Employee agreements and school reopening at forefront of Thursday’s CUSD meeting
The Cloverdale Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting this Thursday, Nov. 5, a departure from its usual Wednesday meetings. Housekeeping items relating to distance learning are scheduled to take up the bulk of the agenda, though district trustees are also expected to consider and take possible action to appoint someone to the Measure H Citizen’s Oversight Committee. An agenda item on every meeting since the summer, the board will also be reviewing the district’s school reopening plan. Open session of the CUSD meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. To view the agenda packet for the meeting, click here.Â
Local climate advocacy groups rally in the Plaza for continued climate action
Several local climate coalition groups and other advocacy groups convened at Plaza Park on Monday at 5 p.m. to call for continued climate action and to thank the Healdsburg City Council for naming climate mobilization as one of their top priorities for the new fiscal year.
Puff, puff, pass it on: cannabis industry gets into philanthropy
Sonoma County is no stranger to cannabis, and the passing of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), has opened the doors for approved, state-licensed facilities to commercially sell, distribute and produce marijuana for its recreational consumers.
Schools close throughout county, maybe for a long time
Based on a March 14 joint recommendation from the Sonoma County Health Department and the Sonoma County Department of Education, schools and school districts across the county announced over the weekend that they have suspended in-person classes.
Part 1: Lynda Hopkins’ first term was a trial by fire and flood
Lynda Hopkins is running for her second term as Fifth District Supervisor on the March 3 ballot. Whip smart, accessible and hands-on, Hopkins is one of the most popular politicians in west county, and for months it was assumed that she’d run unopposed and...
In Memoriam: Jendala Utsch
Longtime Healdsburg resident, artist, nonprofit founder and spirit leader Jennifer Utsch, better known as Jendala, died of cancer in the wee hours Wednesday morning, according to loved ones who posted on her Facebook page. They had chronicled her decline on the page over the previous...
Junior Rangers discover county’s great outdoors
Getting kids outside may be a bit difficult nowadays surrounded by world a of distractions, video games and technology.
Who’s running for sheriff in Sonoma County?
Here is a list of the articles we've run on the upcoming election for sheriff, including Q and A pieces that reporter Amie Windsor has written about the people running for the office of Sonoma County Sheriff. We will add to this list as new candidates join the race.
