Bay Area Regional AVOID Winter Holiday Enforcement Arrest numbers continue to rise. Representatives from 125 law enforcement agencies have been on the streets and freeways throughout the Bay Area this month to apprehend those who choose to drive while under the influence. During the first... Continue

No cows on state land. Bonnie Durrance/Sonoma Valley Sun California Parks will not grant access to the Montini Open Space Preserve through State Parks property. The proposed public path would cross State Parks lands surrounding the Vallejo Home, a registered landmark. That usage, according to... Continue

According to the National Weather Service, a succession of storms starting Thursday will bring at least two inches of rain and as much as ten inches, leading to possible flooding. The City of Sonoma has announced that if a flood alert is posted for Sonoma... Continue

As of January 1, 2008, smoking with kids in the car will cost real money. Thanks to a new law (SB 7/Oropeza), anyone caught smoking in a vehicle in which there are passengers under the age of 18 can be fined up to $100. This... Continue

Bill Boerum, the newest board member of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, said on Friday that while the final Dresner, Wickers survey report has not been finished, he had just seen some encouraging figures that show community support for a general obligation bond over... Continue

When cold and flu season hits wine country, the perceptual powers of aficionados – especially those that require a nose – are rendered useless; indeed, those like myself rely on a sort of gustatory synesthesia to free-associate an impression of a wine based on its... Continue

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

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