The elected board of the Sonoma Valley Hospital meets again this week, continuing its active engagement with the community over the two issues key to its survival. The October financial statements, available for public review at the hospital’s administrative offices, show that the operations continue... Continue

I pride myself on being something of a cinephile – so much so, that I yearn to someday call myself a cineaste, which I understand means the same thing but sounds more erudite and, frankly, less creepy. It is this very aspiration that has led... Continue

Behind the running and passing of quarterback Max Pond, Cardinal Newman erupted for 21 points in the second quarter en route to a dominating 37-6 NCS semi-final playoff victory over the Sonoma Dragons Friday night in Santa Rosa. The loss dropped the Dragons from the... Continue

Speedway Children’s Charities, founded in 1984, raises money at motor racing events at the six tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports across the country: Atlanta, Bristol (Tenn.), Las Vegas, Concord (N. Car.) Ft. Worth (Tex.), and Sonoma. Each track has its own Charities chapter, and 13... Continue

We remember today, as we do every year, our (virtual) ancestors, who some dozen generations ago fled religious persecution in Europe. The Mayflower‘s passengers risked their lives, literally, to seek new hope in a new world. They longed for a life of freedom but found... Continue

A member of the community, who introduced himself as Norm, was the first to question members of the panel during the forum Monday night. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley SUNAnna Pier Director of Educational Programs, CommonBond Foundation Monday evening November 19 marked the birth of a new... Continue

At its special meeting Monday night, the Sonoma City Council checked off a number of business items. Among those, though it was passed on the consent calendar with not a word spoken about it, was the ordinance establishing salaries and expense accounts for the council... Continue

The hospital board meeting last weekwas 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... Continue

By a vote of 6-1 at its meeting last week, the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission recommended to County Supervisor Valerie Brown that a use permit be granted for the proposed medical marijuana dispensary at 19445 Riverside Drive. Creekside Medicinal Organics presented its application, filed... Continue