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State comes through with gap funding, now it’s up to the voters

In his artist’s statement, David Mudgett describes how intrigued he was by his grandfather, the pipefitter, and the finesse and magic of the molten metal dancing around his grandfather.

The city of Healdsburg is scaling back its water conservation measures from Stage 3 of the city’s water shortage contingency plan to Stage 2, which targets a 20% reduction in water usage citywide by prohibiting certain uses of water. It had previously been targeting a 40% reduction in water use.

Residents of Sebastopol plunged into debate over the city’s actions to address homelessness on Morris Street at the Sebastopol City Council’s Nov. 2 meeting. The council discussed the city’s proposed RV parking village and the first monthly status report from the Committee for the Unhoused.

Locals of Windsor will have the opportunity to join town staff participating in the 35th annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup Day from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 18.

In a statement on Dec. 10, the county announced that due to rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, Sonoma County will join six other Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley in preemptively adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The local order adopts the restrictions contained within the state’s recently announced Regional Stay-at-Home order. 

Santa, lights and tractors spread holiday cheer