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Higher sales taxes being pursued as Sebastopol faces looming crisis
Sales taxes could rise above 10% in Sebastopol if city and county measures pass this November. It is looking more likely that Sebastopol voters will be asked to raise sales taxes in November. The Sebastopol city council, by a 3-2 vote, has authorized a poll to test support for raising the city's nine and a quarter percent sales tax by another quarter or half of a percent. The city of 7,500 is staring down a budget crisis. City Manager Don Schwartz laid out its scale to the council. "The general fund, long term prospects roughly $4.3 million plus, a year is what we...
PG&E holding North Coast fire season webinar on Wednesday
photo credit: Marc Albert/KRCBPG&E's Petaluma substation Will wildfire danger mean you'll have your electricity cut this summer? How vulnerable are electrical transmission lines and what's being done about it? Next Wednesday you can hear first hand, directly from Pacific Gas & Electric Company representatives, who have scheduled an online informational session. "The town hall is going to focus on updates on the work we are doing up and down the North Coast, wildfire safety updates and how customers can get prepared for wildfire season," said Megan McFarland, a PG&E spokesperson. "Also there is going to be a lot of time at the end...
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