Groups partner to reduce local feral cat population
Program hopes to reduce the number of cats killed by local shelters
Local Eagle Scout, community members help put up fire hazard signs on Fitch Mountain
Fitch Mountain will soon be getting two fire hazard signs, one on N. Fitch Mountain Road and one on S. Fitch Mountain Road, thanks to Eagle Scout Bryce Turbeville, who in recent years has been creating fire hazard signs for local Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE) groups.
Funding questions halt transfer discussion
Another natural disaster has put a halt to the discussion on the possibility of re-implementing interdistrict transfers for the Healdsburg Unified School District.
Lawsuit filed against WSCUHSD over El Molino
The Community Alliance for Responsible Education (CARE) has filed a lawsuit against the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) with the Sonoma County Superior Court over the board’s March 10 vote to consolidate Analy High School and El Molino High School into one school, or “close El Molino High School,” according to a press release sent to Sonoma West Times & News Thursday afternoon, April 22.
Bridge to the Future at arts center completed
The Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, the nonprofit that owns and operates Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC), has completed its $11.4 million multi-phase Bridge to the Future renovation project, resulting in major physical upgrades to the 44-year-old facility and increases its accessibility, safety and security.
Insurance starting to recover $1.2 million stolen from Sebastopol in cyber fraud
Locals finally got some answers about how $1.2 million was taken from Sebastopol’s reserves account held by the County of Sonoma in late April and what the city’s going to do about it.
WUSD budget picture much rosier, thanks to fed funds
At the Aug. 4 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees, the 45-day revise of the budget presented a far less dire picture than previous budget discussions, thanks in large part to a significant influx of cash from the federal government as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
