A sales tax increase to fund road repairs is now before Sonoma County voters.

Sonoma County voters are being asked to approve a quarter-cent sales tax increase intended to fund the repair of a thousand miles of local roads.

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One Planet Communities is a UK-based non-profit out to build sustainable housing projects wherever possible, including one in Rohnert Park.

It’s hard to live a low-consumption lifestyle, especially in car-dependent California. But it gets easier when new housing projects are designed and built with that goal in mind.

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Sixteen massive redwood and copper pieces will inaugurate a new sculpture garden at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.

The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is installing a new sculpture garden, initially featuring works by local artist Bruce Johnson. KRCB’s Bruce Robinson spoke with the sculptor to prepare this preview.

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Sebastopol’s community hospital is getting close to finally reopening, but no one is ready to set an exact date quiet yet.

More than a year after it closed, the former Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol is pushing hard to reopen. But no one is certain yet just when that will happen.

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Dwindling fund from government sources are squeezing local social service agencies, as they try to address growing needs.

County supervisors on Tuesday readily accepted a plan to spend nearly $2.8 million in federal funds on projects to address homelessness and poverty in Sonoma County. But they know the annual grants are not keeping pace with the local needs.

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A new “Dream Center” at SRJC has opened, offering undocumented students assistance with both education and immigration issues.

To address the needs of a growing segment of their student population, Santa Rosa Junior College has created a new “Dream Center” to advise students on immigration issues. It was officially opened yesterday, and KRCB’s Bruce Robinson was there.

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Investing to support sustainability is getting easier, as new tools enter the marketplace.

The 10th annual Sustainable Enterprise Conference yesterday examined ways to finance endeavors that align with our personal values. KRCB’s Bruce Robinson was there and has this report.

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The Sonoma Developmental Center has a long and complicated past, and myriad possible futures.

For more than a century, the state Developmental Center has been a large and complex presence in the Sonoma Valley. But what will become of it in the future is a wide open question.

That first community workshop on the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center will be held Saturday from 9 to 1 at the Vintage House in Sonoma. Anyone planning to attend is encouraged to reserve a place in advance, and we’ve got the links for you to do that, along with more about the Center and the issues facing it, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org slash news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Sweetwater Spectrum in Sonoma offers young adults with autism a new kind of place to live and age together.

Eight years in the making, a new living environment for young adults with autism is attracting nationwide attention to their shared homes in downtown Sonoma.

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It’s the end of an era in West Marin - the two competing weekly newspapers are merging.

For more than seven years, two rival weekly newspapers have struggled to serve and survive in western Marin County. Now their long-running competition is coming to a close.

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