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In a special meeting on Tuesday, May 12, the Palm Drive Health District board voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to dissolve the health care district by July 1. They will now submit their dissolution application to LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission), which oversees the creation and dissolution of special districts. LAFCO is expected to unanimously approve the dissolution.

George A. Palma, a 32-year-old Sebastopol man died Mon., Jan. 4 in a four-vehicle crash on SR-12, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

Healdsburg Troop 21 Boy Scout Ben Stevens recently collected hand sanitizer donations from local distillers and donated between 300 to 400 bottles of hand sanitizer to Reach for Home, Catholic Charities and the Redwood Gospel Mission.

Now that more than 7.5 million Californians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Newsom administration has set a goal of reopening the state’s economy by June 15. So what does the state plan to do when it comes to proving that people are vaccinated?

Community members with damaged or destroyed properties from the Kincade Fire are invited to attend a community meeting and insurance workshop on Saturday to receive assistance and support to help recover and rebuild. Details and a schedule for the meeting are below:

The changeover from an at-large to a by-trustee voting area system in the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) is getting real, and quickly. The district released three draft voting area maps ahead of a first hearing, scheduled for Nov. 10.

Gold to step down June 30 

The city of Sebastopol’s prized pick for a new police chief of the Sebastopol Police Department retracted his candidacy two weeks before he was scheduled to assume the role on Dec. 14, but an original staff favorite is now returning for interviews.