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Cloverdale mayor Marta Cruz describes the community room in the Cloverdale Family Apartments as the “center of activities” for the city’s Latino community. Over the years, it’s served as the site of Cesar Chavez Day celebrations, back-to-school book drives and even a cooling center for the community’s elders. Now, it’s a space for the fine arts, thanks to its newest addition — a piano. 

Despite the difficulties that distance learning may bring, several small Healdsburg schools are getting creative with their distance learning plans and are seeing success. Some smaller schools, like the Alexander Valley School (AVS), are reporting a high percentage of student attendance and that students and teachers are starting to fall in line with the new routine of learning at home.

The Sebastopol Area Senior Center has announced its Harvest Cafe will serve only take-out until further notice, as advised by Sonoma County Public Health with COVID-19 rushing through the county again.

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.

Split council unable to agree on November ballot measure 

Census 2020 is poised to get underway, and the county is ready to make sure every person gets counted, as part of their Get Counted Sonoma campaign. 

Petition was delivered to county, will now move on to registrar of voters for signature certification

MONDAY, AUG. 10

Approves resolution for outdoor activity permit to allow businesses to expand onto sidewalks