MacNab says Foppoli scandal not behind resignation announcement
Having submitted his resignation in a letter to the Windsor Town Council last Thursday, Town Manager Ken MacNab told SoCoNews that this spring’s sexual assault and misconduct allegations around former Mayor Dominic Foppoli did not contribute to his decision.
Funding questions halt transfer discussion
Another natural disaster has put a halt to the discussion on the possibility of re-implementing interdistrict transfers for the Healdsburg Unified School District.
House Fire Takes a Life
Just before 8am on Thursday morning, June 9, a fire broke out in an older home on Prince Street near downtown Healdsburg, which proved fatal to a resident and several pets.
The house, built in 1910, a three-bedroom wood frame structure with a walk-up front...
Why do we care about the Giants?
Yes, why do we care about them? With so much in this world to care about, why do we care if a baseball team wins or loses? Clearly, many of us care, millions and millions of us. My cousins drove in from Fresno for the games. Others come from Sacramento and points east. There are identified groups from far north of here at the ballpark: Ukiah, Fort Bragg and I think I saw a contingent from Arcata once.
From source to tap: Where our drinking water comes from
When we get thirsty we turn on our taps and voilà, a nice refreshing glass of water appears before us. Having around-the-clock access to safe and reliable drinking water requires huge investments of time and money, but rarely do we consider the source or the value of water.
West County Teen Clinic finds its full-time home in Sebastopol
West County Teen Clinic is moving to Sebastopol for good to provide west county teens free and confidential sexual, reproductive and behavioral health services right where they’re at.
Washington School first quarter award winners
To help celebrate Cloverdale's local students, we'd like to recognize all of the kids from Washington Middle School who were named Student of the Month and Eagle Award Winner for the first quarter.
Questions on the Fourth
File this editorial under, “careful what you wish for.” As a nation, we just celebrated our Independence Day. Just before that, a few thousand Sonoma County high school seniors took their first steps toward adulthood and independence. All of us are emerging from a year-plus of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. A few of us are swearing by our independence to not be forced to vaccinate. And, all those 3- and 4-year-olds under our feet keep letting us know that one definition of independence is the ability to say “no.”