SLIDESHOW: The fires this time
The worst wildfires in California history devoured more than 85,000 acres in Sonoma County in mid-October, destroying more than 5,700 homes and businesses. Twenty three people lost their lives in the fires in Sonoma County, and, as of this writing, 50 people are still missing. Tens of thousands of people throughout the county were evacuated. For two weeks, people lived from Nixle alert to Nixle alert, waiting to see if their neighborhood would be next. The cause of the fires remains unknown.
Burbank Housing holds workshop for Dry Creek Road project
Despite having to modify designs for wetland mitigation and other site constraints, the overall design and look for the Burbank Housing affordable housing development at 155 Dry Creek Road is coming along.
WSCUHSD seeks exemption from CEQA for placeholder consolidation plan
Also approves conditions to potentially delay consolidation
Police Log, Nov. 18-24
Nov. 20: 2:59pm Petty theft occurred at Healdsburg High School on Prince Avenue. A week prior, AirPods were stolen. The RP tracked the location of the AirPods to an address. The RP did not know who lived at that address. The RP wanted a report, but did not want to press changes. And more Police reports...
Healdsburg Police 911 dispatchers are answering most of their calls within 15 seconds
In the last three years, the Healdsburg Police Department Dispatch Center successfully answered at least 95% of its incoming calls within 15 seconds, according to a new dispatch center data report released last month.
West County Teen Clinic finds its full-time home in Sebastopol
West County Teen Clinic is moving to Sebastopol for good to provide west county teens free and confidential sexual, reproductive and behavioral health services right where they’re at.
County’s proposal to realign ambulance services is potential threat to Bell’s Ambulance future
Supervisor Gore seeking colleague’s support for compromises
Sonoma County’s citrus belt and Cloverdale’s annual Citrus Fair
It’s not clear who came up with the idea to call Cloverdale the Citrus Belt of Sonoma County, but George E. Baer, owner, publisher and editor of the local newspaper and all-around promoter was likely involved.
