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Springs Community Alliance welcomes Susan Gorin

Supervisor Susan Gorin will present a post-fire update at a meeting of the Springs Community Alliance on Thursday evening, January 16, covering the County’s re-organization in response to the October firestorms, housing rebuilding, debris cleanup, and economic recovery plan. Gorin will also continue community discussions... Continue

A geezer’s lament

When I first landed in Sonoma I met a guy named Brady Brady, who was a friend of Stanley Mouse, who knew Earl LeClaire the chef from the Sonoma Hotel, who wrote a poem about his dog, Spike, and recited it while a guy called... Continue

A promising start for The Class of 2019

John Kelly | Special to the Sun As a birthday gift to myself this year I spoke at “Career Day” at Adele Harrison Middle School in Sonoma. I always find it rewarding to talk with students about their plans for the future. But this year,... Continue

Sonoma Developmental Center: A future in the balance

(By Will Shonbrun) Changes are coming to the Sonoma Developmental Center – but what kind, and when? The unknowns -- forced by a state mandate to close the facility within 10 years – were the focus of a public meeting convened and chaired by the center’s... Continue

Sonoma in 2040

We asked readers, and resident skeptic Bob Ewards, to envision what life will be like in the Sonoma Valley in the year 2040. It’s 2040 in Sonoma, and what a difference 25 years makes. Who’d have thought that, thanks to global warming, the Schelleville Grill... Continue

Best of Sonoma Valley 2014

Congratulations to the Best of Sonoma Valley! Here are the 2014 winners, chosen by readers of the Sonoma Valley Sun 1. Best place to take your dog Sonoma Regional Park 2. Best place to take visitors Sonoma Plaza 3. Best place to picnic Barthlomew Park... Continue

Patricia Shults takes the helm at Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce

(By Linda Blum) In Sonoma, the Chamber of Commerce has been around since 1909, promoting its mission of ensuring a “thriving economy by providing advocacy, promotion, networking, education and economic development services” to the business community. In that more-than-a–century period, the Chamber’s members have skewed away... Continue

Sonoma Development: Commercial Creep or Natural Change?

The City of Sonoma Development Code governs the type of development and uses that are permitted within differing zoning areas, of which there are many; commercial, mixed-use, medium density residential, high-density residential and gateway are but a few, and to them are added areas like... Continue

A day in Sonoma 2014

Sonoma Valley in photographs The Sun ends its 2014 publication schedule with this special, all-photo issue. What does a typical day in the Sonoma Valley look like? The following 32 photographs, all shot on Friday, December 12, will give you some idea. Our next issue... Continue
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