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District will have to dip into general and reserve funds to fund salary increase, bolster budget ahead of deficit spending

The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.

A rainy night didn’t deter nearly 200 donors and nonprofit leaders from gathering in Healdsburg at SHED to celebrate local philanthropy and to honor Mary Hafner for her steadfast leadership and support of the Healdsburg Forever Fund.

The city’s newest citizen oversight group has decided the best way to do their job is to stay in touch with the people they speak for, so they’re having an informal open house with the public next Thursday evening, May 8. It’s billed as a “meet-and-greet,” so don’t expect a stage show even though it will be held at 222 Healdsburg Ave...

Balloons bunched together like white and blue grapes formed an arch above Analy High School’s front gates to welcome its second cohort of students on their first day back in class on Tuesday morning, April 13.

Stan Huncilman has a sculpture, “Harappan Swansong” located on Cloverdale Boulevard in front of the Gould Shaw House.

1:14pm Petty theft occurred at Goodwill Industries on Healdsburg Avenue. The subject left the store with a huge bag of clothes and wearing clothing from the store. The subject was pushing a shopping cart. Officers located the suspect and arrested a...

Now that the world is returning to semi-normalcy, Sonoma County has seen an uptick in arts and entertainment events planned for the summer. Even though the pandemic has wreaked havoc on many businesses, nonprofits like the Cloverdale Arts Alliance (CAA) have stayed afloat and are committed to putting on their popular events again in 2021.

In response to the unprecedented disaster which has affected the community so deeply, the Sonoma Humane Society is launching charity veterinary services for pet owners who have suffered financial loss in recent fires and need assistance to care for their pets. Services are limited to basic wellness care and urgent fire related injuries.

On Friday, Jan. 31, the county cleared the homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail. Sixty homeless campers went to a “sanctioned encampment” at Los Guilicos. Some accepted beds in local shelters. More than 100 people either refused what the county had offered or were somehow missed by county officials, but, under threat of arrest, they left the trail anyway, pitching their tents elsewhere around the county.