By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor With his wife Donna and some of his children and grandchildren on the field, Sonoma Valley High School honored Dr. Bob Geiger, who passed away May 28 at the age of 95. Geiger was praised for his... Continue
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Friend and Collaborator of Sonoma Botanical Garden An authoritative figure in tree health, conservation, and education, Tony Kirkham, MBE, VMH, has helped shape public understanding of trees’ importance to ecosystems and human culture. Between 1996 and 2011, he partnered with Sonoma Botanical Garden (originally Quarry... Continue
Editor’s Note: The road network along the southeast perimeter of the City of Sonoma, includes highways 116, 121, 12 and 37, along with 8th Street East. These numerical designated routes also have proper names, which may be more easily recognized by name than number, even... Continue
By Karla Noyes Many cities in California, and around the world, have instituted annual taxes on mostly-empty second homes to encourage owners to rent or sell the properties they’re not using, and to allow those properties to be lived in by people who work in... Continue
Vella Cheese Company announced last week on social media that they are closing after 94 years in business. As our daughter said, “That’s awful.” And I think lots of people will feel that way. Most famous for their Dry Jack, the family posted “Our business... Continue
Award-Winning Author To Speak Author Jill Bronfman will read from her award-winning novel, “Thanks for Meeting Me Here,” at Readers Books, on Wednesday, September 16, at 6 p.m., In “Thanks for Meeting Me Here,” Bronfman explores the depth of womanhood and its history of being... Continue
The City of Sonoma’s decision to surrender a silly idea about imposing an utterly unnecessary mini-roundabout, i.e. “traffic circle” on Third Street West – ostensibly to calm traffic and make bike riding safer – is worthy of praise. Third Street West traffic demonstrably doesn’t need... Continue
County Needs More Analysis By David Bolling In a surprise announcement released on a County website last weekend, the Sonoma County planning department – Permit Sonoma – announced that the expected release of a new draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed development of the... Continue
The following commentary was provided by Susan Lamont John Alden, Director of IOLERO (Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach) has resigned and there is an interim director while the county searches for a permanent director. The interim director is Matthew Chavez. He has... Continue
The proposed traffic “circle” on Third Street West was such a hare-brained project it prompts the question, “How did it happen?” It’s not like the residents and neighbors on Third Street West asked for it, nor was it expected. So what’s the story? Why is... Continue