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A public hearing on a series of proposed water and wastewater rate hikes was expected to produce outrage and objections from residents and rate-payers, but a groundswell of opposition did not materialize. Only about half a dozen people offered their public comments. And while most were opposed to the rate hikes, there were no viable alternatives presented.

Eight Northern Sonoma County seventh-grade girls will soon be off to college. No, they’re not highly precocious teenagers skipping out on their secondary school education. They are academically curious kids headed to Sonoma State University for Tech Trek, a unique, weeklong summer camp for girls eager to learn more about their favorite subjects—science, engineering, math and technology, known as STEM. 

In any normal housing market when interest rates are so high, one would expect the market to be strongly in favor of buyers with properties struggling to sell, but that is not the case. For example, houses on Marian Lane, Sunnyside Dr. and Chiquita Rd. all sold this year and all got five offers. Inventory levels, still hovering around three months, also point to a sellers’ market. ...

The May 6 council meeting generates instant feedback, with readers commenting on the Growth Management Ordinance and new water rates...

Yosemite Valley is known to many. But few know there was, and is, a second valley of extraordinary beauty in Yosemite National Park. It’s called the Valley of the Hetch Hetchy...

The active pursuit led to a NIXLE alert at 4:23pm warning of police activity in the Grove Street/Dry Creek intersection and urging residents to avoid the area. A perimeter was established around The Lodge at Healdsburg with the assistance of the Healdsburg Police Department. The suspect was located hiding in an outside stairwell and was taken into custody...

Monday 3:36pm The RP indicated that a vehicle on Highway 101 at Old Redwood Highway was weaving in and out of traffic and slamming on the brakes in front of vehicles. Officers checked the area, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located... 3:45pm A hostile person was threatening the bus driver at Circle K on Healdsburg Avenue. The person subsequently exited the bus and walked eastbound. Officers checked the area, but the person was gone on arrival and unable to be located...

Dog lovers, day hikers and art lovers all have reason to celebrate the completion of the Fitch Mountain Improvement Project, to be inaugurated on Saturday, May 4, starting at 10am.

The Great Redwood Trail prescribes non-motorized travel through old-growth redwood forests, oak woodlands and vineyards, and the Eel River Canyon. It's time for public input on the Master Plan, which will serve as a guiding document to provide a framework for the trail user experience.