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No More STAR Test for Healdsburg Kids: Test Abandoned by California
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that eradicates the STAR test and brings winds of change to California's public school system.

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that eradicates the STAR test and brings winds of change to California's public school system.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that eradicates the STAR test and brings winds of change to California's public school system.
The finished product will be donated to the Healdsburg Food Pantry.
The Graton Resort & Casino will have 2,000 employees when it opens.
The Graton Resort & Casino will have 2,000 employees when it opens.
Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who allegedly slashed and stabbed another man with a "unknown large cutting instrument" west of Santa Rosa.
Do I lose my place in line to go next?
Do I lose my place in line to go next?
Polly Klaas, 12, was kidnapped from Petaluma and murdered 20 years ago this week.
The earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon.
Tara Boccaleoni is a barista at the Washington Square Peet's in Petaluma.
A "Sonoma Valley Road Summit" will be held Oct. 9 in Sonoma.
A "Sonoma Valley Road Summit" will be held Oct. 9 in Sonoma.
A preliminary hearing was held Tuesday for Mark William Cappello, who is accused of killing three men in February.
Louis Maldonado is competing on season 11 of "Top Chef."
Petaluma's Polly Klaas was kidnapped 20 years ago Tuesday.
All lanes of the freeway are currently clear, and the car is on the shoulder.
Ten thousand Sonoma County students are expected to walk or bicycle to school on Oct. 9 for International Walk & Roll to School Day.
Ten thousand Sonoma County students are expected to walk or bicycle to school on Oct. 9 for International Walk & Roll to School Day.