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Rates for some types of violent crimes higher than state averages

A slew of graffiti was reported on Wednesday morning, July 10, unfortunately not an uncommon feature of our weekly Police Log...

Sebastopolians are about to have more stringent water use guidelines. The city is moving from requesting a voluntary 10% systemwide water reduction to making a 25% reduction mandatory. On July 6, the Sebastopol City Council unanimously voted in favor of a resolution bumping the city up to Stage 2 of its water conservation plan, a decision that reflects the sense of immediacy surrounding the drought.

Construction on a new student space at Windsor High School ground to halt on Thursday, when a handful of student and adult protesters planted themselves on the recently scraped patch of ground between the gym and the multi-purpose building.

A group of Sebastopol residents is planning to circulate a petition to dissolve the Palm Drive Health Care District.

Scholarship applications for the Cloverdale Green Thumb Garden Club scholarships are now open to Cloverdale High School or continuing Santa Rosa Junior College students.

The nomination period for the upcoming election opened up earlier this week on July 13. For Healdsburg, that means that folks looking to run for a variety of boards — including school board and city council — are able to throw their hat into the ring to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. The nomination period is open until Friday, Aug. 7.

On Nov. 19, the Sebastopol City Council added a new zero waste component to the special event permit required for large events on city property, such as Ives Park or Libby Park.