50 Shades of Grey
Telling right from wrong, what’s desirable or less so, or how to make the best decision from a long list of choices has never been a “black and white” affair. We often pretend it’s that easy and we always have preferred a simple “yes” or “no.”
Looking back at Healdsburg’s prune blossom tour
As Healdsburg delves into spring, yellow mustard pops up from a carpet of greenery, buds break on grape vines and poppies and other flowers start to bloom, but spring in Healdsburg looked quite different in the mid-1900s.
Moving forward with the Healdsburg Animal Shelter
As one of two new Co-Chairs of the Board of the Healdsburg Animal Shelter, I want to take this opportunity to update the community regarding the new Shelter facility and outline a path forward toward its completion in the short-term. Further, I do so not in an effort to point fingers at any of the parties involved to date, but rather to move as quickly as possible to finish what will be an extraordinary facility. Our very achievable goal is that the new facility will continue to serve the many animals in need that have been so well provided for by the existing Shelter and operate to the highest standard possible utilizing the best practices in modern day animal care.
Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?
In the nick of time, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature this week extended an eviction moratorium designed to keep California tenants who missed rent payments in their homes during the 15-month coronavirus pandemic.
Community Matters teaches students to mediate conflict
Safe School Ambassadors trains junior high students for peer intervention
Who’s running for sheriff in Sonoma County?
Here is a list of the articles we've run on the upcoming election for sheriff, including Q and A pieces that reporter Amie Windsor has written about the people running for the office of Sonoma County Sheriff. We will add to this list as new candidates join the race.
WSCUHSD school board candidate forum this Thursday
The Community Action Coalition is hosting a Zoom “meet the candidates” forum with those running for seats on the West Sonoma County Union High School District Board of Trustees. The forum will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. over Zoom.
Sebastopol City Council approves $20,000 for CoMission ahead of summit
Community vitality consultant CoMission came away from the April 6 Sebastopol City Council meeting with an approved budget request of $20,000 to fund its work through June 30, with four council members in favor and Councilmember Neysa Hinton absent.