On Thursday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., police responded to what was a false alarm at Sonoma Bank, 135 W. Napa St. According to an eyewitness account, six officers surrounded the bank, with some crouched and hiding in the parking lot between the bank and... Continue
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Steven Cox, Community Organization Representative opened the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee meeting with a little levity last Thursday evening. “We are competing with the film festival this evening,” he said. “Can’t see why somebody would want to go see movies while they could be attending... Continue
Five public budget workshops are being announced as the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors works to achieve necessary budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year. The workshops will involve true, two-way communication and will give residents the opportunity to assign their own value to county... Continue
The Pacific Union Real Estate agents now taking a series of five classes are optimistic that creating their own blogs and using Twitter and Facebook will give them an edge during this challenging housing market. Jerry Kidd, who is the firm’s Director of Training, is... Continue
The first money from the federal stimulus package earmarked for Sonoma may hit the streets – First Street West, to be exact – as early as July. The 1.1-mile strip between MacArthur and Napa streets will be repaved in a job that should take 45... Continue
“I think it’s a good idea to have it go California wide, US wide. You are the seed people. It has the potential to go worldwide.” Community Services and Environment Commissioner Carole Latorre summed up the general point of the CSEC meeting Wednesday night when... Continue
Three months after firing coach Gregory Vance Tatton in 2007 for “inappropriate interactions” with players on his under-17 girls team, the Sonoma Valley Youth Soccer Association added a mandatory fingerprint check to its risk management program Tatton, 43, had been under investigation by the Sonoma... Continue
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, April 14, 8:30 a.m. Supervisor’s Chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa Sonoma City Council Wednesday, April 15, 6 p.m. Community Meeting Room, 177 First St. W. The council is scheduled to adopt a proclamation for the 75th... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I was wondering what the protocol is for appointments at veterinary hospitals. I always have to wait at least 15 minutes in the lobby with my dog before they usually take me into the exam room to see the doctor. Then I... Continue
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Glen Ellen’s Claude Ganz, Sonoma State University has launched a minor in Jewish studies. This new minor seeks to promote Jewish education as a way of fostering inter-religious tolerance. Ganz says that learning about his own Jewish identity made... Continue