What is the Brown Act?
A recent article in this paper made reference to the Brown Act, and it warrants explanation what exactly that is. Most people have the correct understanding that it relates to government transparency, to ensure that public business is conducted in an open and transparent...
Grant Davis back as Water Agency manager
The Sonoma County Water Agency’s former general manager Grant Davis returned to his old job last week after a nearly five-month absence serving as director of the California Department of Water Resources.
Bodega Bay’s Meredith Pier getting demolished
Demolition is scheduled from Oct. 12-30, should take three weeks
Nominations open for November election
The nomination period for the upcoming election opened up earlier this week on July 13. For Windsor, 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.
Sebastopol water, sewer rates to rise
In order to provide ongoing funding for Sebastopol’s water and sewer system, the Sebastopol City Council unanimously approved an increase to water and sewer rates at its Jan. 7 meeting. A series of annual adjustments will begin this month, with additional increases following each July 1 until July 2023.
