Forestville’s Franceschi retires
Groups of Forestville Fire constituents dropped by on Chief Dave Franceschi’s last day of duty in the last week of June to salute his many decades of service to the community.
New grading tool offers RHNA report card
As local jurisdictions try to figure out how to house their residents amidst a housing shortage, a new tool helps make clear the challenges they are facing.
Group heads to Healdsburg to advocate for better working conditions for farmworkers
On Oct. 10, people from North Bay Jobs with Justice gathered at the Healdsburg Plaza to hold a Puesto Popular/Farmstand for Justice to raise awareness about their “5 for farmworkers in fires” campaign which calls for better working conditions and language justice for Sonoma County farmworkers.
‘Factory Farms’ Measure on the Ballot: Yea or Nay?
Measure J, the initiative on the November ballot to shut down a number of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) or “factory farms” in Sonoma County, has encountered widespread opposition among public governing bodies, most recently including the Healdsburg City Council...
Mountain Mike’s opens in Furber Plaza
Furber Plaza has a new pizza joint — Mountain Mike’s Pizza is set to open today, Dec. 29. The pizzeria will be going into the former Mary’s Pizza Shack space. According to Mountain Mike’s, the first 200 customers to place orders with the new location will receive a mug branded with the Mountain Mike’s Pizza logo.
Be your own botanist at Riddell Preserve
Citizen science project focuses on data collection and plant identification
Work is starting on Cloverdale’s wildfire plan
The planning process for Cloverdale’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) — a plan that’s supposed to outline how to reduce the threat of wildfire in the community — is underway. The road ahead for the plan includes multiple community meetings and input sessions to help nail down how the CWPP can best serve Cloverdale.
Next county cannabis ordinance update vote is April 15
Following almost seven hours of staff presentations and public comments on March 18 and March 25, Sonoma County’s Planning Commission on April 15 will meet to possibly vote on a slightly revised staff proposal to move forward a series of significant updates to the county’s Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance.
SLIDESHOW: At the Future Farmers Country Fair
Some memories from the 69th Annual Future Farmers Fair.
