‘Upset, disgusted, sickened:’ Public comment addresses Foppoli and the allegations against him
On April 14, the town council of Windsor convened a meeting to consider demanding the resignation of mayor Dominic Foppoli following allegations of sexual assault. You can read an accounting of the meeting here, but below we have presented, without comment, some of the statements of residents of Windsor and the greater county about Foppoli, the allegations or more. Commenters were not required to provide their full names, so in some cases the person identified will only be a first name or even a pseudonym. Presented below are excerpts from some of over 100 members of the public.
‘Resign, resign, resign:’ In lengthy and fiery meeting, residents give Foppoli no quarter
The meeting stretched to midnight, and every format it was available on — Zoom, Grannicus and Facebook Live — was jam packed with participants. Over 100 people provided public comment and the message was stunningly unanimous — Mayor Dominic Foppoli has lost the trust of Windsor and community members say he needs to step down immediately.
5 things you need to know about federal drought aid in California
Stop if you’ve heard this before: California is in the grip of a severe drought. Again.
First week of school sees multiple COVID cases for WUSD
Students in the Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) returned to in-person hybrid learning on April 5, but with not even a week back in school, multiple COVID cases have popped up, prompting the activation of the district’s COVID response team, and sending some staff and students back into distance learning.
April 7 town council meeting highlights
Editor’s note: This meeting took place on April 7, the night before the San Francisco Chronicle published allegations that Mayor Dominic Foppoli has sexually assaulted multiple women. Councilmember Debora Fudge took part in a portion of the meeting, before signing off to prepare for her hip replacement surgery the next morning.
From the Library
Editor's note: The Tribune accidentally printed an old From the Library column this week. The correct column, updated at noon on April 16, is below.
Gallery: Washington students return to campus
Cloverdale’s middle schoolers headed back to Washington School this week. According to the school’s website, fifth, seventh and eighth graders will be attending class in-person on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Sixth-grade students are split up into two cohorts, with one group attending class in person on Mondays and Thursdays and the other attending on Tuesdays and Fridays. All students will be attending class via online instruction on Wednesdays, which will allow time for classrooms to be extensively cleaned.
Past Sebastopol mayor held on 11 child sexual assault felony charges
Trigger warning: This article contains details of sexual assault that may be troubling to readers and to sexual assault survivors.
Gallery: Hybrid learning begins at the high school
Cloverdale high schoolers returned to in-person learning on Monday and Tuesday of this week, with one cohort set to attend class in person on Mondays and Thursdays and the other set to attend class on campus on Tuesdays and Fridays. All students will attend class from home on Wednesdays, which will also allow the school time to deep clean. On the days where students are on campus, they’re there from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with the rest of the day being “asynchronous” time.
