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Acquisition protects Sonoma Mountain

Helena Rowland Special to the Sun Swift action by a collaboration of local agencies set the stage for the transfer to the public domain of a property whose summit affords three-hundred-sixty-degree views extending to the Pacific Ocean, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, San Francisco Bay, and... Continue

Welcome family and furry friends to yuletide gatherings

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband’s parents are planning to fly out from Boston for Christmas and stay through New Year’s. They called on Election night and said they plan to bring their pug and papillion with them for the holidays. Apparently, I made my mother-in-law... Continue

Recent shooting death remains troubling to family

Jody Purdon Special to the Sun Saturday’s shooting death of 37-year-old Craig Von Dohlen is a tragedy to his family, friends and community members of this small town. Following an emergency 911-phone call, Von Dohlen lay dead, a victim of police gunfire. Exactly how this... Continue

Cemetery sale not recommended

An ad hoc committee created by the Sonoma City Council to address the potential sale of Sonoma’s three city-owned cemeteries will make its recommendation to keep them under city ownership and jurisdiction at next Wednesday’s Dec. 17 City Council meeting. The committee was originally scheduled... Continue

Sonoma man involved in fatal police shooting

A 37-year-old Sonoma man is slain after a confrontation with police escalated into gunfire Saturday afternoon. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center had received an emergency 911-phone call from a resident of 245 Napa Road, just east of Broadway, in Sonoma at 12:14 p.m. The... Continue

RAC meeting focuses on improved lighting in the Springs

Scarcely a month after a Springs resident was sexually assaulted on a dark street in Boyes Hot Springs, the Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) took up the issue of lighting at its Dec. 3 meeting. After covering the minutes of the previous meeting and hearing updates... Continue

Public outcry over potential cemetery sale

Strong public opposition was voiced to the possible sale of Sonoma’s cemeteries at a Thursday, Dec. 4 Town Hall meeting, which was held to give community members a chance to weigh in on the matter. At issue is the sustainability of the city’s three cemeteries:... Continue