Windsor considers tobacco regulations opposed by business owners
As part of a larger anti-tobacco movement within Sonoma County, the Windsor Town Council is considering an update to an ordinance controlling the sale of tobacco products which could help decrease use by minors, though some say it will hurt small business owners.
Should homeowners pay for climate change?
In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times this last decade, successful winemakers and longtime residents are weighing their options to rebuild or move out entirely simply by looking at their property insurance policies.
Universal basic income? California moves to be first state to fund pilot efforts
Universal basic income was championed by Martin Luther King Jr., promoted by Silicon Valley citizens as the “social vaccine for the 21st century” and endorsed by 2016 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, but it has never really caught on.
Sebastopol OKs free trial for app to rate police interactions
Residents of Sebastopol may find themselves using an app-based platform Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore compared to giving police Yelp reviews
Windsor town and school district to meet over joint items
There will be a joint meeting of the Windsor Town Council and the Windsor Unified School District on Monday, July 26 at 6 p.m. for the two bodies to discuss their overlapping interests and plans.
Cloverdale officials hear options for downtown zoning changes to promote infill development
Following a discussion on state housing laws in a joint city council and planning commission session July 14, Cloverdale city officials heard a presentation on potential methods of increasing mixed-use residential development in the downtown area.
Fundraiser raises over $500,000 for Corazón Healdsburg
Over $500,000 was raised on Saturday, July 17, at Corazón Healdsburg’s annual Event of the Heart fundraiser. The fundraiser was held at the newly built Bacchus Landing event venue in Healdsburg.
Deadlock persists for filling vacant council seat
Update: July 23 at 11 a.m. City officials have confirmed there will be no meeting on July 28 as discussed during the meeting. "The council, at its July 20, 2021 council meeting, was unable to reach consensus on how to fill the council vacancy. Therefore, we will default to holding a special election on the next regularly established date of April 12, 2022. I expect to bring an item forward at the next Council meeting on August 4, 2021 to call for the special election of April 12, 2022," said town clerk Maria De La O in an email.
