Poised to take its place in the 21st century, Sonoma will soon be on TV, 24 hours a day.. As part of its franchise agreement with Comcast for cable TV service, the city has a channel on the Comcast system to use for government and... Continue
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Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Rancho de Sonoma co-owner Preston Cook says that his proposal to convert the mobile home park is a “win-win for everyone.” But many of the mobile home park’s residents oppose the plan.A battle is in the works over a proposal to... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun MoosePoint Technology owner Tim McGee in front of an Internet display.Sonoma may be a far cry from Silicon Valley, but in the case of MoosePoint Technology, that’s exactly the point. Quality of life and a five-minute commute were the factors in... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Papa Murphy’s owners Scott and Tracy Walthard making a vegetarian pizza during their second day of business.The opening of a new pizza shop in town last week spiced up the friendly battle for Sonoma’s pizza dollar with a healthy dash of... Continue
Baksheesh Celebrates New Store Opening A grand opening and anniversary celebration will be held Memorial Day weekend at all three Baksheesh stores. The fair trade gift store is celebrating 10 years on the Sonoma Plaza. The company’s other stores are in Healdsburg and St. Helena.... Continue
Valerie Brown is running again. She made the announcement Wednesday, at the luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley, where she was the featured speaker. The election will be part of the presidential primary polling next Spring. Sonoma County Supervisor for District 1,... Continue
The findings of the $35,000 survey taken to resolve the issue of whether to seek a parcel tax again was heard by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees at its meeting on Tuesday evening. When he was hired in April, John Whitehurst... Continue
A recent inquiry from a student at Sonoma Valley High School prompted Mayor Stanley Cohen to bring the possibility of unpaid internships before the city council at its meeting last week. Such internship programs in local government help young people considering career positions as administrators,... Continue
City parks take water, and upkeep. Who pays for that? This issue was touched upon at the meeting last week of the Sonoma City Council, and it is due to be discussed at greater length at a subsequent council meeting. Jerome Neal, a resident at... Continue
In ancient Rome, the Forum (forum Romanum magnum) was a center of discourse, an arena of exchange, a place where (to paraphrase the TV producer twit in Annie Hall) a notion, with a bit of backing could turn into a concept, and then an idea.... Continue