Global warming, drought, flooding and pollution – some might ask, “What can one person do?” Stewardship groups at the Sonoma Ecology Center (SEC) are answering the question by their collective action: working together to learn about and work for the health of Sonoma’s streams. The... Continue
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A number of Rancho de Sonoma residents met on Tuesday to discuss their water problems – arsenic levels higher than currently permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – with Sonoma City Council member Steve Barbose. Before the meeting, various residents described their water problems,... Continue
Gary Carnivele Special to the Sun It’s difficult to dream about a holiday season that doesn’t include a winter wonderland populated by those whimsical characters composed mainly of three orbs of compacted snow. The very lack of that important ingredient poses a creative challenge to... Continue
A two-phase plan that would nearly triple the amount of bicycle parking at Sonoma Plaza was unanimously approved Wednesday night by the City Council. The proposal was identified by the council as a high-priority component of Sonoma’s Bicycle And Pedestrian Improvement Plan, which the panel... Continue
Sonoma seems to be doing well in the first quarter of the new fiscal year – and given the state of the California and U. S. economies, city staffers are doing their best to keep it that way. “I still don’t have a huge concern... Continue
Castanon, Skyla Yatziry, girl, born Nov. 6 to Yoana and Oscar Castanon. Linfante, Kayden Grace, girl, born Nov. 4 to Jennifer and TJ Linfante. Rosser, Ashlee Michelle, girl, born Nov. 4 to Lisa and Rickey Rosser. Cabrera, Thaliana Garcia, girl, born Nov. 3 to Adriana... Continue
By Monday, recent LBAM finds include: three in the Ramal Road area, three in the Felder Road area, one in Boyes Hot Springs, and one south of Sebastopol. A quarantine is already in place in the Ramal area, and a new quarantine will be placed... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My dog was evaluated to go to the local doggy day camp but was rejected for admission because she was too “nervous.” Apparently, during her evaluation, she missed me so much that she just waited by the window and cried for me... Continue
Meeting disaster with the tools at hand – that’s the idea behind an innovative planning program slated for a January debut in Sonoma. A draft version of SCOPE, or Sonoma Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies, was unveiled at last Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the... Continue
The Plaza ducks have received their remodeled pond, but the Sonoma Valley High School is still without a campus pool to splash around in. However, strokes are being made to install a new pool at the High School at the original site, where the pool... Continue