Low-income adults eligible for discount ride on SMART
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) announced Thursday that the commuter rail agency would begin participating in the new Clipper START pilot program, allowing lower-income adults aged 19-64 to receive a fare discount of 50% on the SMART system.
Local nonprofits receive CARES funding to provide rent relief, landlord aid
The County of Sonoma awarded $2.37 million to several local nonprofits earlier this month for rent relief for those impacted by COVID-19 and for low-income landlords who have lost income as a result of the pandemic.
District reevaluating distance learning at the beginning of November
In the meantime, the CUSD will start introducing small cohorts of select students
Deadline to register to vote for March election is Feb. 16
Those who live in the Bodega Bay Fire Protection District or the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) have until Feb. 16 at midnight to register to vote in the March 2 special election to sink or support two measures on the ballot, according to a Feb. 11 press release from the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters.
“Adopt a Rhino” program gives stockings and gift cards to Laguna students
Laguna High School’s principal and office manager, donning holiday string light necklaces, headbands topped with festive trees and masks, spent the afternoon of Dec. 10 handing out large red stockings peppered in gold stars to students and families at a table in front of the parking lot on Taft Street.
High school board candidates mostly in agreement over district challenges, solutions
On Thursday, Sept. 24, the WSCS Community Action Coalition hosted a candidate forum over Zoom for the candidates running for the West Sonoma County Unified High School District (WSCUHSD). There are two open seats and four candidates, none of which are incumbents. The four candidates running are Laurie Ann Fadave, Julie Aiello, Kyle O’Connor and Lynn Schallebaum Gleeson.
Living Peace Wall ceremony canceled for the year
Sebastopol’s Living Peace Wall will have to wait another year for a new batch of inductees. The annual induction ceremony for the wall has been canceled and rescheduled for late August or early September 2021.
High school parcel tax campaign gets ready to launch
High school boosters have just 45 days to spread the word about Measure B, a parcel tax to benefit local high school students — and their teachers
Sebastopol City Council ready to move on climate emergency resolution
After five months of work, Sebastopol Climate Action gave a presentation at the Nov. 19 Sebastopol City Council meeting, asking the council to adopt a climate emergency resolution.
