Walbridge Fire jumps in containment over weekend
Crews have made progress on the Walbridge Fire, with containment at 58% as of Sunday evening, Aug. 30. With both the Walbridge Fire and the Meyers Fire, crews have shifted to recovery mode, mopping up the burn areas.
Healdsburg Police and Sheriff Logs, Mar. 4-11
The following are excerpted from Healdsburg Police Department daily log entries and the log entries of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.
Commentary: Living on the front lines of the climate emergency
It’s been a couple of decades since we started hearing about how climate change would impact the planet and hence, the creatures living on it. Ice would melt, seas would rise and extreme weather would get more extreme: hotter, colder, windier, wetter, dryer.
Distance learning looking more likely
Letter from superintendent sets Aug. 3 as deadline to make final decision for school opening
‘My own little installation’: Local artist has designed storefronts for over 20 years
For northern Sonoma County-based artist and art teacher Sandra Novia, designing shop storefronts is an extension of the kind of work she might do in a more traditional art setting. Novia is both a commercial and fine artist — she’s worked as an art teacher at various organizations and school districts, painted murals throughout Sonoma County and more.
County’s hospitality industry hit hardest in COVID outbreak
The welcome mat for Sonoma County’s wine country was rolled up several weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, and there is no prediction of when it might be rolled out again. Only a little over one quarter (27.8%) of the county’s 7,000 lodging rooms were occupied at the beginning of this month, down from an average occupancy rate of 78% from a year ago.
Tabloid fever dreams take turn for the worst
The fantasies that once lived on cheap newsprint now pulse through mainstream culture. In the social media age, anything can be “true” if it flatters one’s bias or fuels their outrage, writes Jared O, Bell.
Apkarian is out at Laguna High School
Lindsey Apkarian has been relieved of her position as principal at Laguna High School, the district’s continuation school, and reassigned to classroom duties at Analy High School.
Lawsuit challenges validity of WSCUHSD board’s vote to consolidate
The Community Alliance for Responsible Education (CARE) announced its lawsuit against the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) on April 22, alleging the district violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to pave the way for the March 10 vote to consolidate El Molino and Analy high schools.
