City of Sonoma Receives Unaudited Fiscal Year End Financial Report
Finance Director Prapti Aryal will present unaudited results of the City of Sonoma’s finances for fiscal year 2024-25 at the next meeting of the City Council on September 29. The full report can be viewed HERE. A summary of the results for the City’s General Fund is provided below.
Calistoga Resiliency Center Powers Through Safety Shutoffs
The Calistoga Resiliency Center (CRC) — a state-of-the-art hybrid microgrid energy storage facility located in Calistoga, CA — is now complete and operational. The first-of-a-kind facility integrates advanced hydrogen fuel cells with lithium-ion batteries to address power resiliency in response to the growing...
60-Year-Old Homeless Woman Arrested for Starting Fire at Novato Encampment
Yesterday, Novato Police Department officers were dispatched to the vicinity of the Novato Skatepark due to a reported fire. On arrival, they found a homeless encampment ablaze; the emergency was swiftly managed by the Novato Fire Protection District, with no injuries reported, as relayed in a social media post from...
People Drive From All Over California For The Crab Sandwich At This Homey Restaurant
Tucked away on the edge of Bodega Bay’s working harbor sits a humble white building that doesn’t look like much from the outside but has seafood lovers making pilgrimages from every corner of California. Spud Point Crab Company isn’t trying to impress anyone with fancy decor or trendy...
2019 Silver Trident Winery “Symphony No. 9 Sauvignon Blanc
The two owners, coming out of hospitality and travel industry, opened their doors in Yountville in 2015. Their goal was to feature handcrafted artisan wines specifically showcasing Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and a Napa Valley red blend. They produce approximately four thousand cases in total per...
One Man’s Five-Fire Learning Curve
Steve Rasmussen lives far enough into the wilderness around the Napa Valley, about a mile from the town of Calistoga, that his phone bristles with apps. Apps that track everything from the weather to helicopter flight paths to fire flare ups. Why? Since he and his wife bought the 796-acre vineyard and woodland...
Encore: Classical Music Returns to Classrooms Through Local Chamber Orchestra
Summary: The Napa Valley Chamber Orchestra is reintroducing classical music to local elementary schools through performances of “Wild Symphony,” a story-based musical work by Dan Brown. Spearheaded by educators Lora Levin and Sabine Hirsohn, the program combines live chamber music, storytelling and visual aids to...
One of Marin’s favorite hiking trails reopens after summer hiatus
A lush creek walk on the western slope of Mt. Tamalpais has finally reopened. Marin County’s popular trail was abruptly shut down earlier this year for repair work after being deemed “very hazardous.”
Windsor unites with neighboring sanitation district to achieve 100% recycling of treated wastewater
Because storage is now jointly managed, Windsor avoids having to discharge wastewater into Mark West Creek and the Russian River Basin. photo credit: Courtesy of the Town of Windsor Windsor's wastewater treatment plant. The Town of Windsor has reached a major milestone: 100% of the community’s wastewater is now...
City of Sonoma Launches Tree Inventory
The City of Sonoma is taking another step toward a climate-resilient future with the launch of a citywide Tree Inventory, scheduled for October 1 through October 9, 2025. This effort is part of the City’s broader Climate Smart Sonoma initiative, which tracks and shares updates on progress of the Citys adopted Climate...
