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
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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
On Tuesday, Sonoma Valley High School students, mostly Latino, cut morning classes and marched up Broadway to the plaza, where they assembled in protest against current policies for immigration into the U.S. The high school reported at least 175 absences that day, representing over 10%... Continue
Fatal accident Saturday night on Highway 116 Juan de Dios Gonzales Canche, 18, of Sonoma was arrested Saturday night after he rolled his 1996 Honda on Highway 116, causing an 18-year-old passenger to be ejected, which resulted in the young woman’s death. Gonzales Canche was... Continue
At what was billed as its last public presentation, the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition attracted some 50 local residents to Burlingame Hall on Monday evening. About half of those in attendance had served on the coalition’s steering or options committees, with the rest of... Continue
Sonoma City Council members acknowledged appreciation to city manager Mike Fuson after he submitted notice of his December 30, 2007 resignation at the council meeting on Wednesday. He intends to retire following his 30 years of public service in city management. Fuson became Sonoma’s city... Continue
New tour offered by local historical character-actor historian George Webber, renowned for making “History Come Alive” with his walking tour impersonations of General Vallejo and Mark Twain, is rolling out a new tour beginning June 3. The Sonoma Plaza History/Food/Wine Experience offers an intimate, dramatic... Continue