Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought
It says something about the complexity of California’s water crisis that there are so many actors in the state’s water wars, all clamoring for more. Nature, alone, is silent in this fight, relying on others to speak on behalf of the welfare of wildlife and waterways.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Nov. 1-7
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
City working with nonprofits on community grant program
The City of Healdsburg is going to work with Healdsburg Forever and the Healdsburg Healthcare Foundation to identify grantees and a distribution process for a one-time community response grant program funded by $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Cherry Creek housing project ahead of schedule
24-unit inclusionary housing development expected to be finished in spring
Outdoor masking will continue for Windsor’s TK-5 students
District will reevaluate masking rules at the start of the new year
Applications for Windsor planning, senior citizens commissions due Nov. 18
Windsor residents looking to get involved with local governance might consider applying for an opening on a citizens advisory committee.
Windsor exploring ban on new gas stations, gas infrastructure
The Town of Windsor will soon join the City of Petaluma in banning new gas station infrastructure, following a recommendation by the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA).
Sebastopol RV park village proposal meets more blowback
Residents of Sebastopol plunged into debate over the city’s actions to address homelessness on Morris Street at the Sebastopol City Council’s Nov. 2 meeting. The council discussed the city’s proposed RV parking village and the first monthly status report from the Committee for the Unhoused.
