Head of ‘Farm to Pantry’ Nonprofit Resigns
Celebrity chef Duskie Estes, the very public face of Healdsburg food-justice nonprofit Farm to Pantry, has decided to step down as the org's executive director at the end of this month. "It is critical that devote my time to my family at this time,"...
County tourism budget slashed by $1 million
Sonoma County supervisors have whacked more than $1 million from the annual funding awarded to the Sonoma County Tourism program that promotes Sonoma County as an international visitor destination.
Despite creeping case numbers, county poised to hit orange tier this week
It was mostly good news this week in the county’s April 5 COVID-19 briefing: vaccination allocations are about to increase, and the county is poised to slip into the orange tier. However, there are still a few points of concern going forward, primarily the slight rise in case rates for the first time in weeks.
Avelo Airlines Cuts Half Its Sonoma County Flights — and Pivots to Deportation
This is a rough one. Not even one year after Avelo Airlines announced it would start calling our local Santa Rosa airport one of its home bases, to much fanfare, airline bosses have decided to vacate their new hub and cut all the new flights they...
Library expands curbside pick-up program
The Sonoma County Library announced that it would be expanding curbside pick-up of materials to 12 of its locations, effective Monday, June 29.
District plans to spend emergency relief funds on additional staff and support services
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) is receiving $1,697,674 in funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III fund and plans to use the funding to provide additional staff and support services such as social-emotional curriculum.
First peek at El Mo’s new performing art center
West county will get its first look at El Molino High School’s new $7.9 million performing arts center during El Molino Night on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Prospective students and their families (and perhaps curious members of the community) will get to go on a tour of the new theater.
High schools look into sharing resources
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Steve Herrington put a
On-ramp, lane closures during 101 repairs
Beginning this week, Caltrans is at work on a month-long repair project on Highway 101 at the Russian River Bridge.














