Voters who can’t get to their Election Day polling place are invited to call for a ride – courtesy of the Sonoma Valley Democratic Club. “The most important thing is to get to the polls and vote, to make your voice heard,” volunteer coordinator Linda... Continue
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Infineon Raceway will again join forces with the public this holiday season for its 8th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, Nov. 3-21. These are incredibly difficult times, making this year’s drive extremely important — all of the non-perishable food items collected will be given to the... Continue
Some people obsess over furniture. Others hardly notice it’s even there. But in every case, making environmentally savvy choices in furnishing one’s home can make a big difference in a consumer’s impact on the planet. Sonoma furniture designer Michael Palace strives to fill homes with... Continue
Reports of teen carousing have police keeping a close watch on a popular West Sonoma hangout. Sonoma police Sgt. Clint Shubel said Tuesday that the spot lies along the dirt path connecting lower Fourth Street West to the Safeway parking lot on West Napa Street.... Continue
Santa Rosa man was airlifted from Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Sunday afternoon after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency. Greg Hanson, 49, was hiking with a friend and was several miles up a narrow trail between Sugarloaf and Hood Mountain shortly before 1:30 p.m. when the event... Continue
Nearly 3,000 homes were left without power for more than two hours last night after a traffic collision in Boyes Hot Springs. “It looks like a dump truck hit a piece of phone equipment, causing our lines to slap together and fall to the ground,”... Continue
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 a chosen artistic medium,... Continue
A Colorado-based religious organization’s tactics to defeat gay marriage in California are getting support from Valley churches – and raising questions about the separation of church and state. At issue is Proposition 8, which would change the current California state constitution’s definition of marriage. In 2000,... Continue
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District is having a second go at passing an ordinance to slightly increase the sales tax for local residents in the two counties, in order to resurrect train service between Cloverdale and Larkspur. The ordinance was close to passing... Continue
It was touted as a Sonoma County League showdown that had big time league title implications. Casa Grande would be amped up on their homecoming to try and take down the Dragons and Sonoma would try to take down the Gauchos for the second year... Continue