Planning commission reviewing downtown zoning
At a special meeting this week, Cloverdale’s planning commission will be reviewing a presentation about the city’s downtown zoning, conducting a study session on opportunities related to updating downtown zoning and reviewing possible sites for further downtown development. The conversation is one of the first steps toward potentially updating zoning in the downtown area. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. The full meeting agenda, including the presentation that the commission will be viewing, is available here.
‘No Kings’ Day in Healdsburg
This is what it looked like June 14, 2025, for the first No Kings Day demonstration in Healdsburg.
Town and police release joint statement on Floyd killing and use of force
On June 6, the Windsor Town Council and Windsor Police Chief released a statement on the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and outlining the use of force policies in effect for Windsor’s force.
Council Sticks with 5-District, Rotating Mayor Decision
It was Assistant City Manager Andrew Sturmfels' last meeting in Healdsburg before he begins work for Sonoma County, but the same old City Council was on the dais to double-down on their controversial decision to set a 5-district limit for Healdsburg's new government....
The next WUSD meeting will be a lengthy one, but full of important information
There are 16 agenda items for the next meeting of the Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) meeting of the Board of Trustees on March 16, and that doesn’t include consent items, opening items or closing items. But, with schools gearing up to welcome back students, budgets due and contract negotiations opening, there’s a lot to get done.
Preview of the Aug. 4 Sebastopol City Council Meeting
The Sebastopol City Council is tackling a modest agenda this week. The council is meeting virtually Tuesday night, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. You can watch it live, or watch a recording of it after the meeting occurs. Â
Administrators and WSCUHSD community dispute use of state and federal funds
Community members working to urge the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) to prolong its decision regarding high school consolidation have repeatedly claimed that incoming COVID-19 relief funds can be used to help prevent the merger this fall. However, local education officials have disputed the claims, insisting that state and federal funds coming in for COVID-19 relief wouldn’t allow the district to use the funds to make up for non-COVID-related costs.
Sebastopol Rotary seeks swim class volunteers
The sounds of summer will soon be coming from the direction of Ives Pool, where the Sebastopol Rotary Club will again be teaching local 7 year olds how to swim.
Scooting through Healdsburg on mission
UK couple are on kick-scooter journey from Canada to the Mexican border to raise money for a school in Tanzania
