Race fans and community members helped to save more than 100 lives during the NASCAR Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive at Infineon Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 15. Nearly 50 people visited Infineon Raceway for the event, which generated 38 pints of blood. Each pint can... Continue

The Sonoma City Planning Commission at its meeting last Thursday considered a permit application by Donna Barton to conduct religious ceremonies in a commercial building located at 725 Broadway. Barton has started a Sonoma Mission for the Church of Scientology and expects up to 15... Continue

The Sonoma Dragons were on fire Friday night, as they smoked visiting Montgomery at Arnold Field in an action-packed home game. With two big plays in the first half that gave Sonoma Valley High School a 10-0 lead at halftime, the Dragons employed a very... Continue

The 15th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction two weeks ago was nearly as deadly as last year’s wine-soaked charity extravaganza. The auction’s theme, the Wild Bunch, owed a direct debt to western auteur Sam Peckinpah’s film of the same name, though reverse transubstantiation finds... Continue

Alleviating some of the difficulties regarding recruitment of primary care physicians to Sonoma Valley, the Sonoma City Planning Commission approved the use permit application of the Prima Medical Group at its meeting Thursday. Based in Marin County, Prima is a physician-owned and -operated group whose... Continue

In a conference call with anti-war activists, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, criticized the lack of movement on the part of the Democratic leadership in pushing hard enough for an end to the war in Iraq and went so far as to suggest maybe those members... Continue

Residents along Lovall Valley road have been fighting a proposed winery that would be built on the valley floor. The winery would be located in Napa County, but would be accessed on Sonoma County roads. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun By Don Speich Sonoma Valley Sun... Continue

Kathy Swett, executive director of the Sonoma Community Center, talks with David Goodison, president of the Board of Directors, moments before he announces to the council the center’s withdrawal of its request for financial support from the city. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The Sonoma Community... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Measure E, the $91 a year parcel tax proposed by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. The tax would raise about $1.4 million annually for the district. District officials say the money would be used for teacher... Continue