The two Green Music Center benefit concerts for the North Bay wildfires raised $350,000 for a relief fund. The 2000’s popular pop band Counting Crows brought in $238,500, while the Santa Rosa Symphony concert brought in $112,000.
The Zinfandel building is going to tackle one of the biggest unspoken problems that face college students today; hunger. Associated Students, along with campus representatives, are transforming what used to be the mail room and open market a few years ago into a food pantry building for students.
A study from April has shown that the required Early Start Program for some college freshmen, the remediation program for the California State University system doesn’t work, and the problem may lie in the K-12 system.
Today marks the first official day that the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit system will be operating with full ride fares, and officials throughout the region will be eager to see how many ride the rail system. The train started giving out free rides last week to get riders hooked on the new SMART system that allows passengers to travel from the Sonoma County Airport all the way to San Rafael.
In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation prohibiting government employees from traveling to states that allow discrimination on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Sonoma County has decided to offer incentives for drivers to switch to electric cars. The county has approved a $240,000 program to help offset the costs of electric cars for Sonoma County residents.
After a series of small temblors under the Salton Sea, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services announced on Oct. 1, that there was a high probability of a major earthquake hitting the Southern California area during that week.
Sonoma State University will not complete construction on the MasterCard Pavilion at the Green Music Center, which will result in the university losing $6 million in funds pledged by MasterCard for the project.
The proposed MasterCard Outdoor Pavilion, with the planned location east of the Green Music Center, is being put on pause for the time being by new administrative leadership.
The first week of school was met with anticipation by many students. Unfortunately for the golf carts around campus, they started the week on campus on the wrong foot. During the first week, multiple golf carts from various departments were stolen from the school and were found days later. According to Bill Fusco, director of athletics for Sonoma State, one particular golf cart was stolen from the athletic department twice in the past week.
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