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After holding a single public meeting, California State Parks Staff are releasing an arguably half-baked, barely vetted Road and Trails Master Plan for Annadel State Park.

Meeting #2 on Feb 4 - RSVP required.

www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=31763
Trione-Annadel State Park Road and Trail Management Plan
California State Parks
www.parks.ca.gov
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
It's the Wild West in Covelo!

Unmarked vehicle pursuit - Red&Blue flashing pursuer was stopped by Sheriff and CHP and RELEASED. Three pursuers wearing tactical gear and weapons released.

kymkemp.com/2026/01/21/u...
Unmarked Pursuit with Unclear Authority Raises Alarm After Covelo Chase
A high-speed pursuit through Covelo involving three young men affiliated with a developing tribal police program—none reported to be certified nor authorized to operate in the area—prompted a…
kymkemp.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Skunk Train a "Public Utility" - can condemn private property for public use (as they intend to do in Willits) - raising questions about their system's collapsed tunnel (between Fort Bragg and Willits) - and also how it would impact railbanking for Great Redwood Trail
theava.com/archives/279...
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A week after he went missing, Sonoma County Sheriff's Henry1 appears to be finally looking for missing man.

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www.sebastopoltimes.com/p/missing-ma...
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
West Sonoma County is nearly divided in two by this Monte Rio Hwy 116 slide.

dot.ca.gov/caltrans-nea...
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Commercial fleet is said to be putting crab pots out today - yet AIS shows none are using their mandated transponders.

Read all about it:

norcalpublicmedia.org/202601089998...
January 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Three vehicle pile up blocking all lanes of SB 101 @ Baker this morning.

One rollover, no extrications. One patient.

Slow TF down, people. Leave earlier for work, sheesh.
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A book too hot for Windsor HS to teach in the classroom? Scythe, by Neal Shusterman is that book.

norcalpublicmedia.org/202601089997...
Windsor school board rejects award-winning YA novel, prompting censors
 A multi-award-winning young adult science fiction novel has been removed from the Windsor school district’s proposed curriculum, sparking a local deb
norcalpublicmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
It's the season of flooding and guess who can't keep their flood cameras working? If you guessed Sonoma County Public Works, you're right!

www.youtube.com/@SonomaCoPI/...
Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Pilot of Sonoma County Sheriff's helicopter, Henry1, is alleged to have prevented the promotion of a black deputy to Henry1 because "black men can't swim"

Alt URL: archive.is/0y0Lz

www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/18/s...
Former sheriff’s deputy sues Sonoma County, alleging racial discrimination, harassment
The lawsuit filed by Marcus Holton, who is Black, details racist comments by colleagues, being passed over for promotions and retaliation rooted in a long-time “good old boys club” cult…
www.pressdemocrat.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Glory Hole Watch has commenced!

Source: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Brown Trout are running!
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has officially disbanded, months after Congress and President Trump stripped funding from public media.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting disbands after Congress pulls funding
The decision has already triggered layoffs and budget crises across public radio and television stations.
thedesk.net
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A train through downtown Sebastopol as recently as 1978?!

Believe it, or not.
The train is a fond memory, but I prefer the trails
What it was like working on Main Street when the train came through
www.sebastopoltimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
With as much as 10% of Sonoma and Monterey counties without power, and 25% of Mendocino County!
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The last 24 hours of storm development over California is truly something to behold! The December 24th early morning wind event stopped power to more than 100,000 households (and counting)!
December 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Huge swaths of coastal California are without power this Christmas Eve.

pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools...
December 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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"The final installment of the Flock Trilogy, filmed on a publicly deployed Flock Safety camera."

Benn found nearly 70 #Flock AI surveillance cameras with no user name or password required to access the past 31 days of recorded or live footage! 😩

Cancel Flock! 🚫

#deflock #surveillance #flocksafety
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Noon Yesterday: A shark was seen breaching with a *human swimmer* in its mouth in Pacific Grove (Monterey)

Missing Swimmer has not been found.

archive.is/gcb8k
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The flooding Garcia River, just North of Point Arena, closed Highway 1 at 11pm last night.

Source: www.facebook.com/groups/64272...
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM