Sebastopol tennis coach arrested for sexual assault
EDITOR'S NOTE: All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
West county abuzz over recall effort
When Stuart Kiehl, who lives in a neighborhood near the homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail, announced plans to mount a recall effort against popular Fifth District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins, social media and bulletin boards across west county lit up in outrage, with the vast majority of respondents coming to Hopkins’ defense.
Flatbed Music Festival coming to Sebastopol in June
A few weeks ago in these pages, Sebastopol Mayor Patrick Slayter expressed a desire for more fun events around town, and like a peripatetic post-holiday elf, Jann Eyrich is here to deliver.
Volunteers needed for annual homeless count
Volunteers are needed to help with Sonoma County’s annual, one-day, “point in time” homeless count that takes place this month on Friday, Jan. 31, Sonoma County officials announced this week.
River says goodbye to Lee Torr IV
Friends and family mourned the passing of Lee Torr IV during a memorial mass and burial at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Monte Rio last week.
Rialto Cinemas’ 20th anniversary
Rialto Cinemas is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a big party at the theater in Sebastopol on Jan. 21.
Homeless deaths reflect local challenges
Editor’s note: Because of the challenging and divisive nature of this story, and the legal barriers to certain information, this article has been constructed as much from observation as verifiable fact, because getting to first-person sources proved difficult. We will continue to follow the story on the realities, pitfalls and difficulties of dealing with “the homeless issue.”
High school plan for student achievement calls for improvements in math, student engagement, achievement gap
Healdsburg High School and Marce Becerra Academy both have new and robust plans for student achievement. The plans include working on improving keyboarding and tech skills, utilizing benchmarking tests to track student progress and implementing a campus-wide focus on math.
