Despite the media blitz of negativity surrounding global estate markets, commercial activity is alive, well and accelerating in Sonoma Valley. Four of the 17 lots at the 53-acre Carneros Business Park, located off Eighth Street East near Highway 121, are in various phases of development.... Continue
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The City of Sonoma Planning Commission will meet Thursday Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Meeting Room, 177 First St. W. On the agenda will be a public hearing and study session to consider a proposal to convert part of an existing commercial... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My boyfriend has a cat that will not leave me alone. I am a little upset by this because I am not a “cat person.” I have tried telling “Chris” about this but it just falls on deaf ears. He is too... Continue
Boy it is cold out there! Time to take extra special care of ourselves, bundle up and keep warm. This time of year our pets also need special attention. Here are some tips on keeping our pets healthy and happy during the long, cold season.... Continue
With less than 10 days left of public comment – extended to Jan. 7 due to the holidays – and no forum scheduled for further discussion, the Sonoma Agricultural and Open Space District seems on course to pursue a public access plan for the Montini... Continue
The Sonoma City Council is considering a policy recommendation from the Community Services and Environment Commission to ban smoking in city parks. According to Planning Director David Goodison, the Commission, which advises the council on matters related to the preservation and enhancement of parks, recreational... Continue
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) advised his constituents last week that spouses of veterans who died after Dec. 31, 1996, are entitled to benefits they may not have received. By law, since 1996, deceased veterans’ spouses are entitled to benefits for the month of the veteran’s... Continue
California has a host of new laws for the New Year. First and foremost on the list is the DMV’s “No Texting” law. Coinciding with the cell phone law of 2007, this law prohibits text messaging with a cell phone or other text-based communications device... Continue
On the eve of the last night of 2008, and 22 days before Barack Obama assumes office, some 64 people crowded into the social hall at Sonoma’s Trinity Episcopal Church to respond to the President-elect’s invitation to communities, extended by the Obama-Biden Transition Project, to... Continue
The advent of a new year is a traditional time to take stock of one’s life, and plan for the future. Returns on financial investments have been disappointing for many, who may want to diversify into more rewarding activities. Perhaps it is appropriate to consider... Continue