Burn permits required starting May 1
CalFire is once again requiring burn permits for any outdoor open burning in local state responsibility areas. Burn permits are available to residents in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties and are required beginning May 1.
Food for Thought: Healing Illness with Food + Love
SPONSORED – If you live in Sonoma County, you’ve likely seen Food for Thought volunteers collecting food donations at local grocery stores nearly every weekend of the year. And if you’ve ever donated food, money, or time as a volunteer, everyone at Food For Thought thanks you!
Sebastopol names Daniel Healy as new police chief
Nearly a year after the retirement of its previous chief of police, the city of Sebastopol announced its new police chief, Daniel Healy, Monday morning. Healy is currently second-in-command with the Suisun City Police Department. He will start at the department on Dec. 14 and will be sworn in on Dec. 15.
Year in Review: People
Ordinary people make the world go ’round whether we’re in a pandemic or not. Here are just a few of the many game-changers in the west county who’ve made an impact in support of their communities through thick and thin in 2021.
Displaced families have many school choices
If you have relocated because of the fires, either permanently due to housing loss, or temporarily due to evacuation, you and your children have a choice about what school to attend, once schools open again.
Muddy Run on ‘Relentless’ Lake Sonoma 50 Course
The annual Lake Sonoma 50, the local ultrarunning classic that’s bringing international talent to the April competition, faced the unexpected for last Saturday’s races—cold weather and rain that put a damper on the event and created an often muddy course, especially for those who followed the leaders.
Anticipated SDAT report released, group to hold community response meeting Jan. 13
The much-anticipated Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) report, also known as the vision for Healdsburg 2040, was released early Tuesday morning and made available to residents, city staff and the public.
Police Log, Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
Open drug use, serial arguments, unsafe lane changes and more violations reported to Healdsburg Police
Sonoma CART provides refuge for evacuated horses
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