On Wednesday evening Nov. 15, members of the integrative medicine community will gather with Cal VanderWoude to dedicate the new Hal Broderick Healing Garden. VanderWoude and Broderick were known to their many friends here at Sonoma Valley Hospital as Cal and Hal. It was Cal’s... Continue

Philanthropist and winemaker Steve Ledson has announced that the Ledson Family Harmony Foundation is making a $20,000 matching grant donation to the Sonoma Charter School for a new, barrier-free playground planned for the campus. Scheduled for completion in 2007, the playground will be the first... Continue

Celebrate the 19th annual Holiday in Carneros Open House the weekend of Nov, 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on both days. Eighteen wineries located at the southern end of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in the Carneros district, are expected to... Continue

Highway 12 is a bit of a barrier for those who travel along Sonoma’s bike path. Cyclists and pedestrians seeking to go between the bike path and Maxwell Farms Regional Park can’t make a straight shot across the highway due to the limited sight line... Continue

City council candidates won’t spend more than $10k All six candidates seeking three open seats on the Sonoma City Council have pledged to spend less than $10,000 on their campaigns. Under city ordinance, making such a pledge allows candidates to receive a maximum donation of... Continue

What might a new earthquake-safe Sonoma Valley Hospital look like? A single-story wood-frame hospital would be the safest in a quake, said Roger Richter, a vice president with the California Hospital Association. The aptly named Richter gave an update on seismic issues for California hospitals... Continue

Manslaughter charges have been filed against a pickup truck driver who killed an elderly woman on Sunday, June 11 in the crosswalk on Fifth Street West near the Safeway Supermarket. Maria Diaz-Deleon, 47, will have her first court date on Nov. 15 for manslaughter, not... Continue

Hospital parcel tax considered Will Sonoma Valley voters be asked to vote during the March 7, 2007 gubernatorial election on a 5-year, $195 parcel tax to support the Sonoma Valley Hospital’s operations? That question was hanging fire at press time; the Sonoma Valley Health Care... Continue

Contending for a seat on the Sonoma City Council calls for cash. And, according to preliminary campaign finance reports, Ken Brown led the pack in contributions received for the six candidates seeking three open seats on council. Following is information filed with the Sonoma City... Continue