Monitoring the election results at SVTV Race '08 headquarters, the Sun called Measure P a winner less than 2 hours after the polls closed. With 71 percent voters in favor and 13 percent opposed in last week's Sun poll, victory was expected, and it took... Continue
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President and Vice President Completed Precincts: 453 of 453 Vote Count Percentage Obama/Biden, Dem 143,399 73.5% McCain/Palin, Rep 47,184 24.0% Nader/Gonzalez, PF 1,633 0.8% Barr/Root, Lib 1,065 0.5% Keyes/Drake, AIP 707 0.4% McKinney/Clemente, Grn 692 0.4% Write-in candidate(s) 674 0.3% U S Representative 1st... Continue
The Sun asked each of the twelve candidates for local office if they had any final comments to the local voters, especially since the ballot statements were submitted several months ago. Responses were limited to 50 words, with another 25 words to answer the question,... Continue
As part of its Race ’08 election coverage, the Sun conducted a poll of registered voters in Sonoma Valley on two candidate races, two local measures, and two statewide propositions. Responses to six yes/no questions were given last week by over 400 voters randomly selected... Continue
An unprecendented number of voters and absentee ballots means Sonoma County election officials will be working hard today – and continuing the job they started last week. Polls are open today between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Assistant Registrar of Voters Gloria Coulter said Thursday... Continue
Surely the visionaries in the 1990s must have been pleased: with an acronym like SMART, how could the “Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit” project fail? At that time, planners were considering how to transfer to public ownership the property of the failing Northwestern Pacific Railroad. In... Continue
After eight months off the table, the question of Sonoma’s boundaries – and whether or not they should include the Springs – will be up for potential debate at tomorrow night’s City Council meeting. “It only was tabled because the county was in the process... Continue
City slates Rawls fete Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission of Sonoma will hold a mid-November reception to honor Linda Rawls, recently named 2008 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year. Since 1983, the Sonoma Treasure Artist has been selected and recognized for outstanding achievement in... Continue
A federal grand jury in San Francisco on Thursday indicted a long-time City of Sonoma employee with mail fraud stemming from a multi-year kickback scheme with a parts vendor in Novato. According to the indictment, Randall Cover, 46, was Sonoma’s Water Operations Supervisor from 2000... Continue
Financially challenged Sonoma Valley Hospital posted a positive first quarter review. Chief Executive Officer Carl Gerlach released a statement last week saying, “SVH posted a net income of $460,000 for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which began July 1. This is $390,000 better... Continue