Local coastal protections up for more reviews in November
County supervisors to host series of public workshops to finalize updates
Friday demonstrations continue in downtown Sebastopol
Around 10 rivaling demonstrators stationed at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 12 in downtown Sebastopol on Jan. 8 for their weekly Friday noon rallies.
Your questions answered about California’s new winter stay-at-home order
Gov. Gavin Newsom has imposed new pandemic restrictions with a conditional stay-at-home order to mitigate the effects of another surge in coronavirus cases. The number of confirmed patients in intensive care units in California was 708 on Nov. 1 and has steadily risen since.
Guerneville Bank Club earns prestigious preservation award
The lower Russian River’s sweetest treat spot, the Guerneville Bank Club located at 16290 Main Street, is being awarded a prestigious historic preservation award this week (Oct. 21) by the Californian Preservation Foundation.
Halloween is still happening at the Russian River
Halloween is still happening in the lower Russian River area. Various businesses and River Friends of the Library present a few ways western Sonoma County families can safely pull off an evening of fun for kids as the coronavirus pandemic remains very much alive in Sonoma County this autumn.
WCUHSD to start year in distance learning
WCUHSD school board will reevaluate current health and safety conditions around Sept. 8
Supervisors voice support for COVID compliance program
Board of Supervisors provided feedback on plan, which will come back at a future board meeting
Health officer announces another round of business reopenings
Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase announced Thursday night, June 18, a large-scale reopening of many of the county businesses that have been shuttered due to the county’s shelter-in-place order. The new order, which allows businesses such as nail salons, tattoo parlors, movie theaters, gyms, museums and galleries to open, goes into effect at midnight on Friday, June 19. The easing of the order also allows hotels, short-term rentals and campgrounds to open for recreational travel — though, the county is still trying to discourage long-distance travel for leisure.
Virus takes a toll on the farmers market
Sebastopol Farmers Market manager Carla Rosin is torn about whether to keep the farmers market open as the region plunges deeper into the coronavirus pandemic.
New director for the Laguna Foundation
Anne Morkill has been named as the new director for the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation. She brings to the position more than 30 years of experience working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal agencies at wildlife refuges all over the United States.
