Dungeness crab season set to open November 15
Bodega Bay geared up for crab season this week with crews loading hundreds of crab traps on boats in anticipation of opening day this Friday (Nov. 15).
“Oh yeah, it’s been nuts around here,” said a clerk at Diekmann’s Bay Store across the water from...
County beginning hazard mitigation plan update
Feb. 25 will mark the first in a series of public meetings being held to update Sonoma County’s hazard mitigation plan. The five-year update of the 2016 Sonoma County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan will have a more multi-jurisdictional approach.
Practice Administrator hired by hospital
Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) has hired Danielle Lagana as Practice Administrator with Healdsburg Physician Group (HPG). As Practice Administrator she will focus on several of the medical services provided by HPG including primary care, women’s health, occupational medicine and specialty care.
Threat against WSCUHSD deemed not credible, investigation closed
The local investigation into the threat that led to canceled classes at West County High School and Laguna High School is considered closed and not credible, according to a statement released by Sebastopol police Friday morning.
Septic sticker shock: County seeks more time to meet new septic rules
More time is needed to deal with new state rules governing onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) serving an estimated 45,000 residential and commercial properties in Sonoma County, county supervisors have agreed.
Pica Limón, the spicy business out of Sebastopol
What began as a pandemic side hustle quickly evolved into a more abundant business for the owners of Pica Limón, originally named “Chaparritas.” Sebastopol resident Janexis Lopez’s catering cart comes prepared with all the possibilities for a Mexican snack.
Special Events Policy Gets a Makeover
On a cool and damp first December night, Santa Claus came to town.
But the steady soft rain that fell Friday in the Plaza did little to deter hundreds of spectators from enjoying the Christmas spirit, the perky carols of the Sugarplums and the variety...
COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for Californians
Seven days a week, San Francisco’s public health laboratory operates until midnight. Workers are exhausted, their director says. And still, the COVID-19 specimens keep coming in their little plastic tubes, with test results expected quickly to help manage California’s alarming surge of infections.
