County loans available for home improvement
Since 2009, the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program known as SCEIP (pronounced “Skype”) has made almost $83 million in loans to 2,572 county residents for renewable energy and water conservation improvements to their homes or businesses.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26
The City Council’s informal decision on Dec. 16 to adopt a five-district, selected mayor format for city government in the redistricting process drew immediate reactions from several community members, who felt the decision was made unnecessarily quickly and short-circuited public discussion of the options. Here are a few of their comments:
Police Log, March 23 – 29
This week's police news starts off, "7:39am The Reporting Party (RP) on Old Redwood Highway was assaulted on March 21, 2026. He was punched in the face and pushed to the ground. The information was relayed to Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). A Sheriff’s deputy responded and subsequently contacted the suspect. The suspect was arrested by SCSO."
Police Log, Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
Open drug use, serial arguments, unsafe lane changes and more violations reported to Healdsburg Police
Low kindergarten attendance creates first grade problem
Thousands of California families chose to keep their children out of kindergarten this past year, opting instead for other in person programs or no school at all.
Festive Fall Fun, Oct. 9
PUMPKIN PICKING — Kiwanis’ Oktoberfest in conjunction with Courtney’s Pumpkin Patch was held in Cloverdale’s downtown plaza on Oct. 5.
