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Midyear budget adjustment boosts reserves, but the city isn't out of the woods yet
Adjustment adds almost $466,500 to the city's reserves
 • Laura Hagar Rush
What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
Science Buzz on geothermal, a history of the grange, whales, astrology, a new Sebastopol Walk, music, film, art and more
 • Laura Hagar Rush
RoundUp: Breaking new ground
A new director for the community center, a new roundabout in the works, a new RoundUp feature called Recommendations, and more
 • Laura Hagar Rush
What do students think of Analy’s proposed cell phone ban?
Students don't agree with the school's cell phone ban for next year
 • Lawson Gaylord
Correction: Vote on surveillance ordinance amendments was unanimous
Mayor Jill McLewis did indeed vote for the amendments to the ordinance
 • Laura Hagar Rush
Council approves the use of home security camera footage for criminal investigations
For the last few years, an interpretation of the city's surveillance ordinance has kept the police from using footage from home security cameras to…
 • Laura Hagar Rush
Just Wild-Eyed River Otters
A trail camera, ten frisky otters and the River Otter Ecology Project
 • Dale Dougherty
The word for the day is "sgraffito"
Building a life from a hobby she loved, ceramicist Kelly Scholes runs Ritual Ceramics.
 • Laura Hagar Rush
Sebastopol's big decision
A historical look back at the decision in the 1980s to make Sebastopol's downtown streets one way. Plus, tell us your experience of the 1985 change from…
What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Program Launch, Russian River Fungi Fest, an amazing train talk, plus art, music, comedy, burlesque, and more
 • Laura Hagar Rush and Elsie Lennox
RoundUp: It's not black or white
Something for birders, a restroom for farm visitors, fruit trees for sale, a new Director of Public Works for the city and the high school board meeting…
 • Dale Dougherty
Kayla's Bread and Bakery has built quite a following
California's 2013 cottage food law allowed Kayla Chilvers to start a bakery on her own at home
 • Dale Dougherty
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