Depending on the jurisdiction, Memorial Day drunk-driving arrests took a hop or a dip this year – with Sonoma in the second category, having registered only one such bust during the holiday weekend. “She was driving around town with the parking lights on, almost bouncing... Continue
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If you think Sonoma’s public spaces are experiencing more than their share of defacement and damage, it’s not your imagination. “This July I’m going on 35 years with the city, and I have never seen graffiti and vandalism as bad as I have in the... Continue
Driven by financial urgency, the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Hospital – after reviewing and approving their 2009 budget – voted Wednesday to place a bond measure on the November ballot. In recognition of the absence of CEO Carl Gerlach and boardmember, Bill... Continue
The San Pablo Bay Wildlife Refuge may soon grow by 3,200 acres, following the House of Representatives’ passage Thursday of a proposal by Sixth District Rep. Lynn Woolsey – and a small boost from the Sonoma City Council. Woolsey’s proposal, support for which squeaked through... Continue
After all the numbers are crunched and all the belts are tightened, the success of hospital CEO Carl Gerlach’s 2009 budget, which he was to have presented to the hospital board of directors on Wednesday, rests with community. “Year-to-date,” it says in the budget overview,... Continue
Gray skies provided a fitting accompaniment to the 50th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley SunRifle salutes, a riderless horse, and faces taut with grief and remembrance – all of these traditions and more were observed Monday at... Continue
A Nash Street resident scuffled with but was unable to detain two young men who were rifling through a garage in Sonoma’s Fryer Creek subdivision last Wednesday. Police Sgt. Dave Thompson said the man, a retired CHP officer, first saw the suspects while he was... Continue
Bob Cannard offers to share his life-long passion for gardening and poultry with the city he loves. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun There will always be a few who are, as Dick Cavett once said of Woody Allen, “at two with nature.” One spoke up at... Continue
Next week, California voters have a choice between two California constitutional amendments, both purporting to reform eminent domain abuses. The Sonoma City made its choice last week. At its May 21 meeting, the council considered the proposal put forward by council member Stanley Cohen that... Continue
Sheriff’s investigator enters crime scene Wednesday, May 21 on Bonneau Road. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun A 20-year-old Chico man postponed entering a plea Friday in connection with the murder of his grandfather last week on Bonneau Road. The victim, 77-year-old Robert Ferris Deming, was killed... Continue