Sebastopol Times
Dale Dougherty, Rollie Atkinson, Laura Hagar Rush, Steve Einstein, Mark Fernquest, Julie Zigoris, Roger Coryell, Kavya KrishnamurthyAn independent publication with local news and views of Sebastopol, CA, and parts of West Sonoma County
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 1748 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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3.5 magnitude earthquake this morning
Did you feel the earthquake this morning, which happened at 10:33 am? It got my attention.
According to the USGS, the earthquake was centered on Larkfield, north of Santa Rosa and registered a magnitude of 3.5. This earthquake was categori...
‘Join and Thrive’ asks you to secure Sebastopol’s future and your own mental health by joining a local community group
In his influential book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, published in 2000, Harvard Public Policy professor Robert Putnam argued that American society has suffered a dramatic collapse in civic engagement and c...
Meet the creative force behind the worlds of whimsy created at Muir’s Tea Room
All photos in this article are from Muir’s Tea Room.
Every detail in Christine Dzilvelis’s whimsical tea services is intentional and curated, so it would be easy to assume that her recent Greek theme was planned around the release of Chri...
Habitat for Humanity celebrates the opening of Blankenship Place in Sebastopol
Blankenship Place is a townhome development by Habitat for Humanity. (Photo from Habitat for Humanity Sonoma County)
If you drove through downtown on Saturday afternoon, you probably noticed the big celebration happening at Blankenship Pla...
What’s happening this week in Sebastopol?
Detail from the poster for “Join or Die,” a documentary at the center of a community event, “Join and Thrive,” this Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 pm, at Rialto Cinemas. The point of this event is to encourage you to join a local community group—f...
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Audience Metrics
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Dale is a Sebastopol resident of over 30 years. He is editor and publisher of Make: Magazine, a DIY Tech quarterly.
I am a veteran newspaper journalist, now retired (mostly) and committing my writing skills to rambling topics ranging from the small moments of ordinary life to the bigger elusive truths of our world. We still focus on facts more than the politics.
Co-owner, editor and reporter for the Sebastopol Times. Former editor of North Bay Biz and the West County newspaper, Sonoma West Times and News.
Sebastopol resident who loves meeting strangers, the corned beef like they make in Cleveland, our public schools, and will read any newspaper he can find.
Mark Fernquest lives and dreams in Northern California. He imagines he is a writer.
Journalist, writer, solver of art mysteries. Learn more about me and my work at www.juliezigoris.com.
Roger Coryell is a North Bay journalist, editor, and broadcaster — a former KPFA, KGO and KTOB radio news anchor, and editor of the Sonoma County Gazette through its March 2026 final edition.
Poet painter recent college grad. Intern for the Sebastopol Times.
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