The City of Sonoma Planning Commission at its meeting Thursday evening denied a use permit application from T-Mobile for a new 70-foot tall pole in the faculty parking lot at Sonoma Valley High School. The pole was to support six antennas for mobile phone communications,... Continue

The acclaimed Measure E parcel tax for the public schools in Sonoma Valley was defeated by voters Tuesday evening. Most observers were caught off guard by the results. Of the 7,090 votes cast by mail before November 6, it was 55.5% yes and 44.5% no.... Continue

Members of Valley of the Moon Firefighters Association pose with representatives from Firemen’s Fund Insurance, including local agent Linda Huddleston (standing, third from left) Submitted PhotoThe local firefighters turned out in force, excepting those contributing to the efforts to contain the San Diego fires, for... Continue

Sonoma County District One Supervisor Valerie Brown sat on the panel with the Sonoma City Council in a special joint meeting Tuesday evening with the Valley of the Moon Water District to hear the adoption presentation of the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan delivered by... Continue

Nov 8 Planning Commission 7 PM Fire Station & LIVE SVTV27 • New MetroPCS cell site on 70-ft pole – Sonoma Valley High School campus • Zone R-L Annexation into City Limits – 450 Denmark St • Two-lot subdivision Zone MR – 887 First Street... Continue

Arraignments Friday in Miranda shooting The three young men accursed of fatally killing 17-year-old Luis Miranda last month appeared in court last Friday. All three, Juan Carlos Perez, 24, of American Canyon, Javier Ceja, 19, of Sonoma, and Juan Calderon, 17, of Boyes Hot Springs,... Continue

Marie Fernandez, Nancy Boerum and Ellen Murphy. Photo by Gina TisellThe Sonoma Valley Chorale kicks off its 35th Anniversary Season, sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Sun, with the annual holiday concert on December 8, 2007, at 8:00 pm and December 9, 2007, at 2:00 pm... Continue

Barbara Nobles & June Sabel with Giant Christmas Stocking. Submitted Photo. The Giant Christmas Stocking is back!!” Think back to when you were a kid hanging your Christmas stocking by the fireplace—the bigger stocking you hung the more room for Santa to stuff those special... Continue

Sonoma mayor Stanley Cohen shows his support for IndyCar® Series driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who is currently competing on ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars.”  Castroneves will return to Infineon Raceway in 2008 for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma... Continue