Fair evacuation center committee looking for volunteers
Formed following years of fires and similar disastrous events, the Cloverdale Citrus Fair’s evacuation center committee is looking for interested volunteers.
WSCUHSD chief business official resigns
West Sonoma County Union High School District Chief Business Official Jeff Ogston has resigned from his post, effective April 14.
Map Your Neighborhood looks ahead to a dangerous fire season
With wildfire season approaching during a drought year, Sonoma County residents have reason to feel a sense of dread. West county especially may have a sense of urgency after encountering the first major wildfire on this side of the valley last year with the Walbridge Fire and two straight years of evacuations — first during the Kincade Fire in 2019 and then during the Walbridge Fire in 2020.
County’s cannabis update may be headed for a detour
Narrow planning commissioners vote calls for a more comprehensive environmental impact study
School board discussing standardized testing at Wednesday meeting
At the first Cloverdale Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees meeting since students headed back to in-person class, the board will be discussing what standardized testing may look like this year and will be viewing a variety of updates and presentations.
Residents preparing to ‘COPE’ during fire season
At the April 7 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, the council heard the latest on the establishment of a COPE (Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies) group in Windsor, and what next steps they are looking for support for.
Planning for new distancing guidelines at Windsor schools
In a letter to families and the community released on April 19, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) Superintendent Jeremy Decker stated that the district is moving forward to potentially accommodate the new guidelines for school distancing, that would allow classrooms to move from six feet to three feet in social distancing.
Sebastopol City Council preview
At the next Sebastopol City Council meeting, scheduled for April 20, the council will be revisiting the possible location for an art piece created by Ned Kahn, reviewing the city’s annual Level of Service Report and discussing whether or not it wants to allow the mayor to send a letter on behalf of the council calling for the resignation of Windsor's mayor. The meeting is being held virtually over Zoom, with open session beginning at 6 p.m. To view the full council agenda, click here.
Youth protest in Sebastopol against Daunte Wright’s killing
Roughly 20 people gathered in front of the Westamerica Bank at the intersection of Main Street and Bodega Avenue late Friday afternoon, April 16, in Sebastopol. They gathered to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop on April 11 by then-police officer Kimberly Potter in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
