Healdsburg Cops Bust Creekside Encampment
Last Thursday around 8:30am, Healdsburg police officers say they came across “multiple encampments that were littered with waste and debris” along the railroad tracks between Grove Street and Healdsburg Avenue. The camps were located just south of the community center, and “well within 150...
State Budget Exclusions Jeopardize Green Programs, Say Climate Advocates
Environmentalists slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom for slashing billions of dollars from initiatives that the governor has repeatedly called top priorities: efforts to combat climate change and transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Facing a projected $22.5 billion deficit, Newsom proposed to eliminate $6 billion in climate spending...
Local firefighters suit up for live fire training
Around 40 firefighters from departments and agencies across Sonoma County gathered at the Healdsburg Community Center on a chilly Sunday morning, March 8, for the second day of a free live fire training with the Kelseyville Fire Protection District training trailer.
Sebastopol looks to make Morris Street for everybody, for now
What an ideal Morris Street in Sebastopol would look like for bikers, drivers, current RV residents and nearby businesses is a key question asked and yet to be answered. More specifically, the question posed during an Oct. 5 Sebastopol City Council meeting was whether to modify the city’s bike plan and replace the bike lanes with sharrows.
Much smoke, little clarity On local and state pot rules
Everyone knows there is a cannabis legal reform locomotive headed this way, but no one is sure exactly what track it’s on, what the fares will be or which timetable to follow.
Sebastopol holding ‘study session’ about Sebastopol Inn purchase
The Sebastopol City Council is holding a study session on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the possible county purchase of the Sebastopol Inn, located at 6751 Sebastopol Ave., for the state’s Project Homekey program, which is the next step in the state’s homeless response efforts.
Sebastopol City Council preview
The Sebastopol City Council is set to discuss a bevy of items including conservation measures for commercial and industrial water customers, adopting its final budget and discussing whether to have a lottery for its firework event permit, among others at its regular meeting July 20. In addition to regular council business, the council will be viewing a presentation from Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore on the status of recommendations set forth in the independent review of the police department performed by Jerry Threet, as well as on the Open Government Policing PILOT Program.
