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Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Good morning, Santa Rosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 11th of February.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Trustees at Rincon Valley Union School District will meet tonight to decide on 60 staff layoffs to fix an $8.5M budget gap. The move follows the closure of Whited Elementary (after overspending) and prior staff cuts (affecting dozens) to keep the district running. KSRO Radio
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Sonoma Botanical Garden expands its leadership team with two new appointments as André ten Dam takes over as director of business operations and Dina Howard becomes associate director of people operations — with financial expert Martin Cassell joining the board to boost community outreach. KSRO Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Sonoma city and fire leaders told City Council that a study found traffic bottlenecks—at Spain and Napa Streets—could block safe evacuations in a wildfire, so officials plan to add high-tech signals and reversible lanes to help residents, especially those who are medically fragile. KSRO Radio
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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