McNulty named dispatcher of the year
Katerine (K.T.) McNulty, a dispatch operations manager for the Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority (REDCOM), Operated by American Medical Response (AMR) in Santa Rosa, has been named Dispatcher of the Year by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED).
SoCurious: The Healdsburg train station
Question: “When will the old railroad station be remodeled? The area has become a homeless shelter at nights and a tagger spot (graffiti).” – David A. Mayer
Library program wins national award
Sonoma County Library will take home a national award for its program, Together at the Table.
Nonprofit collecting donations for families impacted by apartment fire
An apartment fire this week caused by an out of control grease fire displaced three families — 17 people — from the Cloverdale Family Apartments on Healdsburg Avenue. Now, local nonprofit La Familia Sana is putting out a call to the community to help each of those families get the resources needed to help repurchase some of the items they lost, as well as gather additional support for the impacted families.
Organizers prepare to turn in signatures to recall WSCUHSD trustees
The last days of signature-gathering to recall the West Sonoma County Union High School District’s (WSCUHSD) board president and vice president have arrived, due Saturday, Aug. 28, according to Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto.
Letters: Council Meeting Draws Complaints
Readers weight in on the latest news from the city on districts, parklets and Birds: "I spoke to the gentleman who had the contract to maintain the bikes a couple of months ago. He told me how difficult the job was. He had to pay for all the replacement parts upfront, and wait for reimbursement from Bird. That is why so many bikes were in such a state of disrepair..."
Salmon in as mayor, filling his seat becomes new focus
At the June 2 meeting on the Windsor Town Council, the door was closed on the local political career of former mayor Dominic Foppoli, but it was clear there is still a deep political divide in the town that will continue for some time, as Vice Mayor Sam Salmon was appointed mayor, but plans to fill his seat ended in a deadlock with the council in stalemate.
COVID-19 cases, new syndrome on the rise among children, especially Latino children
At least seven California children have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, more than 350,000 kids have tested positive for the virus and the number of youngsters diagnosed with a new, rare inflammatory syndrome continues to spread.
