The Sonoma Dog Camp tonight will seek approval from the Sonoma Planning Commission for a permanent use permit for dogs to stay overnight at the business at 1061 Broadway. The operators of the Sonoma Dog Camp also will seek approval to allow dogs to begin... Continue

Cirrus Health has officially submitted its plans to build a new, privately funded hospital to replace the current Sonoma Valley Hospital. The Dallas, Tex.-based health care company on Oct. 31 gave its proposal to the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition, the ad hoc group that’s... Continue

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