Marisela Rodriguez and Ana Jauregui grew up in Sonoma, and along with their sister and three brothers, they spent special occasions at La Casa restaurant with their family. As of April, the two sisters are once again together at La Casa – this time as... Continue
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Dividing Sonoma to help it unite for calamity – that’s the idea behind a safety program born from a municipal split and reviewed at the third meeting of the Sonoma Disaster Council. “In Sonoma, you’re awesome – you probably already know your neighbors,” Ed Buonaccorsi,... Continue
An anonymous caller Friday afternoon tipped police to three youths chasing ducks near the Sonoma Plaza duck pond, but officers didn’t need to ask what happened – they just looked at one teen’s cell phone. “They were very cooperative once we contacted them,” Sonoma police... Continue
A 17-year-old El Verano youth was cited for resisting arrest in connection with a July 5 assault whose victim declined to press charges. An officer on patrol around 9:30 p.m. near West Spain Street heard angry yelling and saw a number of youths fighting in... Continue
This week the Sonoma Sister Cities Association will host Dr. Nguyen Hong Thach (pronounced “tike”), Counselor in the Economic Section of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Washington, D.C. Thach is coming with his family to explore trade ideas and a possible... Continue
One in, one out and one unsure – that’s the tally this week of Sonoma’s 2008 City Council race, after Laurie Gallian filed nomination papers Monday to become the contest’s first official candidate. Gallian, a member of the city Community Services and Environment Commission and... Continue
Bonnie Durrance/Sonoma Valley Sun Council moves forward with at home farming. With costs of living rising along with the cost of fossil fuel, Sonoma City Council is gearing up to take action – allowing homeowners with a bit of land to grow their own. The... Continue
In other actions July 2, the Sonoma City Council: • Requested $400,000 in special funds from the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to meet the $1.8 million cost of putting Broadway’s utility lines underground between Malet and West MacArthur streets. The project was approved in... Continue
A nine-unit condominium complex on Perkins Street that failed to win Sonoma Planning Commission support on a 3–3 vote in April was approved 3–2 by the City Council at its first July session. Napa property owners Robert and Sara Pursell had appealed the Planning Commission’s... Continue
A fter devoting 17 years and nearly a million dollars to spruce up its namesake, the Sonoma Plaza Foundation has decided this year not to hold its signature Red & White Ball fundraiser. “We’re not doing it this year – we’re giving the Plaza a... Continue