Sebastopol City Manager Larry McLaughlin announces that after 37 years with the Sebastopol Fire Department and more than a decade serving as its Fire Chief, Bill Braga will retire on
Tuesday night marked another meeting for Mayor Patrick Slayter and his staff. Like most meetings, the council covered a wide range of topics from announcements, fossil fuel treaties, an informational
The county’s CERT office said that the fires and the pandemic brought about a spike in interest in neighborhood self-reliance in emergency preparedness. While that interest has begun to sag in many areas, one group of neighbors on Santa Cruz's Westside is helping to set a standard for what such planning should look like.
A new county-wide program provides a Map for neighbors to connect and assist each other to prepare for and respond to disaster. The next class is available via ZOOM Aug.