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Dodd thanks state Senate colleagues for ‘unanimous vote’ to permit to-go alcohol sales

By Benjamin Kibbey | May 16, 2021

The California State Senate recently approved Senate Bill 389, which would permit on-sale liquor license holders to sell beverages for off-sale consumption that are permitted under their on-sale license.

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Dodd thanks Newsom for ‘historic investment to help Californians’ with $1 billion to help pay water bills

By Benjamin Kibbey | May 16, 2021

With Gov. Gavin Newsom planning to invest $1 billion in assisting California residents who are struggling with their water bills, State Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), who has two water-related bills pending in the California State Assembly, recently expressed his support.

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Be-Bop's Diner offers retro feel with food and variety 'that can appease almost anyone'

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 29, 2021

Be-Bop’s Diner in Ukiah has served customers for more than a decade with retro style and fresh eats, including 42 flavors of hand-packed milk shakes and hand-pressed house burgers.

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Town of Windsor mayor: 'I am not stepping down' amid mounting sexual assault allegations

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 18, 2021

The Windsor Town Council recently voted 2-1 to ask Mayor Dominic Foppoli to resign, with Foppoli casting the only dissenting vote, as mounting sexual assault allegations have set even his own brother against him.

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Sonoma growers, producers say 'it's very, very difficult' to handle insurance costs due to wildfire risks

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 11, 2021

Recent wildfires have created problems for local growers, with insurance companies increasing policy costs and cancellations, but the California Senate is considering a bill to permit growers to receive coverage under the state’s FAIR Plan.

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Hopkins says ‘all elected officials are subject to a level of public scrutiny’ following gag order

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 11, 2021

Lynda Hopkins, chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, recently opened up to KRSO about her feelings on accountability of elected officials after a gag order was applied to an investigation into her accusations against Sheriff Mark Essick.

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Kruse: 'We worked together to get blocks of appointments' to help Sonoma County essential workers get vaccinated

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 4, 2021

Recent estimates have all but a handful of Sonoma County’s approximately 8,000 essential vineyard and winery workers having received a vaccination against COVID-19, leading some state officials to consider using the industry’s vaccination program as a blueprint.

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Page: 'We would like to feed 2,000 local families every week'

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 4, 2021

FEED Sonoma, the first farmer and employee-owned fresh produce cooperative in California, adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with a switch to working as a growers cooperative distributing produce from growers directly to consumers.

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One Napa Valley Initiative helps permanent residents complete path to citizenship

By Benjamin Kibbey | Mar 3, 2021

The Napa Valley Community Foundation’s One Napa Valley Initiative (ONVI) is striving to assist the thousands of area residents with a green card to complete their path to full citizenship, with 1,603 beneficiaries of the program having taken their oath of citizenship since the program’s inception in 2013.

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Napa County residents over age 75 to get vaccination appointments through county

By Benjamin Kibbey | Mar 3, 2021

Napa County residents over the age of 75 are now going to be scheduled for vaccinations through the state’s MyTurn vaccine registration tool, and they can expect to receive an email or call as vaccine doses become available.

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SSU online program offers a taste of California to international students

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

With the added burden placed on international students by COVID-19-related travel restrictions, the School of Extended and International Education (SEIE) at Sonoma State University (SSU) has, in partnership with other institutions around the world, been able to ease some of that burden through virtual programing.

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Sonoma State University faculty member honored with Wang Family Excellence Award

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

Gerald Jones, the Sonoma State University’s (SSU) assistant vice president for Student Affairs, was recently honored with the Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Staff Performance.

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University Art Gallery featuring online exhibit of local murals

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

Spray It Like You Mean It: Contemporary Murals of Sonoma County is being presented through the end of February by the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University.

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Draft County Winery Events Policy virtual public workshop coming Feb. 18

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

The Sonoma County Administrator’s Office will be offering a virtual public workshop on the development of the draft County Winery Events Policy in order to give the community the opportunity to provide input.

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SRJC to continue remote operations through summer

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) will be continuing to conduct all instruction and services remotely through the summer.

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SRJC Theatre Arts to perform Dungeons-and-Dragons themed play live online

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 10, 2021

In their fourth production to be performed live, online, with cast and crew working individually from their homes, the Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts Department will be presenting a comedy this spring based on the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game.

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Lake County to disburse $630,000 for homeless relief related to COVID-19

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 7, 2021

New funding is now available to Lake County organizations and governmental or tribal entities working with members of the homeless community who are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New Red Tail Play Area opens at Taylor Mountain Regional Park

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 7, 2021

Sonoma County Regional Parks recently opened the Red Tail Play Area at Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve, the first-ever nature-inspired play area in the Santa Rosa area.

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City of Santa Rosa approves recipients of affordable housing funding

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 7, 2021

The City of Santa Rosa is now disbursing approximately $38.5 million it received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the construction of affordable, multi-family housing to help offset losses from the 2017 Tubbs Fire.

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BioBiz competition seeks to make fuel reduction profitable

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 7, 2021

Two winning business models for wood products will have the opportunity to receive $35,000 each and a technical services support package as part of the Sonoma County Biomass Business Competition (BioBiz), which launched on Feb. 1.