Children craft holidays for the homeless
A group of students is making sure the holidays don’t pass by those most in need.
KRCB transmitter burned in Kincade Fire
Have you been wondering why you haven't been able to tune into KRCB 91.1 public radio recently?
Exhibit: Women who paved the way
The West County Museum is highlighting local trailblazers with its new “Extraordinary Local Women” exhibit. The exhibit includes information about local women who were the first women to do what they did, from the first female Sebastopol mayor to the first Sebastopol Times editor to the first woman to vote in Sonoma County. The exhibit opens on Thursday, Dec. 5, and has a grand opening on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Exploring options for PG&E’s future
Some big decisions about PG&E will be made in the next few months, and local officials are realizing this could have enormous implications for Sonoma County.
Sebastopol sisters reach out to the homeless along the Joe Rodota Trail
Like a lot of people who live in west county, sisters Rochelle and Jillian Roberts drive past the homeless encampment along the Joe Rodota Trail and Highway 12 on a regular basis.
Thurmond sits down with the superintendents, part two
State leader discusses the roles schools play in disasters and as mental health caretakers
Suspect in the rape of elderly victim in September charged in second rape case
The second woman was raped before the positive DNA identification from the first case came back from lab
Gifts for ourselves
What links the outcomes of recent news stories about schoolteacher pay and strikes, SMART train expansion, mental health services, Kincade Fire recovery, expanded fire protection services, future Highway 101 improvements and happier holidays? Would you believe local shopping dollars?
A behind-the-scenes look at what ended the teachers strike
It wasn’t the longest strike in American labor history — that was the nine-month United Mine Workers strike of 1946 — but it was a tense and nerve-wracking three days for striking high school teachers and besieged district administrators in west county.
Local organizations step up to offer resources to those affected by the Kincade Fire
Resource meetings have begun for victims and survivors of the Kincade Fire to help facilitate rebuilding and provide assistance to those that need it.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
