Sebastopol council preparing for relaunch, discussing new police practices and efficiency
Scattered across the Sebastopol City Council’s Oct. 19 agenda are several items with the potential to define the city in its policing practices, economic relaunch, energy efficiency and water conservation and more. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. over Zoom. The agenda and Zoom link are available here.
Californians 50 and older eligible for vaccinations next week
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that all Californians 50 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated on April 1, while everyone 16 and older will qualify two weeks later.
County to hold virtual town hall series on cannabis ordinance updates
Four sessions scheduled for March 8 and 12
Benedetti car wash is headed to Sebastopol Avenue
The Sebastopol City Council gave the highly debated Benedetti car wash the greenlight after nearly three hours of discussion at its extended March 2 public hearing and deliberation.
Monte Rio property slated for county park and open space
Sonoma County Regional Parks purchased 515 acres of land in Monte Rio for future use as a county park and open space preserve. The $3.9 million purchase was approved by the county board of supervisors in August and the land was purchased in October.
Five-hour standoff leads to arrest in Forestville
A Forestville man was arrested Tuesday following a five-hour standoff with Sonoma County deputies.
High schools plan pandemic-proof graduations
How do you hold a mass event like a graduation at a time when mass events are forbidden? Very, very carefully, it turns out.
Banners and posters honor graduates in west county
In the ongoing quest to make up for graduating seniors missing to much of their senior year, Sebastopol City Councilmember Neysa Hinton and 5th District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins have joined forces to celebrate the Class of 2020 with banners that will be appearing throughout west county this week.
