SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews are placing power lines underground in Santa Rosa to help prevent some 11,000 customers from being impacted by a Public Safety Power Shutoff during severe weather conditions, the utility company said this week. High winds can cause tree branches and debris to contact energized electric… Keep Reading
Bank of America is awarding a $30,000 grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin to expand access to The Clubs’ summer camp and paid summer jobs program. Between June 14 – August 13, the organization will serve more than 600 youth across Sonoma County at its enrichment-based day camps. The grant comes at a critical… Keep Reading
Sonoma County Go Local announced June 1 it’s extending another round of coronavirus pandemic relief, granting businesses matching funds for advertising. “There are a lot of businesses now holding back from advertising because of financial constraints, but they need to promote,” said Janeen Murray of Go Local, a Sonoma County business advocacy group. The timing… Keep Reading
CIRCUIT RIDER COMMUNITY SERVICES Help Windsor seniors get around The Windsor Wheels program, which provides free rides to Windsor-area residents age 60 and older, is looking for volunteer riders. A typical ride is to the grocery store or a doctor’s appointment. Volunteer shifts as short as two hours are available. The program, run by Circuit… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa, CA – May 17, 2021 – The Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto, announced today that the Registrar of Voters Office will be holding a public consultation meeting via Zoom about the County’s draft Election Administration Plan for transitioning to the Voter’s Choice Act election model. This meeting is open to anyone,… Keep Reading
Happiness is … volunteering for ‘Peanuts’ The museum at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is looking for volunteers 14 and older who will enjoy supporting the legacy of Schulz and the “Peanuts” comic strip he created. The museum’s exhibits and programming illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate his stories, inspirations… Keep Reading
Town has no say over county plans In a surprise move, the county will be leasing the Holiday Inn on Old Redwood Highway in Windsor as a temporary homeless shelter. “I can confirm that the county has informed the town that it will be entering into a temporary lease for use of the Holiday Inn… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa, CA – May 10, 2021 – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has announced the enactment of a burn suspension, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2021, which bans all outdoor burning. According to CAL FIRE, California is entering its second consecutive dry year and is bracing for what… Keep Reading
Pam Willis didn’t want to be an empty-nester. When her five grown children moved out of their home in Menifee, she wasn’t sure what would come next. All she knew was she wanted to keep being a mom. Willis and husband, Gary, had been fostering children for five years and were pondering retirement, selling their… Keep Reading
Fire Safe Sonoma is hosting a set of workshops in early May to solicit input on the update of the Sonoma County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), which was last updated in 2016. A CWPP is a detailed document that measures wildfire risks specific to an area and identifies ways to mitigate that risk in… Keep Reading
