County hosting statewide economic conference next week
Focus will be on resiliency and recovery efforts, plus government collaborations
Westside Farms caught up in local fight for more restrictions of vineyards
One of Sonoma County’s most highly acclaimed vintners has found his vision for the future at odds with citizens concerns over the impacts of commercial vineyards and their events.
Busy agenda for additional June Windsor school board meeting
Meeting on June 17 has been added in order for district to hit mandated deadlines
HUSD moving forward to explore ethnic studies program
The Healdsburg Unified School District, with full support from the school board of trustees, is planning to explore how to create and implement a districtwide ethnic studies program for all grade levels. The creation of a new curriculum can take years, however, the process will soon kick off with a preliminary meeting with the Acosta Educational Partnership, a group that works with local schools to aid in the process of establishing ethnic studies, and with community outreach.
Health district sells hospital
The long and byzantine struggle over Sebastopol’s hospital came to an end this week when the Palm Drive Health Care District sold west county’s only hospital to American Advanced Management Group (AAMG) and Sonoma Specialty Hospital (SSH) for $2 million in cash.
The weed warrior of Bodega Avenue
Caverly Whittemore walks a lot. He lives at Burbank Heights, a senior housing community, and you can often see him strolling down Bodega Avenue and around downtown. If there’s a happening in town — the farmers market, a street party or a protest —...
