5.5-acre vegetation fire near Sebastopol city limits contained
A small vegetation fire burning near Sebastopol is contained, according to fire officials. The fire burned about 5.5 acres of mowed grass on a property owned and maintained by the city of Santa Rosa, according to Paul Lowenthal, assistant fire marshal of the Santa Rosa Fire Department.
Schools close throughout county, maybe for a long time
Based on a March 14 joint recommendation from the Sonoma County Health Department and the Sonoma County Department of Education, schools and school districts across the county announced over the weekend that they have suspended in-person classes.
Alexander Valley School fundraiser, Mar. 4
Spaghetti dinner and auction an annual event in the valley, Mar. 4
A pandemic isn’t stopping Peace Day
Sebastopol will be home to a handful of activities celebrating the United Nation’s International Peace Day this Sunday and Monday, Sept. 20 and 21.
New voting system rolled out for 2020
Deva Marie Proto, the County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters, has been making the rounds of local municipalities to help educate the community about the new voting systems and plans in place for 2020 and beyond.
Sculptor Spotlight: William Wareham
The Best of Show winner for the 2005 Cloverdale Annual Sculpture Exhibit was William Wareham for his sculpture “Without a Shout.” The same year, Wareham donated this sculpture to the City of Cloverdale and moved to its present location on the north side of Citrus Fair Drive near Cloverdale Boulevard.
Good news for local news
Most of the time journalists go around looking for trouble. Lately, we haven’t had to look very hard. Our reporting has focused on the viral pandemic, the wildfires, the drought, climate change, civil unrest, constitutional insurrection and attacks of “fake news” against our very being and profession. It’s never been more challenging to seek out troubles and alert our public about problems that need solutions. We watchdog our government leaders to uphold our public trust, our laws and our democracy. We sit through endless school board meetings and local government sessions looking for anything that might smell fishy. We count on you, our readers, to act on your civic duties as voters, taxpayers and independent voices. We can’t force you to read our news or speak up, but we will never tire of imploring you to raise your voices to power and to defend our fragile democracy.
