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Funds had been tied up with state since Redevelopment Agencies were dissolved in 2010

School board votes to close campus for safety, accountability

There’s a lot of focus on teaching kids about bullying. There are laws against bullying. No name-calling weeks in schools. We urge kids not to be intimidated.

Close call

It was one of those great Sonoma County spring mornings. Sun shining, wind blowing. Pollen – and hope – in the air. I walked out on my veranda overlooking the nine-hole golf course I recently completed. I relaxed, with mimosa in hand, while watching the kids frolic on the water slide they crafted for a science fair project at school (using only recycled water from our indoor waterfall) and smiled knowing that my family is set financially for the rest of our lives, and my children will be attending the finest colleges in the land with perhaps some overseas study to broaden their understanding and appreciation of different cultures.

Get real

The California Coastal Conservancy is expected to approve a key piece of funding this week for the acquisition of the controversial Preservation Ranch project in northern Sonoma County.