The draft mobile home ordinance scheduled to be approved at the June 16 Sonoma City Council meeting has been sent back, once more, for refinement. At issue is the definition of the term “bona fide conversion” and the desire by Councilmember Steve Barbose to avoid... Continue
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Two Napa residents were arrested near Glen Ellen Friday afternoon in connection with an armed robbery less than an hour earlier at the Safeway recycling center in Sonoma. Nineteen-year-old Ramon Llamas and a 16-year-old accomplice were taken into custody without incident on Highway 12 near... Continue
The Sonoma City Council has engaged a Berkeley consulting firm, Natural Logic, to help staff to develop a city sustainability plan. City Manager Linda Kelly said the council had chosen the company because of their “action-oriented” track record of having developed sustainable practices for other... Continue
Word comes from Jim and Bettie Hall, owners of The General’s Daughter, and Sondra Bernstein, proprietor of many girl & the fig enterprises, that they have signed a letter of intent for Bernstein to lease the historic property on West Spain Street. Both Bettie Hall... Continue
One more candidate is needed to qualify Sonoma for a general City Council election, following Mayor Joanne Sanders’ announcement this week that she’ll seek a second term. “My family has given me their vote of support; now it’s time to see if the community appreciates... Continue
On July 18 at about 3:57 PM, Sonoma Police Deputies received a call for an armed robbery at the recycling center behind the Safeway store on W. Napa St. The victims reported a white male and a Hispanic male armed with handguns had demanded money.... Continue
“There are lies, damn lies and statistics,” said Dr. Clinton Lane, quoting Mark Twain at the Sonoma Valley Hospital’s strategic planning meeting Wednesday. “I’ve been sitting here on this committee and listening to surveys, and most of the elections were lost,” he said. “This [latest... Continue
Vanessa Robledo Vanessa Robledo, president of Robledo Vineyards, has been selected as Entrepreneur of the Year by Latina Style Magazine. The award is given to Latina women who have distinguished themselves and their communities through innovative and dedicated business practices. Vanessa Robledo is the first... Continue
With crews arriving from as far away as Greece and New Zealand, California firefighters are struggling to contain hundreds of wildfires burning throughout the state – while trying not to leave unburned areas unprepared. “We’re in good shape locally – stretched, but able to handle... Continue
In what Planning Commission chair Raymund Gallian described as “the shortest meeting in eons,” the agency has given an official and enthusiastic thumbs-up to the framework for a more bike-friendly Sonoma. “While no plan is going to be perfect, this one goes a long way... Continue