Healdsburg Museum opens new exhibit
The Healdsburg Museum recently opened a new in-person exhibit, its first since the COVID-19 pandemic, that looks back at the native peoples who have called the area home for countless generations.
Healdsburg council to consider urban water management plan and application for Project Homekey
The Healdsburg City Council will consider adopting the Healdsburg 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) along with an update to the city’s water shortage contingency plan at its next council meeting on Oct. 18. The council will also consider adopting a resolution to submit a joint application for Project Homekey.
Sebastopol police chief dyes hair pink for breast cancer fundraiser
Less than two weeks into fundraising, the Sebastopol Police Department (SPD) met its goal of gathering $2,500 for the North Bay Cancer Alliance (NBCA) — as a result, Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore dyed his hair pink.
Sebastopol looks to make Morris Street for everybody, for now
What an ideal Morris Street in Sebastopol would look like for bikers, drivers, current RV residents and nearby businesses is a key question asked and yet to be answered. More specifically, the question posed during an Oct. 5 Sebastopol City Council meeting was whether to modify the city’s bike plan and replace the bike lanes with sharrows.Â
Toilets clogged with fruit and vandalized bathrooms prompt districts to address TikTok challenge
Several Sonoma County schools are reviewing school rules, expectations and social media decorum with students following a new social media trend on TikTok that encourages students to partake in various challenges that inspire vandalism and other inappropriate behavior.
Healdsburg Planning Commission meeting wrap-up
Duiven named community development director, design application extension for mixed-use project approved
Registration deadline nearing for Occidental, Timber Cove elections
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 2 Consolidated Election is Oct. 18. The election only applies to some voters — for west county, this means voters in the Occidental Community Services District and the Timber Cove County Water District.
WSCUHSD board to host regular meeting at former El Molino campus
The upcoming West Sonoma County Union High School District board meeting takes up multiple items that not only tell where the district has been but set some of the conditions of its near future.
Cloverdale council discussing how to spend American Rescue Plan funds
At its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 13, the Cloverdale City Council will be tackling a two-item regular agenda, one item of which will be to discuss how the council wants to spend the funds it received from the federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. The second is to consider adopting a resolution urging the Surface Transportation Board to reject an application for the North Coast Rail Company to acquire and rehabilitate the North Coast Rail Authority’s rail line between Eureka and Willits. The meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m., will be held both over Zoom and in person at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center.
