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Sonoma City Council Votes to Support Marin Oyster Farmers in Legal Battles
The Sonoma City Council sided with the farmers Tuesday night, not the vintners nor the hopsters but the mariculture farmers of Drake’s Bay Oyster Co. The measure was added to the agenda's Consent...
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Unmanned Robot Helicopter Being Tested to Water North Bay Vineyards
by Keri Brenner, Napa Valley PatchOne of the first applications of unmanned aircraft robots for commercial use in the country is being tested on North Bay vineyards -- with apparent success,...
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Letter to the Editor: Council Misled by Drake's Bay Disinformation
Sonoma Valley Patch's coverage of the City Council's approval of a resolution
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Lessons from an Earthquake
Monday was the day to assess breeding bird activity on our blocks north of Jenner, along the coast. At our first stop, an open grassland area, we stood silently while White Crowned, Grasshopper and...
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Post Your Yard Sale For Free and Sonoma Valley Patch Will Send Shoppers Your Way
Having a Garage or Yard Sale? Share the details here to be added to our interactive map of sales.
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Amazon Expanding Into Grocery Delivery Service: Is That Something You'd...
Article written by David MillsTired of going to the grocery store? Would you like your groceries delivered to your front door instead?You may soon be getting more options on that kind of...
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Bike Coalition's Annual Century Ride Looking for Superheroes
A century might seem like a long time. It is if you’re talking about years, but in miles it’s only one day – and if you’re riding a bike through Sonoma County, it could possibly be the best day of your...
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Fate of Sonoma Developmental Center Again Being Studied
The recent creation of a state task force by California's Health and Human Services Agency that will study the future of the state's four developmental centers has once again turned attention on the...
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Wading into Shallow Waters: The Oyster Farm, Evironment and Community
The Sonoma City Council’s backing of the Drake’s Bay Oyster Co. in its effort to extend its l
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Homes For Sale This Week in Sonoma Valley
Here are the homes for sale this week in Sonoma Valley.
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Owner of Antique Shop in Sonoma Arrested for Fraud, Other Charges
After Front Door Antiques in the Sonoma Marketplace suddenly closed up shop at the end of May, several people contacted the Sonoma Police Department to report they were never paid for their items on...
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Where Will You Celebrate National Doughnut Day 2013 in the Sonoma Valley?
When you get a doughnut do you go for the glazed or the fruit filled? Do you like maple bars and buttermilk bars or do you prefer the plain or chocolate old fashioned doughnut? It's National Doughnut...
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Tony Tovaraz Winner of "Leaders and Achievers" Scholarship
Only 185 California high school seniors from 30 counties won a 2013 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship of $1,000 this year, pretty elite company when you think about it. Anthony Tovaraz of...
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Second Spare the Air Day in a Row
By Bay City News ServiceA "Spare the Air" alert has been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Saturday, the second straight day the alert is being issued because of unhealthy...
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Summer Ice Cream: Where Do You Buy It Around Sonoma Valley?
Memorial Day is past. The temperatures are heating up and summer time is almost here.One of the luxuries of summer is ice cream, whether it's on a cone, in a cup or from a half-gallon container.Ice...
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SCORCHER: Where Do You Go to Cool Off?
Parts of the Bay Area reached triple digit temperatures Friday, and could go slightly higher today, according to the National Weather Service.Higher temperatures were concentrated in the fringes of the...
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Film Review: THE INTERNSHIP
THE INTERNSHIP-Beau BehanStars Vince Vaughn, Owen WilsonDirected by Shawn LevyPG- 13, 119 minutes, ComedyThe “Wedding Crashers
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What Are We Reading on Patch?
This week’s big news in Sonoma was the Monday night endorsement of the Drake’s Bay Oyster Co.
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Saturday Was Hot, Sunday has Possibility of Thunderstorms
-by Bay City News Temperatures in some parts of the Bay Area exceeded 100 degrees Saturday but cooler weather is on the horizon, according to the
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