In the City of Sonoma, DUI arrests have gone up from 3 last year to 5 this year over the Christmas holiday. Those statistics are tracked as part of the AVOID campaign, a cooperative effort of law enforcement personnel from around the Bay Area. It... Continue
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At the Sonoma City Council meeting on December 19, issues of energy efficiency, transportation, and water came up again and again, showing that the subject of conservation and emissions reduction is being taken seriously by all levels of government. The overall question emphatically seems to... Continue
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sonoma Kiwanis Club giving dictionaries to all Sonoma Valley third graders. This year also marks the year that their first third grade recipients will graduate from high school. Ron Gruetter has led the Kiwanis Club’s dictionary program... Continue
For the past ten years our older Girl Scout troops have run a Christmas tree recycling program working directly with Sonoma County Waste Management, Sonoma Garbage, and Empire Waste Management to recycle (compost) Christmas trees in Sonoma Valley. The Girl Scouts will cart away and... Continue
A loud party of 20 or 30 participants erupted in violence last Sunday, in the early hours, in front of the El Verano Inn at 705 Laurel Avenue. One victim, age 21, from El Verano, was admitted to the Sonoma Valley Hospital emergency room and... Continue
Newly appointed alcalde, Sy Lenz, said recently that Sonoma’s new homeless shelter should be ready to open its doors very soon. “This is a huge step forward for the community,” said Lenz, “the project got started completely from private funds, and it’s progressed from the... Continue
Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven. - Martin Luther, 1535 Continue
Back in the 1800s, when America’s wild birds and animals seemed to be in endless supply, one favorite Christmas tradition amongst outdoor-lovers was called the “Side Hunt,” where participants choose sides and traipsed into the field with their guns and dogs and at the end... Continue
Back by popular demand, here's a holiday-themed riff I hope will become something of a local tradition. Happy Holidays! * * * 'Twas a wine country Christmas and all through his cellar Were stowed bottles of vino and this lucky feller; His name was St.... Continue
At its last meeting of 2007, the Sonoma City Council voted to increase water rates, decrease growth rates, and buy the fire chief a new “green” truck. Council members heard questions and comments from the public ranging from whether or not the City has a... Continue