McGuire hosting wildfire meeting, drought town hall next week
State Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, is hosting a pair of public events next week, calling attention to both the state’s ongoing drought and upcoming fire season.
Two bicyclists struck on High School Road
On May 12 at around 6:01 p.m., California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to a report of a major injury crash on High School Road, south of Gaye Road.
California’s population shrank in 2020, but don’t call it an exodus
The COVID-19 pandemic has done what more than a century of past plagues, recessions, crime waves, droughts and earthquakes couldn’t.Â
Cloverdale City Council selects Cruz as mayor, Lands as vice mayor
Cruz will serve as the city’s first Latina mayor
Sonoma Water looks toward plans to reduce Russian River water usage by 20%
Other organizations cite additional water saving efforts, recycled water use
Supporting survivors of sexual violence
April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month and in Sonoma County the topic was front page news for all the wrong reasons. Various local government agencies adopted resolutions affirming their support for survivors and increased awareness. But the positive proclamations were blunted by breaking news where the current town of Windsor mayor and a recent Sebastopol mayor were accused of multiple sexual assaults. One was arrested and booked into jail and the other incident has torn the town of Windsor into bitter and upsetting divides. Hundreds of past sexual assault victims have had to relive their horrors and pains through days other communities might have been celebrating positive educational and awareness programs and events.
