Good morning, Santa Rosa.

Mini Cat Town closed its ground-floor space at Santa Rosa Plaza last month after placing over 300 kittens — the nonprofit will now focus on its four remaining Bay Area locations.

The mall is preparing for change as Shoe Palace moves into a remodeled second-floor store this summer.

Alaska Airlines will add three seasonal nonstop routes from Charles M.

Schulz–Sonoma County Airport to Boise, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City starting Nov. 1 – the service aims to meet high local demand and boost tourism by reducing trips to Bay Area hubs.

Santa Rosa Junior College students are among 40,000 community college attendees who have not yet claimed up to $1,500 in CalKIDS funds, leaving over $20 million unclaimed statewide.

Financial aid director Lauren Coburn said students face extra-step challenges and encouraged them to seek help at the financial aid office (eligibility details are available online).

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the North Bay early Thursday morning at 2:42 a.m. near Cobb in Lake County, with its epicenter 13 miles north-northeast of Healdsburg; no injuries or damage have been reported.

Sonoma County will host meetings on May 14 and May 16 at Zero Waste Sonoma to discuss a proposed compost facility at 5200 Slusser Road that would process 70,000 tons of green bin material annually — a plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and benefiting local farms.

Police Chief John Cregan will host a Chat with the Chief booth at Old Courthouse Square during the Wednesday Night Market, inviting residents to share feedback and ask questions while his department’s May Beat Newsletters online offer neighborhood safety tips.

A community fundraising surge and matching donation from Bill and Cindy Gallaher have enabled the Humane Society of Sonoma County to double its surgery capacity from 3,500 to 7,000 procedures annually — construction is speeding up and the grand reopening is set for May 18 at the Highway 12 facility.