Fire Weather Watch issued for latter half of the week
The National Weather Service (NWS) has once again issued a Fire Weather Watch for the hills near Sonoma County — the watch will be in effect from 5 a.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 14 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.
Revisiting candidates for the WSCUHSD board election
Citizens of west county have the opportunity this election season to vote for two new members of the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) Board of Trustees.
Q&A with council candidate Nicole Garcia-Hinchliffe
Five candidates are vying for a spot on the Cloverdale City Council this year. Two seats, currently held by Melanie Bagby and Mary Ann Brigham, are up for election in November. In the coming days, we’re going to feature Q&As with the council candidates — Bagby, Brigham, Jenny Candelaria-Orr, Nicole Garcia-Hinchliffe and Todd Lands.
Q&A with council candidate Todd Lands
Five candidates are vying for a spot on the Cloverdale City Council this year. Two seats, currently held by Melanie Bagby and Mary Ann Brigham, are up for election in November. In the coming days, we’re going to feature Q&As with the council candidates — Bagby, Brigham, Jenny Candelaria-Orr, Nicole Garcia-Hinchliffe and Todd Lands.
Ballot endorsements, urgency housing ordinance up for council discussion
The Cloverdale City Council has an arduous agenda for its meeting this Wednesday, Oct. 14. The council will be reviewing and considering endorsing a small handful of ballot measures and propositions on the November ballot, considering adopting an urgency ordinance extending temporary housing standards and considering canceling its Nov. 25 and Dec. 23 meetings.
Rodney Strong receives regional water board notice of violation
Notice is a low-level enforcement action, could be an early step toward further enforcement
Neighborhood community program seeks to brings unity and safety to Windsor
Program utilizes COPE groups, community building and crime prevention techniques
‘Sebastopol Video Rapist’ sentenced to 50 years-to-life
Lonnie Victory, resident of Windsor, a repeat offender
Q&A with city council candidate Diana Rich
Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Everett Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Rich's responses are included here in a Q&A format.
Q&A with city council candidate Evert Fernandez
Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Evaristo "Evert" Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Fernandez's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.
