Last week, school administrators halted “a verbal altercation” and “an exchange of looks” between students on school grounds and disbursed the gathering before blows were exchanged. Administrators brought the apparent aggressors inside where a search of a backpack with the number 13 written on the... Continue

Throughout the day last Thursday, teachers, students, parents, administrators, classified staff, community leaders, representatives from non profits, PTA, private citizens (retired, business owners, volunteers, etc.) met with Leadership Associates representatives Larry Aceves and Jim Brown to tell them what they hope for in the new... Continue

Manslaughter sentencing The driver who in June 2006 fatally injured an elderly pedestrian, Annamarie Rose Simmons, 81, in a crosswalk in Sonoma, was sentenced last week to jail and three years of probation, following her no-contest plea in November 2007. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge... Continue

Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance (SVVGA) announced the addition of four newly elected board members at their January Alliance Meeting. The newly installed board members include: Michael Muscardini, Muscardini Cellars: A SVVGA member for nine years, Sonoma Valley resident Michael Muscardini together with his... Continue

New Sonoma City Manager Linda Kelly introduced herself last week and invited community dialogue via her new blog. “Some readers may be aware that I maintained a web log (blog) of town information and activities at my last position with the Town of Fairfax,” she... Continue

After an uneventful meeting of the board of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District on Wednesday evening, focusing on the EIR requirements of the City of Sonoma for development on the Carinalli property, that body moved into closed session to discuss land acquisition negotiations and... Continue

After years of back and forth, the FDA announced last week that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe for people to eat. The products are not on the shelves yet, but when they are, unless the FDA is forced to change its stance,... Continue

Last Friday, members of Sonoma Valley Dog Owners and Guardians (“DOG”) met with Assistant City Manager Carol Giovanatto to discuss their idea for a memorial for pets and to receive guidance from city staff as to what they might be facing in terms of maintenance,... Continue

Forks stood still and faces gazed in rapt attention last Friday, when Bob Flores, former gang member and facilitator of the Gang Prevention in Sonoma Valley program, gave some straight talk to the Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Valley breakfast about gangs and drugs.... Continue