Rattlesnake avoidance training seminar for dogs in Sonoma County
As expected, this year has seen a dramatic increase in rattlesnake sightings, encounters and even bites, and it is far from over. Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs is back by popular demand.
Spending TOT Windfall Requires 2/3 Voter Approval
The upcoming November general election gives residents a chance to vote not only for three City Council seats—applications will be accepted at least until 5pm on Friday, Aug. 12—but on two measures approved by council on June 21.Â
The first is a measure to implement...
Guerneville teen’s cause of death still unknown after traffic collision on Piner Road
Detectives are investigating the cause of death of a 14-year-old girl pronounced dead at the scene after a traffic collision on Piner Road early afternoon Dec. 28, according to a Nixle alert from the Santa Rosa Police Department.
Congressman speaks to local students
United States Congressman Mike Thompson was met with much
Cloverdale council holding public hearing for code enforcement procedures
The Cloverdale City Council is tackling no new business items and only one public hearing item — having to do with code enforcement — at its meeting on April 13. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will be held both online via Zoom and in-person at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center. The meeting will also be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel.
WSCUHSD board to appoint new trustee at Sept. 22 meeting
A new face may be joining the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) school board by the end of its Sept. 22 special meeting, where the board will interview and appoint a new trustee to take former trustee Laurie Fadave’s place.
Homeless need public help
EDITOR: This past Friday morning, I joined others in conducting the annual Sonoma County Homeless Point-In-Time Census and Survey. What I observed made me feel ashamed of our community’s apparent indifference to what is happening to our shelterless residents.
Your questions answered about California’s new winter stay-at-home order
Gov. Gavin Newsom has imposed new pandemic restrictions with a conditional stay-at-home order to mitigate the effects of another surge in coronavirus cases. The number of confirmed patients in intensive care units in California was 708 on Nov. 1 and has steadily risen since.
Psychedelic moments in the middle of a pandemic
Guerneville’s Safeway parking lot at dusk on Wednesday was filled with unexpected echoes from a pre-pandemic era that evoked tie-dye visions, sweet marijuana smoke, wah-wah reverb and psychedelic flashbacks. Invisible waves of electric wails, riffs and runs drifted over the parked cars, masked shoppers, taco truck patrons and the curious. The scene was an unexpected and intoxicating break from the lengthening months of our coronavirus shutdown and separated existence.
Wine Library looks to expand its offerings
Members receive visit from food star Clark Wolf















