The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District staff is inviting the public to discuss the preliminary management plan for Montini Open Space Preserve. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, in Burlingame Hall at the... Continue
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The owner of the Oaks, a 14-space mobile home park at 171 Siesta Way, proposes to close the park. Eight tenants currently live in the park and they'll be given a 6-month notice to vacate as well as up to $3,000 in moving expenses and... Continue
It’s not that I shoplifted per se, I don’t even shop - let alone for clothes . I’ve evolved past the “hunter-gatherer” stereotypes . Moreover, I have the fashion sense of a color-blind chameleon, which is to say I wear a lot of black. Many... Continue
At its meeting Wednesday, the Sonoma City Council voted unanimously to adopt a new resolution establishing mandatory water conservation by which Sonoma city water customers must comply starting July 1. If a resident violates one of the conservation regulations, which include using a broom –... Continue
Starting in early July, Sonoma Valley residents who pay a water bill will be subject to mandatory conservation measures. The Sonoma City Council was expected to approve water conservation measures at its meeting Wednesday night, such as requiring residents to irrigate at night and use... Continue
Mountain lion sighting On Sunday at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Sonoma Police Department was notified of a mountain lion sighting in the area of Broadway and MacArthur Street. Upon arrival, an officer located a mountain lion in a parking lot adjacent to Nathanson Creek. According... Continue
Owner and designer John Rippe and gemologist Karen Piper stand outside Opalesce Jewelry in Jack London Village. photo: james golway/special to the SunTo highlight its two-year anniversary, Opalesce Jewelry is holding a weekend-long celebration at its creekside studio and showroom in Glen Ellen. Visitors will... Continue
Sonoma Developmental Center’s (SDC) Performing Arts Company seeks volunteers for this year’s performance of “The Music Man.” The Performing Arts Company, a committee made up of SDC employees and cast members who live at SDC, was founded in 2005 as a way to involve the... Continue
Pema Chödrön is one of the most prominent women teachers of Buddhism. For many years she was the abbess of Gampo Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America established for westerners. Her books, including "The Wisdom of No Escape," "Start Where You Are"... Continue
On Sunday at approximately 2:30 AM, the Sonoma Police Department was notified of a mountain lion sighting in the area of Broadway and MacArthur Drive. Upon arrival, the officer located a mountain lion in a parking lot adjacent to Nathason Creek. When the mountain lion... Continue