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According to a statement from Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) Construction, work on the Windsor Extension project is slated to resume on Monday, May 4. In compliance with local public health ordinances restricting this type of work due to COVID-19, construction activity was temporarily suspended in early April. As construction work on this project resumes, the field crews and contractors will continue to comply with all public health directives.

Update: 4:30 p.m. May 5: A single additional vote added in the latest update show an even stronger victory for Measure C, with 70 in favor (85.37%) and 12 against (14.63%).Update: 8:10 p.m. Initial returns show the measure passing handily, however only 81 votes have been counted. Still 69 are in favor (85.19%) and 12 are against (14.81%).Update: Measure C asks if to reduce wildfire risk, preserve public safety and provide essential fire prevention services to our community, shall Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 20/21-0127-02 be adopted, establishing a special tax, including $400 per occupied residential parcel, $400 per parcel with Commercial Recreational uses, and $50 per vacant parcel, with estimated annual revenue of $50,000, for an eight fiscal year period (2021/2022-2028/2029), with annual audits and funds being used exclusively for wildfire hazard reduction services benefitting Special Tax Zone 1?

Dec. 22 8:10am A man slept under the Gazebo in Plaza Park on Healdsburg Avenue and hung his items on nearby artwork. The man was told to clean up and move along. He was cited for camping...

The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.

Guidelines serve as a ‘how to’ and not as a mandate; SCOE expected to release county guidelines later this week

After seven-year decline, homeless numbers jump by 6 percent

On Valentine's Day morning, the Russian River was high and there were a couple slide spots on Fitch Mountain.

Jeff Kay took most of the city manager’s report time in last week’s Healdsburg City Council meeting to discuss the upcoming rainy season, a time of year that has many fearing a flood of epic proportions, thanks to a projected El Niño event.

Cloverdale Wellness, a dispensary on South Cloverdale Boulevard, opened its virtual doors earlier this year. While Cloverdale Wellness opened up for both curbside and delivery service on April 20, the doors to its South Cloverdale Boulevard location will remain closed until July 1.