Back in action: new and rescheduled events
With the mass evacuations of Healdsburg and Windsor a wide range of activities from high school sports games to Halloween itself (and related activities) were disrupted. As normalcy returns to the area, several of those activities are preparing to have a do-over.
Coastal council conducting parking survey
The Sonoma Coast Municipal Advisory Council has put out a survey to float whether a residential parking permit (RPP) program could be a solution to parking woes on the Sonoma coast.
Winegrowers told to expect more great things in 2018
Consumer demand still good, but slowing; prices at record highs
Federal BIA Greenlights Windsor Casino
Koi leaders asked that around 70 acres of vineyard land they own along the southeastern edge of Windsor be placed in “federal trust”—and the Bureau obliged. This means the Koi are allowed to move forward with their plan to build a giant new Wine Country casino on the plot...
Open Mic: A Weapons Factory in Healdsburg?
"Recently, I was shocked to learn that a General Dynamics factory exists right here in Sonoma County," writes Ian McKee of Santa Rosa. "I expect that for many of my neighbors the existence of this factory will also come as a shock. They might also be surprised to learn that engineers from this factory give presentations to students in STEM classes around the county, which in my opinion represents a chilling normalization of the violence that this factory inflicts on defenseless people around the world..."
