Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 11th of March.
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🏘️ Community
Santa Rosa mourns Kevin Konicek (71), a local attorney and preservationist known for restoring historic Victorian homes, who died Sunday.
A Stanford and Loyola Law graduate, he balanced a legal career with philanthropy through community foundations and the local symphony.
🎓 Education
Sonoma Ag Days gives thousands of elementary students a hands-on introduction to local farming and sustainable practices.
The two-day event hosted by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau continues today from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sonoma County Event Center.
🌲 Environment
The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation secured over $1 million in state grant funds to restore 175 acres of farmland into thriving wetland and riparian habitat along the floodplain between Sebastopol and Forestville — engineering plans and environmental studies will continue through 2028.
🏛️ Government
Town officials in Windsor are considering a new local business tax and a one-cent sales tax to cover a projected $19 million budget shortfall—residents want both options on the November ballot while staff stress that only the sales tax provides a sustainable fix.
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