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Tax measure a hot topic in Sonoma

Sonoma city leaders say the town is facing a fiscal emergency and have put a sales tax measure on the June 5 ballot. If enacted, it would represent the first tax increase in the city in 20 years.

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Montgomery Village intersection target of police this week

Santa Rosa traffic officers pick one of the citys most collision-prone intersections each week to monitor.

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Summer job market tough for teens

Caden DeLong, 17, has scored his summer dream job at Safari West, but other Sonoma County teens are scrambling to find summer work.

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Home sales

Sales of single-family homes recorded in Sonoma County for the week of April 22.

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Dutchman Robert Gesink wins Tour of California

Dutchman Robert Gesink, eight months after breaking his leg in a training accident, has won the Tour of California.

Songs for a final journey

The Threshold Choir, a network of a capella choirs that sing simple ballads, brings comfort to those who are on the threshold between life and death.

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Pushing pensions higher

Pensions for career Sonoma County government workers have more than doubled in the past decade, records show.

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On the move

People on the move at Willow Creek Financial Services, Summit State Bank and more ...

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Viticulture briefs

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COHN: Giants find formula against As

The Giants 4-0 victory over the Oakland As on Saturday was a textbook example of how the Giants want to play, need to play. Call it the Giants best-case-scenario template.

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Golden Gate Bridge - monument, work of art, star

What is it about the Golden Gate Bridge , anyway? Its not the longest suspension bridge in the world anymore, or the tallest. It never was the busiest. But its a star, the way Bacall and Monroe were stars. The way...

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CHP: Prius driver pays price for hitting bikers

A Prius driver who was using his cell phone to record footage of a pack of motorcyclists veered into them Sunday morning, prompting some of the bikers to beat him up on the freeway, the California Highway Patrol...

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George Lucas might build affordable housing

Star Wars creator George Lucas could, indeed, make good on his idea of building affordable housing right next door to the high-income NIMBYs who blocked his plans for a production studio near his Lucas Valley ranch...

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101st Bay to Breakers has sun, fun and a few fast runners

Mamitu Daska and Sammy Kitwara were the top female and male runners to finish of the 101st Zazzle Bay to Breakers on Sunday morning. But the definition of a winner is a little bit broader with this only-in-San...

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Jay Behr-designed Sausalito home offers views of San Francisco Bay

4 Lower Crescent Ave., Sausalito - $2.95 million The basics: Architect Jay Behrs modern design for this newly built home creates privacy, offers canyon and bay views, and delivers several outdoor living areas in the...

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9/11 families upset over ground zero museum delays

(05-18) 06:27 PDT New York (AP) -- They were promised a place to mourn their loved ones, display their photographs and educate their children and the children of strangers about exactly what was lost on 9/11. But today,...