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Sonoma Inn (San Francisco Edition) literally bites

Given my never-ending crusade to preserve Sonoma’s brand equity, imagine my surprise when I discovered poachers siphoning our identity from our own backyard. In San Francisco, at the corner of Bush and Van Ness, is a hotel named the Sonoma Inn. I initially assumed it was a residential hotel, by which I mean flophouse, of the [...]
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Inside Sonoma, Episode 8

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Protected: Inside Sonoma, Episode 7

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Sore in Windsor

Towns called Windsor dot the states, as do a handful in England (in Berkshire, Cornwall and Lincolnshire) where I presume the name originated. The Windsor to which I live closest (besides the replica of Windsor Castle made of wine corks in my neighbor’s garage) is the town of Windsor, CA, which one drives passed on [...]
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Video Wins Tourism Award

Today, I had the pleasure of engaging in a Q&A with Mo McElroy, executive director of the Santa Rosa Convention and Visitors Bureau, as part of "Beyond the Gateways Conference," hosted by the California Tourism Industry Association (CalTIA).
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