New faces, fresh enthusiasm and a sharing of an exotic tradition marked the start of the new school year Monday night at the meeting of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. To launch the meeting, the district's new superintendent, Dr. Pam Martens,... Continue
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It's final. In a 5-0 vote, the Sonoma Valley Hospital board on Aug. 6 decided to seek a $35 million, 20-year general obligation bond in the Nov. 4 election for current site infrastructure upgrades only. Unlike the prior, failed measure F, this bond will buy... Continue
Three people, six birds and a pair of dogs are safe following a fire Friday morning at the Sonoma Commons townhouse complex on West Spain Street. “Looks like the fire was confined to the dryer and a little bit of the laundry room,” John Franceschi,... Continue
Sonoma paving begins, again Problems have delayed one Sonoma roadwork project – but another is posing fewer problems than expected. City Hall’s horseshoe repaving is moving so quickly that Aug. 19’s Tuesday Night Farmers Market can be held in its traditional location, Sonoma City Clerk... Continue
Whether or not Sonoma will hold a City Council election Nov. 4 depends on the person who pulled nomination papers at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Hospitality consultant and La Luz boardmember Alain Piallat had not yet filed the completed forms with the City Clerk’s office by... Continue
When politicians ask for money, they don’t usually misspell their own names. But the person who hacked into a private e-mail list last week for supporters of state Sen. Pat Wiggins, whose 2nd District includes Sonoma and the North Coast, apparently didn’t know that. The... Continue
To keep the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) from taking a bite out of the Valley's agriculture, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, at its August 5 meeting, authorized contracts with the state totaling $201,921.84 to continue its LBAM exclusion program. The LBAM, according to... Continue
The maiden voyage of the Sonoma Valley Green Music Festival, held Saturday, Aug. 9 at Depot Park, went off without a hitch – and with a good time had by the thousands that attended during the course of the day. The event, a benefit for... Continue
A garage fire in the hills west of Sonoma was brought under control within a half-hour this afternoon. Three engine crews, an ambulance and a division chief from the Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority responded around 1 p.m. to the 19000 block of Kenleigh... Continue
Two people, six birds and a pair of dogs are safe following a fire this morning at the Sonoma Commons townhouse complex on West Spain Street. “Looks like the fire was confined to the dryer and a little bit of the laundry room,” John Franceschi,... Continue