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Council hears SV Groundwater Management Plan

Sonoma County District One Supervisor Valerie Brown sat on the panel with the Sonoma City Council in a special joint meeting Tuesday evening with the Valley of the Moon Water District to hear the adoption presentation of the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan delivered by... Continue

ON THE DOCKET

Nov 8 Planning Commission 7 PM Fire Station & LIVE SVTV27 • New MetroPCS cell site on 70-ft pole – Sonoma Valley High School campus • Zone R-L Annexation into City Limits – 450 Denmark St • Two-lot subdivision Zone MR – 887 First Street... Continue

News Briefs

Arraignments Friday in Miranda shooting The three young men accursed of fatally killing 17-year-old Luis Miranda last month appeared in court last Friday. All three, Juan Carlos Perez, 24, of American Canyon, Javier Ceja, 19, of Sonoma, and Juan Calderon, 17, of Boyes Hot Springs,... Continue

Sonoma Valley Chorale’s “Classic Christmas”

Marie Fernandez, Nancy Boerum and Ellen Murphy. Photo by Gina TisellThe Sonoma Valley Chorale kicks off its 35th Anniversary Season, sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Sun, with the annual holiday concert on December 8, 2007, at 8:00 pm and December 9, 2007, at 2:00 pm... Continue

Mayor supports IndyCar IndyCar® Series driver Helio Castroneves

Sonoma mayor Stanley Cohen shows his support for IndyCar® Series driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who is currently competing on ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars.”  Castroneves will return to Infineon Raceway in 2008 for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma... Continue

Council kills Plaza art

The City Council at its meeting on Wednesday night passed a motion prohibiting “all unattended displays in the Plaza.” This was the result of a 3-2 vote following lengthy discussion and an earlier vote on the proposed Holiday Display Policy drafted by the city’s attorney.... Continue

Measure E School Tax soundly defeated

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

Election day focused on local education

“Measure E for Everybody” ... That’s how the editorial board at the Sonoma Valley Sun had characterized this ballot measure a month ago, in its column dated October 4, 2007. The idea was two-fold: everybody is affected by our local public school system, directly or... Continue