This Week's Rohnert Park Headlines

This week we examined how Rohnert Park will fare in the next large Bay Area earthquake — which seismologists say has a 62 percent chance of hitting the region by 2032. We wanted to single Rohnert Park out — by looking at soil types, different building types and talking to local experts, we found out the city's biggest struggle is going to be an economic one.

Rohnert Park's building stock is mostly single story homes, and we're a fairly new city, so many of the neighborhoods were built after large seismic codes were established. However, there's still great risk here. . Find out how your building will , read about why and check out our . Did you know that the U.S. Geological Survey keeps an amazing stock of historic photos from other earthquake? .

Also this week, a passed the student body at Sonoma State University with nearly 60 percent of the vote. Read that story here.

Wednesday groups of against , as part of a statewide push to raise awareness about the impact of the cuts. 

In city hall news this week, a group of to the city as a form of protest against PG&E's SmartMeters. And the City Council got the go ahead Tuesday to look at the , expected to come back before the council April 26. City Manager Gabe Gonzalez said using Facebook and Twitter will allow the city to communicate better with residents and be more transparent.

Have you been to ? The cupcake shop won the Food Network's Cupcake Wars in January, and we took a look behind the scenes to find out what goes into making the sweet treats.