Cloverdale council to consider amending cannabis tax rate
At its meeting Wednesday night, March 23, the Cloverdale City Council will undertake three regular business items — discussing a “military use policy” as required by state law, consider conducting a rate review of Recology’s special rate adjustment and consider modifying the city’s tax rate for cannabis businesses to one that’s tiered instead of across the board.
Sebastopol Police Logs, March 14-20
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Local climate advocacy groups rally in the Plaza for continued climate action
Several local climate coalition groups and other advocacy groups convened at Plaza Park on Monday at 5 p.m. to call for continued climate action and to thank the Healdsburg City Council for naming climate mobilization as one of their top priorities for the new fiscal year.
Guerneville library closing until mid-April
The Guerneville Regional Library is closing for a few weeks to allow for interior upgrades. According to an announcement from the Sonoma County Library, work on the library will begin March 25 and the library will reopen for limited service in mid-April and is expected to open for full service in May.
Overdue: State owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccinations
Community clinics in California that have been waiting for more than a year to be reimbursed for COVID-19 vaccinations may soon be flooding state officials with tens of millions of dollars in bills.
Pica Limón, the spicy business out of Sebastopol
What began as a pandemic side hustle quickly evolved into a more abundant business for the owners of Pica Limón, originally named “Chaparritas.” Sebastopol resident Janexis Lopez’s catering cart comes prepared with all the possibilities for a Mexican snack.
Healdsburg school board to pursue discussion on whether to allow interdistrict transfers
For the 2025-26 school year, the projected enrollment for the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) is just 1,000, according to a report from HUSD Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel, and with already declining enrollment the school board is interested in having a conversation about the possibility of allowing interdistrict transfers, a conversation that got tabled in 2019 due to wildfire and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Viva Mexicana marries art with Persian and Mexican food
When you walk into Viva Mexicana in Sebastopol, you’re met with walls filled with colorful art even before you look at the menu, which features a blend of Mexican and Persian food.
New recycling and redemption center open in Sebastopol
The new Beverage Container Recycling Pilot Program has come to Sebastopol. A new recycling kiosk housed in a shipping container is now open at the north end of town in the Community Church of Sebastopol parking lot at 1000 Gravenstein Highway N.
City council to discuss water/wastewater rates, rate study
Amid a decreasing city water fund, the Healdsburg City Council will be reviewing city water and wastewater rates at its next meeting on Monday, March 21.
