School districts and parents trying to explore options for child care
With the return to in-class instruction still up in the air for the 2020-21 school year and the growing possibility of a return to stricter shelter in place guidelines, many Sonoma County parents are left scratching their heads, worried and anxious, wondering what to do to meet child care needs this fall.
Spending TOT Windfall Requires 2/3 Voter Approval
The upcoming November general election gives residents a chance to vote not only for three City Council seats—applications will be accepted at least until 5pm on Friday, Aug. 12—but on two measures approved by council on June 21.
The first is a measure to implement...
Vaccination advisory over whooping cough concerns
Health officials are encouraging county residents to get ahead of winter sicknesses by getting vaccinated.
Wednesday update: Crews still tying up lines to contain fire
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 26, 10 p.m. —
CLEANING CREEKS
“Why doesn’t someone do something about all the trash in the creek?” This question from an 11 year old girl scout surprised me. Dozens of energetic volunteers surrounded us scouring the banks of Santa Rosa Creek along the Prince Memorial Greenway for trash washed down by the winter rains. I started to explain that many people were indeed doing something, only to be interrupted by her observation that cut to the quick of any storm water program, “Yes, but if people were really doing something, we wouldn’t have to be here cleaning up after them.”












