Police department proposes reallocation of funds for community equity team
With unanimous support from the Healdsburg city council, the Healdsburg Police Department is going to pursue a major police department reorganization and reallocation of funds in order to create a community equity team with a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and an officer. The goal of the program is to improve community outreach, specifically within marginalized communities and to create a police culture centered around equity and fairness.
Sebastopol’s grand dame of history dies at 80
Gloria Roberts led the historical society for many years
City moving forward with Measure V renewal
Half-cent sales tax makes up about 12% of the city’s General Fund revenue
Grand jury report targets tattered safety net for homeless youth
Unsheltered youth population plagued by drug use, mental health disorders and sex trafficking issues
What’s happening in Sebastopol this week?
Pandemic Transformations: Virtual Exhibition, June 6-July 18
Preview of the June 16 Sebastopol City Council meeting
The Sebastopol City Council will meet (virtually) on Tuesday, June 16. You can watch it live tonight or at your leisure.
Country Summer postponed to 2021, virtual event planned for June
Country Summer, Northern California’s biggest country music festival has been postponed until June 25 to 27, 2021. Country Summer was meant to take place in June 2020, but when California was hit hard by COVID-19, the annual three-day event was rescheduled for Oct. 23 to 25, 2020.
Fire season is coming — here’s how to be ready
At a fire resiliency webinar put on by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Cyndi Foreman, fire prevention officer for Sonoma County Fire District, gave a presentation about preparing your home for fire season and also how to prepare for and properly execute an evacuation.
