Painted pianos project and World War II memorial coming to Windsor
Windsor residents will be seeing some new sights around town, including painted pianos scattered around town for public use and a World War II fighter pilot memorial at the Windsor Town Green.
County health officials remind residents about the importance of COVID testing
COVID-19 case rates are finally starting to decline in Sonoma County following the dramatic holiday surge, but Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase is still urging residents to continue to get tested.
Newsom, lawmakers agree to $600 stimulus checks plus boost for undocumented workers
As Congress hammers out President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, California has worked out its own plan to get more cash into the hands of struggling Californians, particularly undocumented families left out of federal assistance.
West county schools working on COVID safety plans
Some west county school districts are positioning to invite elementary and some middle schoolers back for in-person learning now that Sonoma County’s adjusted daily case rate has eased to below 25 per 100,000 residents for five days straight, signaled in a Feb. 10 joint press release from the county and Sonoma County Office of Education.
Sonoma County Conservation Action group aims to create oak tree clearing moratorium
A group of conservationists from Sonoma County Conservation Action is urging the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to consider implementing a moratorium on county permitted tree cutting in an effort to save and preserve Sonoma County’s iconic oak woodlands.
Kevin Kilgore to become Sebastopol’s new police chief
Kevin Kilgore was recently appointed as the new police chief of the Sebastopol Police Department after the city spent over a year on the lookout for a permanent authority figure since Police Chief James Conner retired in December 2019.
District waiting until county is in the red tier to reopen for K-6
Cost of testing, unclear guidelines are barriers to reopening sooner
