Active Aging Week Underway
True to Healdburg’s designation as the first Age Friendly City in Sonoma County, the City Council officially recognized International Active Aging Week at its Oct. 2 meeting. The message is that regardless of age or health conditions, adults over 50 can live fully in...
Hair salons, barber shops, malls allowed to reopen
The county of Sonoma announced Sunday evening that barber shops, hair salons and malls in the county will be allowed to reopen with modifications, effective Monday, Aug. 31. The reopening comes days after a new structure for California county reopenings was announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Peacetown family activities are in the bag
Sometimes, places call to you. That’s how it was when Elizabeth Smith first visited Sebastopol. She knew she had to move here. She felt the same way the first time she went to a Peacetown Concert in Ives Park.
Year in Review: Business and the economy
Over the next two weeks, Sonoma West Times & News will be rehashing 2020 in west county. We’ll be reviewing the biggest events in the economy, as well as covering topics such as COVID-19, health care, schools, homelessness and more.
Post Office destroyed in weekend blaze
A raging fire burned Healdsburg’s downtown post office, leaving
Drug overdose-related deaths continue to be a concern in Sonoma County
In the past year, the pandemic has had many effects on mortality, including deaths from COVID-19, however, drug overdose deaths continue to be a concern and appear to have been exasperated by the pandemic according to a report from Jenny Mercado, a Sonoma County epidemiologist.
A word from the publisher on the coronavirus crisis
As a community that has endured devastating wildfires and a historic flood, we have learned the value of accurate and timely information. The current public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes active cases in Sonoma County, is proving to be another...
Healdsburg is hopping with kombucha and other fizzy drinks
More local eateries offering fermentation drinks, foods
Transient Occupancy Tax revenue can fix our roads
Last November Save Our Sonoma Roads supported Measure L, which increased the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) in unincorporated Sonoma County from 9 percent to 12 percent. It is estimated to increase annual revenue by $5 million. The ballot question explained that the purpose of the tax increase was “to address the impacts of tourists by investing in roads, emergency response,” and other tourism-related impacts. Over 68 percent of county voters approved the measure.
