Thursday, April 3, 2008 Sonoma Valley Unified School District 17830 Railroad Avenue, Sonoma, CA Special closed board meeting to consider candidates for position of superintendent Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 6:30 p.m. Sonoma Valley Unified School District 17830 Railroad Avenue, Sonoma, CA Regular board meeting http://www.svusdca.org... Continue
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Photos by Ryan Lely Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate and shop during the opening of Tuesday Nights Farmers Markets. John Noonan, 10, playing bagpipes with his instructor Jim McElroy at the opening of the 2008 Farmers Market season. Katharina Forsythe getting her greens from... Continue
CEO Carl Gerlach on the job. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Picture a boat, sailing toward a distant island in a stormy sea. There’s a leak in the hull, and just a bucket to bail. What to do? Hoist the jib to get there faster? Keep... Continue
Last night, city manager Linda Kelly outlined to a rapt city council the city’s current level of disaster preparedness. In her report, she considered plans, staff training, emergency operations center, equipment and community awareness efforts. Among her recommendations was that a disaster council be assembled... Continue
Given 30 days to comply with an obscure ordinance and give up her six pet hens, long-time resident, Doreen Proctor, appealed to neighbors, the press, and finally, the county. “How does an ordinary citizen get a public ordinance changed to permit keeping chickens as pets?”... Continue
Coming off an eight-day layoff for Spring Break, the Sonoma high school boys baseball team returned to action on Saturday against the Eureka Loggers for a doubleheader at Arnold Field. The first game was an easy 6-1 victory for the home team. Pitcher Devin McCauley... Continue
Alex Palmer was accused of murdering Jes Markson, and fifteen students from Sonoma Valley High School tried the case four times last week, twice on Friday and twice again on Saturday, as part of the 2008 California State Mock Trial Championship. Put on by the... Continue
Cline Cellars will be opening their hearts to all who come to a Saturday evening event to benefit the Sonoma Developmental Center. “Heroes with Heart” will be held on behalf of the more than six hundred residents of the Center, and in an effort to... Continue
Back in January, at the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce’s State of the State breakfast, state assembly member Jared Huffman mentioned a piece of legislation he was proposing, called AB 541: “Protection for Farmers Against Cross Contamination from Genetically Engineered Material.” Nobody seemed much interested. On... Continue
The El Dorado Hotel at the corner of First Street West and Spain streets. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun At about 8 a.m. Tuesday, a fire erupted in the flue of a pizza oven on the ground floor of the El Dorado Hotel. Employees were warming... Continue