SRJC Planetarium, host of a thousand field trips, closing for repairs
According to a statement issued last week, the Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) planetarium, which was originally built in 1980, will temporarily close for the fall 2018 semester in order to perform a technical and structural assessment of the facility.
California HOPE receives $1 million grant to provide mental health services to wildfire victims
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) has received a $1 million grant to continue the California Helping Outreach Possibilities Empowering (HOPE) program, which delivers mental health services targeting those affected by the wildfires in October 2017.
Healdsburg man among three arrested for murder of Jose Martinez
Cloverdale man's body buried along West Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg City Council takes no action on housing bond
Split council unable to agree on November ballot measure
2018 homeless count spurs “homeless state of emergency”
After seven-year decline, homeless numbers jump by 6 percent
Smitten
The word “smitten” has several meanings, ranging from being hit with a heavy blow to caught in a trance of obsession or becoming love-struck. Here, we are using smitten as a synonym for enraptured or enchanted, like a teenager who casts a first sight on the new girl in class and immediately starts talking in nonsensical rhymes.
PG&E urging customers to conserve energy during today’s heat wave
California’s grid operator has called a statewide Flex Alert for Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges its customers to conserve energy as triple-digit heat will impact much of the company’s service area.
