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

Reber first to file Earlier this week, David Reber of El Verano filed a Declaration of Candidacy and Candidate Statement to challenge Valerie Brown, incumbent First District Supervisor, in the upcoming June 3 election. A Sonoma native, father of three, and former school board member,... Continue

On Tuesday morning just before 6 a.m., a Toyota Avalon, traveling south on Hwy. 12, between Arnold Drive and Madrone Road, pulled out to pass a garbage truck but hit head on a Honda Civic traveling north, according to CHP reports. The impact spun the... Continue

Louisa Percudani will take the reins as the new executive director of the Sonoma Valley Film Festival in May 2008. Current executive and festival director Marc Lhormer will be leaving the organization this April. Percudani’s hiring comes after an exhaustive search by the Film Society... Continue

On Senior Night, the tri-captains Sheila Brady, Steph Sevilla, and Sarah Semenero put on a performance that will echo in the halls of Pfeiffer Gymnasium for years to come. The trio scored 46 total points as the Lady Dragons upended the Windsor Jaguars in a... Continue

On Tuesday morning just before 6 a.m., a Toyota sedan, traveling south on Hwy. 12 between Arnold Drive and Madrone Road, pulled out to pass a garbage truck but hit head on a Honda Civic traveling north. The impact spun the Toyota into the path... Continue

Faith Lutheran Preschool, which has been suffering declining enrollment and financial problems, will close as of February 19. Pastor Tom Windsor, who took over as pastor in November, told the Sun, “We are all hurting about this. It was a financial decision.” In a further,... Continue