‘It means community’: Cloverdale winter festival heads downtown Friday
Cloverdale’s annual winter festival and tree lighting is returning to town this Friday, Dec. 3 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The festival will include live music, food and more — plus a special appearance by Santa, who will be arriving on a fire truck.
First US omicron infection found in San Francisco
 California will increase COVID-19 testing of some airport travelers after a passenger flying to San Francisco International Airport from South Africa was identified as the first known case of the omicron variant in the United States.
What’s happening in Windsor for the holidays?
The end of the year means plenty of cheer and the Town of Windsor has a host of events and activities for the holiday season.
Windsor council discussing interim town manager, Civic Center project
The Windsor Town Council is meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 1 and is slated to discuss the appointment of an interim town manager, the possible approval to the second amendment of the town’s exclusive negotiating agreement with the Robert Green Company for the Civic Center project and the implementation of SB 1383. The council will also be holding a public hearing for its multi-family residential objective design standards. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will be over both Zoom and in-person at the council chambers. Those attending in person will be required to wear masks. The full council agenda can be found here.
WSCUHSD to consider input on rebranding, trustee voting areas
The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) board will press on at its special board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 1 to review the student survey results on rebranding and potential next steps.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Nov. 22-28
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Commentary: Make a move to native and drought tolerant plantings
This year is different. Historically low rainfall following a previously dry water year have tipped the balance of stored water within Lake Mendocino and water demand throughout the Russian River watershed. As water users in the upper Russian River continue to cut water usage, you may be wondering how we got here and how do we get out of this.
Peacetown Family Village and snowflake hunt coming up in Sebastopol
Sebastopolians are invited to make merry at the Peacetown Family Village and snowflake hunt on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2-4 p.m. The free event will be held at Peacetown’s new brick and mortar location in the Barlow, across the street from Taylor Lane Coffee in the former Foundry building.
