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August 16, 2026

GranFondo coming to Sonoma County on Sept. 30

County, city roads expected to be clogged Saturday morning

Why do we care about the Giants?

Yes, why do we care about them? With so much in this world to care about, why do we care if a baseball team wins or loses? Clearly, many of us care, millions and millions of us. My cousins drove in from Fresno for the games. Others come from Sacramento and points east. There are identified groups from far north of here at the ballpark: Ukiah, Fort Bragg and I think I saw a contingent from Arcata once.

Windsor’s first virtual meeting doesn’t go as planned

In a wild and somewhat unprecedented evening on April 1, the Windsor Town Council held its first virtual meeting via the meeting app Zoom.

Turning the Page at County Library

In a significant development for the Sonoma County Library, Dara Bradds has recently joined the administrative team as deputy director, becoming the second-in-command within the countywide library system. By Kary Hess As author Neil Gaiman said, “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers; a librarian can...

Holiday window decorating contest – get your vote in now!

The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau is hosting a contest this holiday season for both local businesses and local shoppers. Thirty-three stores around downtown have decorated their windows and will compete against each other for the most votes from window shoppers.

The return of the rains

Last week’s rains lived up to their advanced billing. All parts of Sonoma County got a real soaking from a bona fide Pacific storm, the kind of blowing and hard downpours that have always marked our northern California winters. The average annual rainfall over...

Year in Review: Development

In an eight part series we look back at the world that was, here in our little corner of it. 2020 was a year of challenges. We’ll be publishing this eight piece work daily as we work to the new year. Today’s piece is on the development that was discussed, started, completed and even argued about in Windsor this year.

Calls for Foppoli’s resignation increase as town explores legal avenues

Throughout the day on Thursday, April 8, calls for the resignation of Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli increased in tone and tenor throughout the county and beyond. The calls for his ouster come on the heels of an extensive San Francisco Chronicle article alleging that he had sexually assaulted at least four women over a period of nearly two decades.

WCHC begins to schedule vaccinations through direct outreach

West County Health Centers (WCHC) recently pivoted toward scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations through direct outreach instead of open self-registration to effectively prioritize groups most at-risk.

WSCUHSD finalizes parcel tax measure for March election

The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) board unanimously approved a resolution to order an election in March to levy a three-year annual $48 district parcel tax following a public hearing Friday morning.
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