scores, tight budgets, expensive penalties. What do test scores say about the schools’ overall performance? Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) results recently released by the California Department of Education place the Sonoma Unified School... Continue