Patrick Slayter is Sebastopol’s new(ish) mayor for 2020
The Sebastopol City Council chose Councilmember Patrick Slayter as the town’s mayor for 2020 at the city council meeting on Dec. 3.
Healdsburg moves forward with green ordinances
Council votes to go green with 2020 energy reach code, polystyrene foam ban
Car chase ends in death in custody
A Petaluma man, David Glen Ward, 52, was driving through west county in his own car in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 27, when he was mistaken for a carjacker and died after a struggle with Sonoma County sheriffs and Sebastopol police.
Winter shelter opens in Guerneville
Guerneville’s winter homeless center opened on a roll this week with its nightly free dinners lined up through the end of March.
Hike the Divide
Forestville thru-hiker makes a film about climate change activism along the Continental Divide
Health district sells hospital
The long and byzantine struggle over Sebastopol’s hospital came to an end this week when the Palm Drive Health Care District sold west county’s only hospital to American Advanced Management Group (AAMG) and Sonoma Specialty Hospital (SSH) for $2 million in cash.
Wet tractor parade
WET TRACTORS — Heavy rains fell on this year's Geyserville Lighted Tractor Parade on Saturday, Nov. 30 but there were plenty of well-lighted truck, tractor and farm machinery entries and a smaller crowd than in past years. State Senator Mike McGuire and county supervisor James Gore did the honors for lighting the community holiday tree and starting a round of holiday singing. The parade is sponsored by the Geyserville Chamber of Commerce and participating members.
