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Santa Rosa
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Good morning, Santa Rosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 3rd of February.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Teams began the annual homeless census across the North Bay this week, with early figures showing a 15 percent increase in unhoused residents and nearly double the encampments along the river (service providers now face funding challenges as pandemic-era housing funds have dried up). KSRO Radio
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Santa Rosa City Schools must cut $26 million in spending. It faces a $3 million shortfall by June and requires $23 million in additional savings next school year to avoid a state takeover that would remove local leadership. KSRO Radio
- ➤ At a Wednesday night meeting, state fiscal oversight official Michael Fine warned the Santa Rosa City Schools board to fix a severe cash crisis or face state takeover — the board is now weighing a rescue plan that cuts over 100 jobs, with a final vote on Feb. 11. KSRO Radio
- ➤ Sonoma State’s new president Michael Spagna will use $90 million in state funds to revive programs like Physics and Geology and add Nursing and Engineering; the university, facing low enrollment (and pending athletics decisions), aims to restore its reputation amid a fiscal crisis. KSRO Radio
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Authorities were on high alert after a mountain lion was spotted on Sunday morning in Sebastopol on Jewel Avenue and Walnut Lane; officials believe the animal moved west and urge residents to report any additional sightings. KSRO Radio
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
You become what you understand.
~ Naval Ravikant
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