The Sonoma Valley Unified School District announced this morning that Barbara Young has resigned, effective the end of this school year. Reached by telephone, she said how much she’s loved Sonoma Valley, the people she’s worked with, and the work she’s been doing. She said... Continue
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After six months, Dona Frank and her attorney Lisa Gygax finally had their day in chambers. For three hours on Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Supervisors considered Frank’s request for a use permit to operate a Level II marijuana dispensary in the old Nicholas Turkey... Continue
In a press release last week, the Santa Rosa firm Burst.com announced it had settled its two-year legal entanglement with Apple Computer. The company claimed it had developed, and patented, the technology that Apple was using in its iPod and other audio devices. Burst had... Continue
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