Out, About & Around the County
Afro-Cuban jazz in CloverdaleThe Jazz Club of the Cloverdale Arts Alliance presents Carlitos Medrano's The Viñales Project on Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Born and raised in Cuba, Medrano came to the U.S. after...
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View meteor shower at observatoryPublic viewing takes place at the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park on Nov. 7.Solar viewing runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Solar telescopes will be...
View ArticleCommunity separators before supervisors in November
Community separators before supervisors in NovemberThe Sonoma County Board of Supervisors are expected to take look at recommendations for renewing the 20-year-old community separator ordinance that...
View ArticleBig Animal Rescue Night at Atwood Ranch
Atwood Ranch will be the site of the inaugural Big Animal Rescue Night (BARN) on Sunday, Nov. 15, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Atwood Ranch in Glen Ellen. The event aims to raise funds for a new program in...
View ArticleRoads should be a high budget priority
Measure A, which would have generated $20 million per year to improve our roads and streets, was soundly defeated in June. During the campaign, few if any of the 62 percent of voters who rejected the...
View ArticleDisaster planning for SV Sanitation District
The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (SVCSD) is seeking public comment on a draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to increase the reliability of sanitation facilities during natural...
View ArticleCommission reviews vacation rental changes
The Sonoma County Planning Commission will hold a final meeting on Nov. 19 before making its final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding changes to the countys vacation rental...
View ArticleGina Cuclis running for First District Supervisor
Gina Cuclis has declared her candidacy for First District Supervisor, challenging incumbent Susan Gorin, the former Santa Rosa City councilwoman who beat out a crowded field in 2012. So far, she is the...
View ArticleRobert Glotzbach
Robert J. Glotzbach, born to Liz and Joseph on Dec. 13, 1926, in Los Angeles, died on Aug. 16, 2015, in Santa Rosa. Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, life partner, appropriate...
View ArticleAge is just a number
On Oct. 20, St. Patricks Episcopal Church held an event for members who have hit that special age of 90 or above. The morning was full of tea, cookies, finger sandwiches and music. We should all hope...
View ArticlePublic workshop focuses on winery events, impacts
Valley of the Moon Alliance (VOTMA) is encouraging concerned citizens to attend a public workshop hosted by the Sonoma County Winery Working Group to discuss the issue of “events at wineries” on Nov....
View ArticleTake a virtual hike in a county park
In partnership with Google, Sonoma County Regional Parks is making many of its trails accessible via 360-degree imagery on Street View in Google Maps. You can virtually stroll the Sonoma Coast at...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Shaw Park dog area a bad ideaDear Editor,Shaw Park was bequeathed to the Kenwood Community for a baseball field in perpetuity. When and how it got into the county parks system, we do not know. Even so,...
View ArticleMemory Lane
The nice thing about walking around the village is that you usually run into someone you know. This time it was Rae, who told me a horror story about her current home remodel. When they pulled the ugly...
View ArticleCAL FIRE continues suspension of open burning
Permits for open burning within State Responsibility Area and Local Responsibility Areas under contract with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) remain suspended. The...
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Gina Cuclis running for First District Supervisor
Gina CuclisGina Cuclis has declared her candidacy for First District Supervisor, challenging incumbent Susan Gorin, the former Santa Rosa City councilwoman who beat out a crowded field in 2012. So far,...
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Plans discussed for new Sonoma Valley Regional Park lands
About 25 people attended a Sonoma County Regional Parks meeting on Oct. 28 to put in their two cents about potential uses for two properties that are now part of Sonoma Valley Regional Park in Glen...
View ArticleIndependent state park operators report on activities
Three nonprofit and private organizations that stepped up to keep three of Sonoma Countys state parks open when they were threatened with closure in 2011, have increased attendance and revenues at...
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Groundwater regulation closer to becoming a reality
By June 2017, Sonoma County will have the framework in place to start measuring and regulating its groundwater supplies, in compliance with new legislation signed by Governor Jerry Brown last...
View ArticleMonster Mash at SDC
One of the most anticipated events every year on the campus of the Sonoma Developmental Center is its Halloween parade, a big hit with staff and residents alike. Superheroes, zombies, witches,...
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