SCOE head calls for help for schools affected by urban wildfire
Outlines six areas of state assistance needed to prepare for future disaster
School board discussing standardized testing at Wednesday meeting
At the first Cloverdale Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees meeting since students headed back to in-person class, the board will be discussing what standardized testing may look like this year and will be viewing a variety of updates and presentations.
No school waivers for the foreseeable future
Case count too high, potential to consider in distance learning through December
Young songwriters, musicians take top spots in Sebastopol youth talent show
Instead of getting the “show on the road” and performing in-person this year for the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center Youth Talent Show, talented locals brought the show to the online sphere of YouTube. The four top winners of the annual talent show were first place winner Alina Peterson, second place winner Finley Rhodes and tying for third place, Emily Russell and Violet Skye Wright.
High school board candidates mostly in agreement over district challenges, solutions
On Thursday, Sept. 24, the WSCS Community Action Coalition hosted a candidate forum over Zoom for the candidates running for the West Sonoma County Unified High School District (WSCUHSD). There are two open seats and four candidates, none of which are incumbents. The four candidates running are Laurie Ann Fadave, Julie Aiello, Kyle O’Connor and Lynn Schallebaum Gleeson.
California To Stiffen Drug, Theft Penalties in 2025
Voters this November overwhelmingly approved Prop. 36, which both modifies and adds key changes to California law. That includes prosecutors being able to charge people convicted of various third-time drug offenses with a so-called treatment-mandated felony, which would direct them to substance use disorder or mental health treatment in lieu of up to three years in jail or prison.
Budget numbers better than anticipated, reach code decision pushed off for further review
Though there were three items on the agenda for the Nov. 18 Windsor Town Council, the meeting began with the report that one of the items, a first reading of a repeal of the town’s all-electric reach code, was being continued to a later date.
