Local grape growers and vintners meet today in Santa Rosa to gather information about the new hiring directives issued from Homeland Security set to take effect next month. The seminar, presented by Michael Saqui of Saqui and Romando Counselors to Management, will address the tough... Continue
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In appreciation for the use of their bucolic, sprawling campus, the makers of the feature film "Bottle Shock" will donate a sum of money to the Sonoma Developmental Center .The film's base camp will be staged along Arnold Drive where equipment trailers, catering trucks, and... Continue
The 15th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction raised $1.2 million over the Labor Day weekend, with the proceeds going to local nonprofits such as the Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club, F.I.S.H. and the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation. The first $600,000 was... Continue
Between the relentless twin influences of Hans Christian Anderson and Walt Disney, every American girl grows up clutching wistfully at a singular dream: to be a princess. To be rich and beautiful and adored. To be gowned and coiffed, served and feted, daintily clutching cups... Continue
If you're planning to get away this holiday weekend, you might want to consider heading north.The Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge will be completely closed to traffic Labor Day weekend, beginning tonight at 8p.m. Despite having spent nearly a million-dollars in the last six months to... Continue
A former Oakland police officer unexpectedly plead guilty to felony assault on a girlfriend in Sonoma last year. In exchange for his sudden plea, the Sonoma County District Attorney's office dropped two additional felony counts and a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence against Christopher Del... Continue
The City of Sonoma will consider a resoultion that could designate the city as a refuge for immigrants. Jesus Guzman (pictured) is working with a group that includes Ken Brown to craft the resolution. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The future of many people living in... Continue
The founding meeting of the Northern California Health Care Authority, a novel region-wide collaboration among the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, the North County Hospital District (Healdsburg), the Palm Drive Hospital District (Sebastopol) and the Mendocino Coast Health Care District (Fort Bragg) will be held... Continue
Arate increase of 12.3 percent for the collection of our recyclables, refuse, and yard waste by the Sonoma Garbage Collectors (SGC) will go into effect October 1, as approved by the Sonoma City Council at its August 22 meeting. This is on top of a... Continue
The proponents of a large new downtown development made little progress with the City's Planning Commission at its special meeting on Thursday evening. It wasn't for lack of fortitude, however, as the meeting ran a full four hours, on just the one topic. The primary... Continue