“It’ll hit us to the tune of $250,000 per year,” said hospital CFO Jim McSweeney, “but that’s out of $440 million. So it’s not the end of the world.” But it’s not insignificant, either. Cutbacks will be inevitable. “We’re trying to aim more heavily at... Continue
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Earthquakes and other calamities are bad enough without the ensuing chaos – and while Sonoma may not be able to prevent the former, it’s doing its best to prevent the latter. “Usually, I meet you all when your hair’s on fire,” said American Red Cross... Continue
Susan and Niels Chew’s house at 300 East Spain Street was one of the features of League for Historic Preservation’s Cottage and Garden Tour last weekend. In the foreground is a David Austin rose called, Eden. KAREN PREUSSFirefighters find missing woman A Sonoma woman is... Continue
Clemente Inn owner Marty Edwards holds the key to the building’s fate. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun It is the essence of a conundrum. Built in 1912, the Clemente Inn was, through the 1920s, part of the fashionable hubbub of the “Boyes Hot Springs” resort culture.... Continue
Ryan LelyStacey Martinelli and David Cassady of the Department of Fish and Game prepare a wayward mountain lion Thursday afternoon for transportation to a nearby wildlife area.After a more than two-hour stare-off, a young female mountain lion is groggy but fine after being anesthetized this... Continue
Sherrif's investigator enters crime scene Wednesday morning on Bonneau Road. Photo: Ryan Lely Neal Ross A Chico man was arrested this afternoon in connection with the murder of his grandfather Tuesday night on Bonneau Road. Sean Patrick Mooney, 20, is being held without bail in... Continue
After 11 years of attending Sonoma City Council meetings, including 3-1/12 as councilmember and one as mayor, Stanley Cohen is calling it quits – sort of. "The time has come to be home more for dinner than not. The time has come to enjoy vacations... Continue
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is planning on placing twist ties in the area around the two insect finds to control the spread of the light brown apple moth. Before this is done, in the near future, according to Stefan Parnay, Division... Continue
If you want to cast your ballot next month, you have until 5 p.m. today to tell the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. Voters must be U. S. citizens, 18 years of age or older, and neither in prison nor on parole for a felony.... Continue
The hands that shape the city – literally – will be digging into a hot breakfast tomorrow as part of National Public Works Week. Sonoma’s entire City Council, as well as City Manager Linda Kelly and Public Works Director Milenka Bates, will cook breakfast for... Continue