At a special meeting Thursday night of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, the board members discussed when to launch another bond measure and whether to secure the Carinalli property. After active public discussion, the members agreed that they need more time to study the... Continue
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Fears recently stirred at a supervisorial debate, that an Indian casino planned for Rohnert Park could end up on Route 37 land, may soon be put to rest. On Wednesday, May 7, the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Carl Artman was due to announce that... Continue
Artisan Bakery founder and Bread Bakers Guild of America president Craig Ponsford at work. Ryan Lely/Sonoma valley sun Analysts are predicting that the worst food inflation since 1990 could double this year, according to a May 5 article in the San Francisco Chronicle that cited... Continue
Wednesday, May 7: Among the topics discussed at last night’s Sonoma City Council meeting were graffiti abatement and enfordcement; development of city-owned Affordable Housing Opportunity Sites; and the state-sponsored transfer of Skaggs Island from the Department of the Navy to the San Pablo Bay National... Continue
A pilot project for street improvements got the tentative go-ahead last week from the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee. “We would be more than glad to be the poster child for neighborhood improvements,” Mulberry Avenue resident Jan Mosgofian told the committee at its May 1 meeting.... Continue
Sonoma firefighters extinguish a fire that burned nearly two acres of land on Arnold Drive. Ryan Lely/Sonoma valley sun The line came down, the field went up – but the driver is safe. That was the situation on Arnold Drive between Olive and Petaluma Avenues... Continue
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved an agreement with National Association of Counties (NACo) to bring its Prescription Drug Discount program to Sonoma County residents. District 1 Supervisor Valerie Brown helped launch the program at a meeting at Vintage House Senior Center on... Continue
Moth quarantine in Sonoma The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced on Monday the 15-square mile boundary of the quarantine imposed after a second moth was discovered in Sonoma on April 20. The quarantine will restrict movements of all plants including grapes, and will... Continue
Eleven local leaders will be jailed today – and, so they and the Muscular Dystrophy Association hope, bailed, as well. “They get their mug shot taken and all that stuff,” MDA spokesperson Jackie Miller said Tuesday, explaining that while the “jail” is actually the El... Continue
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved an agreement with National Association of Counties (NACo) and CVS/Caremark Inc. to bring the NACo Prescription Drug Discount program to Sonoma County residents. District 1 Supervisor Valerie Brown will help launch the program at a meeting at... Continue