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MONDAY, MARCH 23

Different neighborhoods are reacting differently to the shelter-in-place order. Some are silent and still with all the residents tucked away in their houses. Others are, well, rocking out.

Sebastopol Farmers Market manager Carla Rosin is torn about whether to keep the farmers market open as the region plunges deeper into the coronavirus pandemic.

Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase announced Tuesday evening, March 31, that the Sonoma County shelter in place order will be extended until May 3, at 11:59 p.m.

To keep local journalism alive, the owners of this newspaper and three other community newspapers in Sonoma County are transferring their ownership to a new nonprofit created to help the papers compete in a 21st century news market defined by online competition and a flood of information that is often free.

As Sonoma County begins to hit the two-week mark of sheltering in place, local jurisdictions are taking an educational approach to enforcement.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday afternoon, March 24, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved an urgency ordinance that suspends the eviction of tenants for failing to pay rent. The ordinance applies to cases in which a tenant’s failure to pay rent is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in that they’ve lost income or have had to pay for substantial medical needs as a result of the outbreak.

Mail-in ballots push the high school parcel tax to victory

With the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and the resulting shelter-in-place order, everyday life has changed substantially and that can be challenging and stressful. With that in mind, Sonoma West Times & News spoke with two local therapists to get their opinions on how to cope during this difficult time.

Sonoma County schools tackle the challenge of online education