Seat remains vacant in Windsor after another deadlocked council vote
The choice to fill the vacant Windsor Town Council seat has been kicked down to the road at least one more time as a deadlock remains over how to fill the seat on the council left vacant when Sam Salmon was appointed to fill out the remainder of former at-large mayor Dominic Foppoli’s term.
As drought intensifies, state warns users to stop pumping water from major rivers
In a sign of worsening drought, the state on Tuesday warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta watershed, stretching from Fresno to the Oregon border.
Wrap up of June 16 Windsor Town Council meeting
While the June 16 meeting of the Windsor Town Council was filled with seat filling and vacancy discussions, there was additional business on the agenda that got done.
Will California investment in new job training programs pay off?
By its own account, the state’s effort to train Californians for “green jobs” coming out of the Great Recession fell short in helping them find work and improving wages.
‘I feel like I still have a lot to give’: Palla appointed to Cloverdale council
After a lengthy public interview process, Joe Palla was unanimously chosen last week to fill a vacancy on the Cloverdale City Council. Palla, a 12-year veteran of the city council, was one of five people who turned in an application for the position.
Students recognized for work on Jefferson council
Before Jefferson Elementary capped off its school year, a small group of students gathered outside on the Jefferson campus for a small recognition ceremony honoring their involvement in the school’s student council.
Introducing SoCoNews
Last week’s biggest local news was about the local news. That would be us. Maybe you caught the big change, or maybe you didn’t. Let us explain further. Last week we transformed ourselves into SoCoNews and launched a great new website, unfurled a new news flag and launched a new identity. We are SoCoNews, which is short for Sonoma County Local New Initiative, our new community-based nonprofit owner. It’s more than a name change, even though our local news mission stays the same and all the people here are still on board and continuing to work harder than ever.
Reynoza appointed vice mayor
In a unanimous vote on June 16, at the beginning of Windsor’s regular town council meeting, the council selected newcomer Rosa Reynoza to be the vice mayor for the rest of 2021.
Busy agenda for additional June Windsor school board meeting
Meeting on June 17 has been added in order for district to hit mandated deadlines
Sebastopol council reviewing SPD audit on June 17
The Sebastopol City Council is holding a special meeting to receive a presentation about the city’s independent review of the Sebastopol Police Department (SPD), conducted by Jerry Threet, the retired director and founder of the Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review & Outreach (IOLERO). Per the report provided to the city, Threet specializes in reviewing police practices and the civilian oversight of law enforcement.
