Here’s the weekend list of the Top 5 Sonoma County stories you’re going to want to read before your workweek starts:
Museum of Sonoma County marks Lunar New Year: 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. The Museum of Sonoma County teamed up with the Redwood Empire Chinese Association to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a traditional dance in Santa Rosa.
The 1,500-year-old dance form is performed throughout the year at celebrations including weddings and parades.
The performance was in conjunction with the opening of a new museum exhibit, “Year of the Tiger: Chinese Traditions in Sonoma County, 1890-2022,” about how traditions of Santa Rosa’s Chinatown, which disappeared in the 1940s, continue in the community today.
Tensions over homelessness in Sebastopol come to a head over planned safe parking program: City officials and homeless advocates within weeks aim to move 18…