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What’s happening this week in Sebastopol?
Science Buzz Cafe, African and Americana music, harvest fun of various sorts, another chance to learn about the Sebastopol Commons, and the Water …
 • Laura Hagar Rush
Sunday RoundUp: Coming home to roost
So many crows, better tennis courts, new leadership for the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, and a poem for the day from a member of the local high…
 • Laura Hagar Rush and Dale Dougherty
Guerneville Gab: River to Coast Children's Services celebrates its 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, mothers in far west county couldn’t find child care—the agency they built is still here
 • Roger Coryell
District’s proposed exit from Consortium draws strong opposition
Plus the loss of stipends is hurting Analy’s extracurriculars and arts programs
 • Dale Dougherty
County approves West County EIFD
While Sebastopol put its EIFD on hold, the County moved ahead with a West County EIFD, which is expected to move over $300 million to these…
 • Roger Coryell and Laura Hagar Rush
Massive brush clearing effort along the Joe Rodota Trail
The city of Sebastopol and the Gold Ridge Fire Protection District are working together to create a fire buffer in the city-owned property known as the…
 • Laura Hagar Rush
New book by a local psychologist combines memoir, neuroscience, psychology and spirituality
'Spirit Guided' tells Dr. Catherine Anne Williams' journey through drug abuse, traumatic injury and grief through the lens of the spiritual and…
 • Kavya Krishnamurthy
What's happening this week in Sebastopol?
Peacetown, Goatlandia's Reggae to the Rescue, the Sebastopol Senior Center Open House, Sebastopol Walks, plus music, art, film and classes of all sorts
 • Laura Hagar Rush
Sunday RoundUp: Kickstarted
A big start to soccer season, community support for neighbors behind Safeway, this year's apple pie contest winners, and the Barlow's new co-work space
 • Laura Hagar Rush and Dale Dougherty
Robert “Bob” Murnane
Bob was kind to everyone he met and valued his lifelong friends and family above all else
Purely Occidental: Hazel reopens in former Barley and Hops space to scores of devoted fans
The Occidental restaurant famed for its seasonal fare and comforting desserts returns with some of its most popular menu items.
 • Julie Zigoris
The 'Committee for Building the Commons' meets the public at the O'Reilly complex
Will the city of Sebastopol buy this long-underused Sebastopol landmark for the Sebastopol Commons?
 • Laura Hagar Rush
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