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Coffee in hand, Sonoma? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sonoma moves to make its interim city manager permanent leader
  • What Sonoma families should know about the new MacArthur Park Charter
  • Sonoma community reflects on the life of Gretchen Schenck Gardner

Also on today's calendar: Napa Valley 1839 FC Home Game Season Opener and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 88, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 88 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sonoma Council Taps New City Manager (patch.com) — Sonoma residents are poised to see interim city manager Cristine Alilovich formally appointed after the City Council selected her as the top candidate to lead City Hall. With decades of public-sector experience and prior roles in Sonoma and Marin counties, she would oversee the city's nearly $45 million budget and help advance key local initiatives if her contract is approved September 2.
   

• MacArthur Park Charter School Opening (sonomasun.com) — A new MacArthur Park Charter School has opened on Sonoma's former Prestwood Elementary campus, enrolling 196 students and using Sonoma Valley Unified's core textbooks. The STEAM-focused charter, now the district's third, follows a contentious board decision that closed Prestwood and approved $2.3 million in district funding for the school's first year.
   

• Family members recall Sonoman Gretchen Gardner's creativity, contributions (sonomanews.com) — Sonoma is remembering Gretchen Schenck Gardner, an 81-year-old advertising pioneer and beloved community member known locally for her lavish parties, creative spirit, and support of groups like Impact100 Sonoma, Sonoma Plein Air, Pets Lifeline and Sonoma Community Center. After moving to Sonoma in 2008, she helped shape local arts and philanthropy while hosting countless gatherings at the east hills home she designed.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 22
  • Little Worth Album Release Party →
    Buck's Place, 401 Grove St, Sonoma
    7:30 pm
    • Sunday August 23
  • Napa English Country Dance
    North Bay Country Dance Society Native Sons Hall, 937 Coombs Street, Napa, CA, United States
    2:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • EV Family BBQ
    Sonoma Valley Unified Sonoma, CA 95476
  • Back to school night
    Monte RioElementary School District Monte Rio, CA 95462
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • New leadership for Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa service area —Lena Howland Read on Patch
  • Fairmont Hotel posted a job opening for Part- Time Housekeeping /Room Attendant in Sonoma. Apply here.
  • Four Sisters Inns posted a job opening for Housekeeper / Ama de hotel, Inn at Sonoma (Part-Time) in Sonoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sonoma here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Spice Queen Readies To Give North Bay Foodies More Flavor With 2nd Store (patch.com)
  • SMART Board Announces Decision On Station Expansion (patch.com)

Rohnert Park

  • State of the Arts: Autumnal Culture and Creativity (bohemian.com)
  • wine-country-classic-bowling-tournament-sonoma-county (fresnobee.com)

Ok Sonoma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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