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“Can you speak to how this project does or doesn’t comply with what the recommendations are in the Active Transportation plans, or what the proposed bike and ped [pedestrian] improvements are that people have been emailing us about?” Councilmember Ariel Kelley asked. “I think there’s a disconnect between what you guys are proposing and what the community [believes] is included in the project.”

The emphasis is not on calling attention to Trump’s extreme policies and action, such as voter suppression and mass deportations, but rather a much simpler message with potentially greater effect: Get out and vote.

Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Evaristo "Evert" Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Carnacchi's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.

A group in town called the Healdsburg Dance Collective, founded by four ex-pro dancers early last year, is finally opening their own physical space after a year-and-a-half of working with other fitness studios in town to offer classes, rehearsals and performances. And it sounds like a pretty idyllic...

The sounds of summer will soon be coming from the direction of Ives Pool, where the Sebastopol Rotary Club will again be teaching local 7-year-olds how to swim. Sebastopol Rotary's Learn-to-Swim Program is now in its 36th year, and the club is looking for volunteers to help with this year's program.

A group of conservationists from Sonoma County Conservation Action is urging the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to consider implementing a moratorium on county permitted tree cutting in an effort to save and preserve Sonoma County’s iconic oak woodlands.

One of the events that has pinned Healdsburg at the epicenter of California’s Wine Country, and which year after year increases its visibility, is the Wine & Food Affair.  It takes place this weekend for the 24th season, one of three signature events from the...

According to an announcement from the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), Pedro De Luna, a first-grade teacher at Cali Calmecac Language Academy in the Windsor Unified School District, has been named Sonoma County Teacher of the Month for February 2021.

Monday, Sept. 11:47am A vehicle was stopped on March Avenue at Tulip Court for swerving and violation of license plate rules. A 34-Year-Old (YO) man was arrested and brought to county jail for driving under the influence (DUI) and possession of methamphetamine. And so the week begins...