Foppoli responds to recall effort with defiance
In a written response to the recall effort against him, Windsor’s at-large mayor Dominic Foppoli continues to maintain his innocence and alludes to campaign to “tear him down.”
Red Flag Warning extended to Tuesday night
The National Weather Service (NWS) Bay Area issued a Red Flag Warning for North Bay and East Bay hills, effective Friday, May 7 at 11 p.m. and extending through 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11.
A hedgerow grows at the Sebastopol Grange
Shortly before COVID-19 shut down the world in March 2020, Sebastopol Grange President Laura Shafer started a conversation with Miles Sarvis-Wilburn, the program director of the Sonoma County Beekeepers Association, about planting a flower garden in back of the Grange Hall on Highway 12.
Pediatricians can bypass MyTurn as they vaccinate children
State officials will allow pediatricians to bypass their cumbersome vaccine management system in a move intended to speed COVID-19 vaccinations for children, CalMatters has learned.
Former Sebastopol mayor pleads not guilty to child sexual assault charges
Trigger warning: This article contains details of sexual assault that may be disturbing to readers and to sexual assault survivors.
Windsor Town Council requests Civil Grand Jury action to remove Foppoli
In a statement dated May 6, the Town Council of Windsor announced it has formally requested that the Sonoma County District Attorney authorize grand jury proceedings against at-large Mayor Dominic Foppoli due to his “willful or corrupt misconduct in office” related to sexual assault allegations made by several women.
Burn permits suspended
CalFire announced May 5 that it would be suspending burn permits, banning all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris, such as branches and leaves, in the state responsibility areas in Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties, effective May 10.
Building heights and water woes at Windsor Town Council meeting
The May 5 meeting of the Windsor Town Council was fairly quick by normal standards, but it covered a few substantial issues.
Flashbacks
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
