Fire Briefs
Edited: A new round of evacuations was issued Monday night, Sept. 7, spurred by a Walbridge Fire flare up. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Nixle has the most recent evacuation orders.Â
Debate swirls over use of Plaza Park as Healdsburg’s fame grows
City forms subcommittee to assess event use
County receives funding to purchase Sebastopol Inn
After being in limbo on a state waitlist for funding, the county has received $6.375 million in funding from the state’s Project Homekey program to purchase the Sebastopol Inn to provide supportive housing for the homeless.
Task force formed to battle opioid addiction
‘Confronting the Opioid Epidemic’ event at Raven Oct. 3
Buying the Farm
All sorts of barnyard proverbs and euphemisms could be used to explain the current taxpayers’ dilemma. Not to beat a dead horse, but we’ve repeatedly warned about too many tax increases and bond measures on the next ballot. We don’t want to sound like Chicken Little and claim that the sky is falling, but decades of runaway pension costs are finally coming home to roost. Somebody left the barn door open and all that is left in our taxpayers’ barnyard is a pile of cow pies and horse biscuits.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Sept. 20-26
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Mark West Creek Readies for Visitors
and riding destination, will be the latest to join the county’s Regional Parks system, 58 properties strong and counting.
Foppoli, Fieri collaborate on mayoral meal series
Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli has launched a new video project in collaboration with Windsor local Guy Fieri to help highlight Windsor restaurants that are open for takeout, curbside or delivery service during the shelter-in-place order.
It’s time to pick your favorite picture book of 2019 in Mock Caldecott
The Sonoma County Library will host its fifth annual Mock Caldecott Contest throughout the month of January. The contest is a straw vote, open to all, to select the best picture book published in 2019.
Jefferson Elementary award winners
To help celebrate Cloverdale's local students, we'd like to recognize all of the kids from Jefferson Elementary School who were named "Triple A" and "Triple B" winners for the second trimester.