Representatives from 13 local organizations gathered during the Giving Back Breakfast at the Sonoma Golf Club. From left to right Schwab Cup Chair David Grieve; Debbie Sweek of Young Life Sonoma; Kris Van Giesen, Hanna Boys Center; Adam Heieck, Northern California Golf Association; Annie Bacon... Continue

Sonoma homeowners watching the housing crisis worsening may have felt a glimmer of optimism last week when “Project Lifeline” was unveiled. This sounded like a government program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, but it is in fact, only a voluntary agreement among six major lenders,... Continue

Mexican President Felipe De Jesus Calderon Hinojosa, visited the Robledo Family Winery last Wednesday during his historic U.S. visit. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun It was the third day of a five-day coast-to-coast U.S. visit for Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico—his first since taking office in... Continue

February 21 Sonoma County Planning Commission 2550 Ventura Ave Santa Rosa 95403 1:00 p.m. Agenda: request for the Planning Commission to hold public hearing on the springs redevelopment program: adopt planning commission report, make recommendations to the board of supervisors on the certification of the... Continue

After years of back and forth, the FDA has announced that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe for people to eat. The products are not on the shelves yet, but when they are, unless the FDA is forced to change its stance that... Continue

WASC review at high school At a recent meeting of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District trustees, Sonoma Valley High School Principal Michaela Philpot presented an overview of the steps involved in the Western Associations of Schools and Colleges (WASC) self study process, which aims... Continue

Illness claimed environmental designer Robert K. Behrens, 68, on Saturday, but his work in Sonoma, epitomized by the city’s Veterans Memorial, will live on for generations. He is survived by his wife, Faye Behrens, whom he married last October, and his daughter, Gaeta. He was... Continue

The board of directors of the Valley of the Moon Teen Center announced Monday that Executive Director Celeste Winders has resigned. In a prepared statement, the board said, “We are sure that whatever Celeste decides to do from here on, she will bring the same... Continue