Sheriff’s office investigating homicide in Camp Meeker
On Feb. 12 at approximately 4 p.m., Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies responded to a house in Camp Meeker for a reported suicide. Detectives are now investigating the incident as a homicide.
Passing the baton: Sebastopol’s new police chief arrives in December
Sebastopol mayor Patrick Slayter describes the city’s new police chief as calm, measured and appropriate. The ten-month search for the Sebastopol Police Department’s next numero uno involved exhaustive interviews in a hiring process coordinated by city manager Larry McLaughlin that assessed skill and community-mindedness, Slayter said.Â
Photos: Russian River Fun Race
 Racers took to the water on May 4 for the Great Russian River Fun Race in northern Healdsburg. The race ran five miles down to Memorial Bridge and included divisions for men’s and women’s kayak, stand-up paddle boards and canoes. There were also a few in costume as is tradition for the event.Â
Sebastopol City Council preview
The Sebastopol City Council meeting on June 15 is all public hearings — one for the annual solid waste collection adjustment and one for the 2021-22 city budget. The council had another public hearing planned, for the city’s Capital Improvement Program, but it’s anticipated that it will be continued to June 21. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is being held virtually over Zoom and via the city’s livestream page. To view the council agenda in its entirety and to peruse the various agenda packet items, go here.
