This Week's Rohnert Park Headlines

The sun came out this week! We at Rohnert Park wanted to help you celebrate the beginning of spring. Check out our weekly series, titled Spring is Sprung — there, you'll find stories on a , how the regional parks surrounding Rohnert Park are as well as a .

Do you know about a local CSA or community garden that we should know about? Tell us in the comments below.

On Monday this week, Rohnert Park resident  after he shot someone at a Cotati home. Stay tuned at Patch this week to find out what's going on with him. Harless is currently being held at Sonoma County Jail on $1 million bail.

In a similar story, a man was . We're following up on that story as well, so stay tuned.

Did you miss the story this week about the parrots? . An Umbrella Cockatoo was found years ago walking along Highway 116, and was shifted to a series of homes in just a few years. A Rohnert Park couple adopted the large exotic bird just two weeks ago from 49er Pet.

This week, we also took a look at what cuts in Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget could impact disabled and low income residents in Rohnert Park and Cotati. 

Reporter Alex Horvath told the story about how a group of people with developmental disabilities could lose their jobs and support system if their employer loses funding from the state. .

We also profiled local nonprofit COTS, which runs housing in Rohnert Park for formerly homeless people. Those programs could also face severe budget cuts, and the people who could lose out most are those already marginalized. .

Superintendent of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District confirmed Wednesday that she would retire this June. Now the governing board must choose her replacement. .

Do you have pets at home? If you said yes, from Mickey Zeldes, the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter supervisor. It's astonishing how many household items are poisonous for pets, and at the very least, it reminds you to just be aware.