The hospital board meeting was called to review the board’s recent selection of the so-called “In-Town” site, and passion was not in short supply. The board did not so much revisit its decision, especially with two of its members absent, as it did offer up... Continue

It took an hour and forty minutes for the Sonoma City Council to distribute $100,300 in a special meeting on Wednesday to the local “tier-two” non-profit organizations, bringing to $240,000 the total distributions from the 2008 city budget. There were 22 tier-two organizations that had... Continue

A ’93 Ford sedan was traveling southbound on Arnold Drive at Leveroni Road late Sunday night (1:15 a.m. Monday morning) at a high rate of speed. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver lost control, crossed over the center line, and struck an ’82... Continue

The Dragons Boys and Girls Water Polo teams finished their seasons last month, with the boys varsity participating in a tournament in Ukiah that also included league teams from Marin Academy and Cardinal Newman. Under first-year coach Sean Mullen, the Sonoma teams made tremendous strides... Continue

Paleo-poultry?After seeing this photo from the New York Times, I think anyone worth their genome would argue that “heritage” turkeys owe a genetic debt to dinosaurs. In fact, a theory has long been advanced that birds don't just resemble dinosaurs, they are dinosaurs. The Dinobuzz... Continue

The Windsor Jaguars, behind a dominating rushing attack and some key special teams play, soundly defeated the visiting Sonoma Dragons 25-13 Friday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The Dragons, fresh off of a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Sacred Heart, had no... Continue

The City of Sonoma Planning Commission at its meeting Thursday evening denied a use permit application from T-Mobile for a new 70-foot tall pole in the faculty parking lot at Sonoma Valley High School. The pole was to support six antennas for mobile phone communications,... Continue

The acclaimed Measure E parcel tax for the public schools in Sonoma Valley was defeated by voters Tuesday evening. Most observers were caught off guard by the results. Of the 7,090 votes cast by mail before November 6, it was 55.5% yes and 44.5% no.... Continue

Members of Valley of the Moon Firefighters Association pose with representatives from Firemen’s Fund Insurance, including local agent Linda Huddleston (standing, third from left) Submitted PhotoThe local firefighters turned out in force, excepting those contributing to the efforts to contain the San Diego fires, for... Continue