Town council approves request to forgo underground work for Overlook project
In a unanimous vote on Sept. 16, the Windsor Town Council approved a request from the developer of the Overlook subdivision to remove the requirement to underground existing overhead utilities along Windsor Road. The council also approved the final map for the 5.9-acre, 12 residential lot subdivision, accepted the easement and authorized the subdivision improvement agreement.
Windsor planning socially distanced Halloween activity
The Town of Windsor Parks and Recreation will be hosting a free Trick or Treat Trail at Keiser Park on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will require registration from participants, details of which will be coming soon.
Heat advisory, Red Flag Warning issued starting Thursday
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued both a heat advisory and a Red Flag Warning for the area in and around Sonoma County. The heat advisory is in place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Red Flag Warning has been issued from 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 through 6 p.m. on Oct. 2.
Housing, economic disparities brought to forefront in Latino community address
As years of fires, floods and now a pandemic continue to impact Sonoma County residents, members of the Latino community are being hit at disparate rates, making proportionally less money and seeing lower rates of homeownership.
Local team has new vision for former Round Table Pizza building
Empty pizza house may have a unique future ahead of it
Free virus testing in north county this week
Corazón Healdsburg is coordinating four pop-up COVID-19 testing sites this week, in partnership with Curative Inc. Geyserville Unified School District, the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, the town of Windsor and the city of Healdsburg are all generously providing locations for the free testing. No appointment is needed, but patients can save time by pre-registering at the link provided for the location they will be visiting.
Exhibit explores west county’s suffragist history
Virtual tour available while museums are closed due to state health order
‘What else is needed?’: Residents talk SMART, getting the train to town
The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Board of Directors has spent the past month going on a listening tour of areas along the train’s current or projected path. Last week, Cloverdale had an opportunity to participate in a listening session.
California’s ancient ‘asbestos’ forests no longer seem immune
In the annals of California’s wildfire history, so much is happening now that seems unfathomable: The number and size of this year’s fires — and their maddeningly erratic behaviors — have created the worst season in the state’s modern history. Nearly 4 million acres have already burned, killing 26 people.
