Bringing services to those who’ve served their country – that’s the idea behind a year-in-the-making drop-in clinic next week in Sonoma. “There are veterans here in their 80s who may qualify for benefits and not know it,” Sonoma County Vet Connect spokesman Tom Benton said... Continue

From firehouse to police station to temporary City Hall to retail shops – that could be the sequence of uses for a vacant Patten Street property, following Wednesday night’s closed session of the Sonoma City Council. “We’ve still got some negotiating to do,” City Manager... Continue

Sonoma County Supervisor District 1 – an important job for the residents of Sonoma Valley, and a well-paying job for the successful candidate. Watching the election returns Tuesday evening, while her lead hovered at 1,000 votes and her share never dipped below 51 percent, incumbent... Continue

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a masked assailant who sexually assaulted a woman in Boyes Hot Springs Thursday night. The 28-year-old Sonoma Valley woman reported the attack Saturday, according to Det. Sgt. Dave Thompson of the county’s Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit. The woman was walking... Continue

All it takes is one thing to turn your season around. For Sonoma, it might have been Mike Mulas' sack to beat Petaluma on Halloween night. With that fresh in their minds, it was up to the Dragons to make good on their fantastic finish... Continue

A small blaze at the Kenwood Inn and Spa caused smoke and but no injuries Thursday afternoon. Kenwood fire Capt. Daren Bellach said the blaze, which broke out around 5 p.m., was confined to a second-story balcony inside the main courtyard. “It was a little... Continue

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church was packed with family, friends and boy scouts from local Troop 16 on Saturday night, in support of Sonoma Valley High School junior David DeSmet, who received his Eagle Scout badge at a National Court of Honor. DeSmet has been an... Continue

The Sonoma City Council, at its meeting Wednesday evening, agreed on a 3-2 vote to join with eight other cities in Sonoma County in a plan to coordinate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 25 percent below 1990 levels, by the year 2015.  That... Continue

On Tues. night, by a comfortable majority, the people of Sonoma gave the Sonoma Valley Hospital a vote of confidence and $35 million. With the passage of Measure P, SVH will be able to bring its infrastructure and equipment up to date and continue to... Continue