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ChineseBay Area Diaries — Part IV: Sonoma County
Added on Friday, January 25th, 2008IMPORTANT NOTICE
Technical difficulties prevented the diaries from being released in the original scheduled order. Part IV: Sonoma County runs today. Part V: Golden Gate Ferry, appeared yesterday. Thank you for your patience and your continued patronage of MetroRiderLA.
Charles Schulz thought he could live in Santa Rosa and complete his “Peanuts” comics in peace. He became the town’s most famous resident, and soon enough the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center is founded and several “Peanuts” statues are placed throughout the city.
Sonoma County figuratively has one foot in the Bay Area and the other in the North Coast, but it also stands proudly and confidently on its own. Sonoma’s viticulture is its gift to the world, and its wineries are a major economic force. The vineyards and other agricultural industries are still very prominent, but the county is dotted with several cities that maintain a quaint, small-town charm.
The county’s location and its land use give it an unconventional transportation characteristic as well. Sonoma County has a transportation tapas bar; the portions are small but the options are many.
