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A new exhibit at the Petaluma Museum revisits the Viet Nam war from the first-hand perspective of those who were actually there—on both sides of the line of fire. 
There will be a number of special events during the course of the exhibit's two and a half month run. See the list here. The museum has also compiled a roster of related video resources and a reading list. Plus this video preview: [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2z1jVDJChM 360x240]
Author, playwright and documentarian Tony Lazzarini of Greenbrae has collected many of his memories and war stories in the book, Highest Traditions, which he says was intended to offer readers a rare peek inside the helicopters that became one of the most iconic symbols of the Viet Nam war.
A riverfront bar in downtown Napa that was once the scene of a brutal and still unsolved murder is now the subject of a 21st century dispute over exactly how historic a proposed remodeling needs to be.
Developer Steve Hasty, only the third owner of the Fagiani Building in it's 101 year history, proposed to update it and add a partial third story, as shown in the drawying below. He contends the city's Planning Commission is overstepping their authority by attempting to force him to remove the colored tiles on the ground floor in order to win approval for the third floor plan.
Fagiani's bar
Only a few things can transcend the histories and circumstances of the hardened inmates at San Quentin prison. Music is one of them.
Sebastopol guitarist and youth advocate Buzzy Martin will read from his book and talk about his experiences at Copperfield's Books in Sebstopol, Thursday evening, September 16 at 7 pm.
Different cultures deal with mental illness quite differently, which poses a significant challenge to mental health service providers in an area such as Sonoma County, with extensive multicultural subpopulations.
One of the challenges in tailoring mental heath services to meet the needs of a particular cultural group, says Rosemary Milbrath, Director of the Sonoma County chapter of the National Association on Mental Illness, is first defining exactly who that population is.
One of the goals of mental health service providers, Milbrath adds, is developing early intervention measures to anticipate and counter some of the stresses that may cause problems later in life. She lauds the Redwood Empire Chinese Association for their proactive prorams in that area.