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‘Edge Esmeralda’ Event Kicks Off in Healdsburg

Remember when I told you about the Edge Esmeralda "popup village," a monthlong festival for futuristic ideas coming to Healdsburg for all of June? Well, the start date is upon us: Programming officially starts tomorrow. The two young women at the head of the...

Sonoma West Letters to the Editor, Aug. 23, 2018

Trees, not cellphones

The future is up for discussion at WUSD meeting

The next meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees is all about the future — of the district, of the budget and of the way instruction will be offered.

Windsor Creek Elementary students get a dramatic history lesson

'President' says, 'Do your chores, keep your agreements,

Healdsburg Police and Sheriff Logs, Nov. 12 – 18

The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.

Gov. Newsom slams PG&E for mismanagement

On Oct. 25, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency for both the Kincade Fire and Santa Clarita's Tick Fire

Sebastopol City Council to consider revised art proposal, selection committee and board of directors appointments

The agenda for the Sebastopol City Council’s regular 6 p.m. meeting on Feb. 2 via Zoom and Livestream presents a medley of topics from an art proposal to board and committee appointment considerations for voting at the February 2021 City Selection Committee and Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association Meeting.

A Student’s View: Gun Violence in Schools

As a student at Healdsburg High School, I have never felt particularly unsafe in class. That being said, when I hear about the latest school shooting on the news, I have to wonder if the students there had also felt safe at their school.  I...

Local law enforcement leaders say no on Prop 47

Local law enforcement leaders oppose Proposition 47. Although well intended, its consequences will not be as advertised.  The proposition promises to channel funds from prisons to schools and rehabilitative programs by reducing many crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. However, what we’re not hearing in pro Prop 47 arguments is that many successful programs currently exist for offenders that Prop 47 would negatively impact. In Sonoma County we have an extensive diversion program for drug offenders, and specialized courts to address drug and alcohol addiction.  By reducing these crimes to misdemeanors, the incentive to combat these addictions is replaced by a revolving door at the jail.  Worse yet, date rape drugs will be reduced to misdemeanor crimes.  
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