Windsor News

Given the rate of mail-in ballots trickling in to the Sonoma County registrar's office, two things appear to be true.

For five years dire press reports have told of people losing their homes - but for three families and many more, falling prices signal buying opportunities.

Water: A typical resident who now pays $23.73 every two months would pay $29.66 for 2012-2013; $36.19 for 2013-2014; $42.70 for 2014-2015; and $49.11 for 2015-2016. Sewer: The typical rate of $69.83 every two months would be $78.21 for 2012-2013; $87.59 for 2013-2014; $98.11 for 2014-2015; and $109.88 for 2015-2016. The increases, the first since ... (more)

A Usually Healdsburg is touted as the ground zero of bicycle riding in Sonoma County.

May 30th, 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of one of the worst climbing and rescue disasters ever on Mt.

Borrowing money to pay for improvements to Sebastopol's water and sewer system is not cost-effective and would raise the price of the project by $2.2 million, according to a city study.

Posted by PD staff in Cities , Featured Articles on May 26th, 2012 tags: Babb , Chambers , City Council , Growth , Healdsburg , Jones , Plass , Winston , Wood Jim Winston authored and helped pass a voter approved measure in 2000 that restricted the number of new dwellings in Healdsburg to 30 per year.

A Two Sonoma residents were caught driving a stolen truck when they drove up to a Santa Rosa home while the officers conducted a probation search - a classic case of wrong place, wrong time.

A With Healdsburg's outdoor concerts starting Tuesday, and Cloverdale's next Friday, Windsor will launch its summer concert series a week later, on June 14.

The California State Coastal Conservancy approved up to $510,000 in funding Thursday for two environmental restoration projects on the North Coast.

A Healdsburg master chef Doug Keane spent a few months out of the limelight this year after a huge brouhaha over his wish to adopt a dog named Cash from Healdsburg Animal Shelter.

Two Santa Rosa men were arrested Wednesday for the suspected theft of $110,000 worth of jewelry and precious coins that disappeared from a Windsor home while the owners were out of town and their teenage kids hosted a party, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.

Windsor water and sewer rates are poised to rise by 9 percent in September, but the average bill will still be among the lowest for cities in Sonoma County.

The Santa Rosa School Board on Wednesday rallied behind the idea of establishing a Spanish-English immersion program in the district but stopped short of hiring a consultant to steer the early stages of the process.

Replacing and widening the Highway 101 bridges over the Petaluma River is the next major step in a billion-dollar freeway project that has proceeded in spurts over the past decade - and is now within a few years of completion.

Three days before her death, her health in obvious decline, Donna Wiuff could not be dissuaded from hosting her women's group from the church at her Windsor home.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of environmentalists challenging the North Coast Railroad Authority, sending two environmental lawsuits back to Marin County for a trial.

Rohnert Park could see a new hotel break ground on its west side late next year, a project that could help boost the local economy and the city's finances.

Windsor this week reshuffled its budget to adjust for the loss of more than $2 million in redevelopment funds, avoiding layoffs and finding other ways to pay for some projects, such as a redesign of a key portion of Old Redwood Highway.

Windsor Police were in a standoff Thursday with a man who was armed with a baseball bat in a Bluebird Drive home and may have threatened a woman there, fire personnel said.