The board of directors of the Valley of the Moon Teen Center announced Monday that Executive Director Celeste Winders has resigned. In a prepared statement, the board said, “We are sure that whatever Celeste decides to do from here on, she will bring the same... Continue
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Beauty Galore owner Susan Norrbom (seated) with hair designer Cindy Hoffman, and Amber Johnson. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Beauty Galore is getting a new look as well as new owners. Susan and Peter Norrbom bought the Maxwell Village retail beauty supply store and salon in... Continue
Last night, the Sonoma City Council voted unanimously to table the discussion of the possibility of annexing a portion of urbanized Springs areas into the City of Sonoma. This action ends the discussion for now, and leaves open the possibility of entertaining discussions at some... Continue
Will Pier, fisheries restoration specialist for the Sonoma Ecology Center, has announced he will run for the office of Sonoma County Supervisor. In a prepared statement, he said, “I wish to represent our District with a commitment to lead the County to a sustainable future... Continue
The board of directors of the Valley of the Moon Teen Center announced Monday that Executive Director Celeste Winders has resigned. In a prepared statement, the board said, “We are sure that whatever Celeste decides to do from here on, she will bring the same... Continue
Illness claimed environmental designer Robert K. Behrens, 68, on Saturday, but his work in Sonoma, epitomized by the city’s Veterans Memorial, will live on for generations. He is survived by his wife, Faye Behrens, whom he married last October, and his daughter, Gaeta. He was... Continue
The Sonoma city council will ponder some substantial issues at its regular meeting on Wednesday. Included among items of routine business is adoption of the ordinance approved at its last meeting to reduce (from 88 to 65) the number of housing permits granted each year.... Continue
It was the third day of a five-day coast-to-coast U.S. visit for Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico—his first since taking office in December 2006. Wednesday, after a meeting with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Calderón and his wife, Margarita Zavala, made... Continue
“The governor’s proposed budget is going to have a dramatic effect on all California schools,” said Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Barbara Young at the board of trustees’ meeting Tuesday evening. She said that a lot of decisions have to be made by March... Continue
At last week’s city council meeting the public comment section opened with Julia Baumhoefer’s question about noise. Why is it, she asked, even though the council passed a noise ordinance last year, when she recently called police to report a morning spoiled by an ear-blasting... Continue