Year in Review: Schools
2021 was another momentous year for west county schools under the pandemic. The year grew especially top-heavy for the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) striving for stability as consolidation rocked the community.
Police Logs, July 20-26
Log of reports made to Police Dispatch, including vehicle incidents, public arguments, swimming in the public fountain and more.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26
The City Council’s informal decision on Dec. 16 to adopt a five-district, selected mayor format for city government in the redistricting process drew immediate reactions from several community members, who felt the decision was made unnecessarily quickly and short-circuited public discussion of the options. Here are a few of their comments:
Police Log, July 6 – 12
Local law enforcement tracks down local crime. For instance, a truck spun donuts on the side of the freeway before driving toward Healdsburg Avenue at Alexander Valley Road. The driver got out of the vehicle. Officers responded and arrested a 43-YO man for DUI. He was brought to county jail.
Open Mic: A Weapons Factory in Healdsburg?
"Recently, I was shocked to learn that a General Dynamics factory exists right here in Sonoma County," writes Ian McKee of Santa Rosa. "I expect that for many of my neighbors the existence of this factory will also come as a shock. They might also be surprised to learn that engineers from this factory give presentations to students in STEM classes around the county, which in my opinion represents a chilling normalization of the violence that this factory inflicts on defenseless people around the world..."
Alexander Valley School garden to be revamped
Lowes Community Award will provide funds for new native plant space, maker space
