Graton Day Labor Center launches campaign to lobby for just immigration reform
The Immigrant and Indigenous Women’s Coalition of Sonoma County and the ALMAS/Graton Day Labor Center commemorated César Chávez Day on March 31 by launching a local campaign to push Congress and President Joe Biden to pass a just path to citizenship legislation.
The race for space: How today’s crowded study environments could affect college students’ performance
Study spaces: In a typical school year, they’re everywhere. College students can hit the books in their dorm rooms, head to the library or settle in at a local coffee shop.
Finally some good news for California nursing home residents
After a devastating sweep that killed more than 9,000 residents and workers, COVID-19 has nearly disappeared from California’s nursing homes.
Day of Service at the Citrus Fair
Students headed over to the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds as part of ongoing work for Cloverdale's Days of Service and Learning, an event that this year involved a series of municipal tours and volunteer opportunities in honor of César Chávez.
District exploring new distancing guidelines, but it will take time to implement
In a letter dated March 31, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) Superintendent Jeremy Decker told families that while state distancing guidelines have changed, it may take a bit for the district to catch up and make the necessary changes to its opening plans to reflect those changes.
Kilgore discusses new role as Sebastopol police chief
After more than a year of several leadership transitions at the Sebastopol Police Department (SPD), it appears new police chief Kevin Kilgore has come to stay.
School Garden Network bringing virtual Earth Day event to local students
This Earth Day, April 22, from 5 to 6 p.m. the School Garden Network will host a live and silent auction, a cooking demonstration with Handline chef Natalie Goble as well as a storytelling event.
Carrots, sticks and jabs: What will California do to win over vaccine skeptics?
Today all Californians 50 and older are now eligible to get their coveted COVID vaccine — including one politically imperiled 53-year-old governor.
J&J vaccine encounters glitch as state expands eligibility
Gov. Gavin Newsom said today that California will still receive safe shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a nationwide batch was discarded because of a manufacturing problem.
Guerneville Forest Coalition and residents lobby for more Clar Tree protections, mitigation measures for proposed logging operation
The Guerneville Forest Coalition — a nonprofit group of Guerneville community members, business owners and landowners — is raising concern over a proposed 224-acre Timber Harvest Plan and logging operation in the Silver Grove area near the 2,000-year-old Clar Tree, an ancient redwood that is the tallest tree in Sonoma County.
