The Sonoma Valley Fire Department has sent seven firefighters and two fire engines to Southern California to fight more than a dozen fires that since Sunday have spread to thousands of acres from the eastern canyons of Los Angeles County to the shores of Malibu,... Continue
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Medicinal pot hearing set for November The Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission will hold a public hearing Nov. 14 on a proposed medical marijuana dispensary just outside city limits at 19445 Riverside Drive. Creekside Medicinal Organics, owned by Northbay Wellness Clinic, has submitted a permit... Continue
Staff Report The Jerry Casson Multipurpose Senior Center, popularly known as Vintage House, will host its 12th annual Holiday Magic celebration on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m. Holiday Magic, the major fundraiser for Vintage House, will offer dozens of silent and live-auction items in... Continue
“Queen Linda” Semple standing out front of her costume shop The Laughing Queen, disguised as the big bad wolf. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley SunGary Carnivele Special to the Sun Take a good look around and you cannot help noticing the warning signs. That crisp autumn nip... Continue
Halloween isn’t until next week, so there’s still time to find a costume, attend seasonal festivities and find the perfect pumpkin. The Dragon’s Head Inn has been a tradition for 15 years, but the usual site of this special haunted house has changed. It will... Continue
Juan Zaragoza, owner of Juan’s Fitness, found body building as a way out of gangs. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Juan Manuel Zaragoza looks like any other guy dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. However, a look at his press releases (in English and Spanish), the... Continue
Infineon spokesman Cardinale gets promotion Infineon Raceway media manager John Cardinale has been promoted to Vice President, Communications and Marketing. Cardinale, 32, will assume responsibility for all of the raceway’s event marketing and promotions, including advertising, media relationships and event entertainment as well as publications... Continue
Nineteen-year-old Gustavo Garcia of Sonoma, his face puffy from endless bouts of crying, sat on a bench near where his best and oldest friend, Luis Miranda, 17, had been shot to death Monday evening in what police are calling a gang-related slaying. Sipping occasionally from... Continue
Police have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of murder in what authorities believe was a gang-related slaying Monday night at Maxwell Farms Regional Park of 17-year-old Luis Roberto Miranda of Boyes Hot Springs. The three are Juan Carlos Perez, 19, of American Canyon in Napa... Continue
A proposed medical marijuana dispensary just outside Sonoma city limits at 19445 Riverside Drive will be discussed at two meetings, one this week and the other in November. Creekside Medicinal Organics, owned by Northbay Wellness Clinic, has submitted a permit application to the county to... Continue