Good morning, Santa Rosa.

At Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, Alaska Airlines launched service last week — officials say Southwest Airlines will begin operations on April 7 as the facility handled over 45,000 passengers in February.

Casa Grande High School in Petaluma was named a 2026 California Distinguished School by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, recognizing its 93% graduation rate and lower suspension numbers despite over half the students being socioeconomically disadvantaged.

It is one of three Sonoma County schools to earn the honor.

Sonoma County superintendent Amie Carter has been unopposed for a second term by the filing deadline; her new four-year term will start in January.

She has raised graduation rates and launched her Literacy Promise initiative amid a fiscal challenge in six districts — challenges she will work to fix.

The Town of Windsor cut its contract with North Bay Animal Services effective March 31, citing mismanagement and inhumane conditions, and set aside $128,000 for emergency animal care through June + officials are negotiating interim agreements with the Humane Society of Sonoma County and Rohnert Park Animal Services.

Residents are invited to view plans for a new 275-unit mixed-income senior housing community on a 69-acre site; Burbank Housing is hosting a neighborhood meeting from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. today + the project will preserve half the site as open space while expanding affordable housing options.