Women’s March 2020 in Santa Rosa
The Women’s March Santa Rosa 2020 will take place in Courthouse Square on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will feature a rally, guest speakers, tabling by community groups, music, a children’s area and a march on city streets beginning...
Hours extended at libraries in Forestville, Occidental
The Forestville and Occidental libraries will extend their hours of operation beginning on Monday, Feb. 3. Both locations will now be open six days per week for a total of 24 hours a week, including Saturdays. The move complements the service offered at other Sonoma County Library branches and is in line with community feedback.
It’s time to pick your favorite picture book of 2019 in Mock Caldecott
The Sonoma County Library will host its fifth annual Mock Caldecott Contest throughout the month of January. The contest is a straw vote, open to all, to select the best picture book published in 2019.
Former Tribune publisher/owner celebrates 100th birthday
Milestone birthday — Arnold Santucci, a former owner, publisher and editor of The Healdsburg Tribune, celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 11 at St. Paul’s Church.
What’s up at the next Sebastopol City Council meeting, Jan. 21
The next Sebastopol City Council meeting is on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Youth Annex, 435 Morris St., Sebastopol. Topics include the unveiling of the new Libby Park play structure design, a presentation about Sonoma Clean Power, a possible reconfiguring of crosswalks across Petaluma Avenue near the downtown plaza and more.
The Humane Society of Sonoma County using new facial recognition technology for lost pets
The Humane Society of Sonoma County (HSSC) is adding a new weapon in its arsenal to reunite lost pets with their owners: facial recognition technology. The shelter now offers the community an additional tool to help lost and adoptable dogs and cats find their forever home, through a partnership with the company Finding Rover.
The parcel tax snafu in the Monte Rio Fire District
In November 2018, voters of the Monte Rio Fire District passed a parcel tax to support the fire district. In the intervening months, it was discovered that there was an error in the way those parcels were identified. The creators of the parcel tax measure had meant to exclude low-value parcels (575 of them) from the parcel tax. It turns out that didn’t happen, and many landowners got surprisingly large bills in October. Michele McDonell, the writer of one of the adjacent letters, said her family’s parcel tax bill for low-value parcels alone was over $10,000.
Petition afoot to dissolve Palm Drive Health Care District
A group of Sebastopol residents is planning to circulate a petition to dissolve the Palm Drive Health Care District.
