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Sonoma Valley Hospital says it’s losing money

The Sonoma Valley Hospital issued a statement Tuesday saying that it’s losing money. The statement comes as the hospital gears up for March parcel tax election that would help fund ongoing operations. Jim McSweeney, the hospital’s chief financial officer, said in the statement, “The bad... Continue

Sonoma Dog Camp

It’s 10 on a Monday morning and more than 30 dogs have gathered in the landscaped outdoor play area and barn at the Sonoma Dog Camp. Looking out through an oversized glass partition at this conglomeration of canines, it strikes you that something is missing,... Continue

D.A. says deputies not liable

District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced on Dec. 28 that his office has concluded its review of the investigation into the death of Michael Stanley Tolosko and has determined that the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs involved in the Dec. 7, 2005, incident are not criminally responsible... Continue

Ballot proposals may be on collision course

Cirrus Health, a Dallas, Tex.-based hospital company, plans to ask Sonoma voters in June to extend the city’s urban growth boundary, or UGB, to allow it to build a new privately funded hospital at Eighth Street East and Napa Road. Meanwhile, the Sonoma Valley Health... Continue

Sonoma Valley Sun names Kathleen Hill food and wine editor

Kathleen Hill, local epicurean, prolific writer and longtime contributor to both the Sonoma Valley Sun and FineLife, has been appointed to the newly created position of Food and Wine Editor. She will oversee ThreeHouse MultiMedia’s coverage of two defining aspects of the Sonoma Valley. “We... Continue

‘Save the Date’ for The Sunnys

ThreeHouse MultiMedia, Inc., has announced that the gala celebrating The Sunnys, its annual community awards program, will be held on March 24 at the Lodge at Sonoma. The event will honor the 2006 Community Organization of the Year, the Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation,... Continue

Trader Joe’s sought for Fiesta Plaza

Two Sonoma women have launched an e-mail and Internet campaign to try to bring a Trader Joe’s supermarket to the Fiesta Plaza in Boyes Hot Springs. Cathy Claeys was inspired by an article in the Oct. 5 edition of the Sun in which Jodi Azevedo,... Continue

Seminar on avoiding a law suit

“How not To Get Sued” will be the topic of a breakfast seminar in Sonoma for small businesses sponsored by Employer of Choice Associates on Jan. 12 from 7:30 - 9 a.m. In addition to employment legal updates, attendees will benefit from discussing the top... Continue