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MONDAY, DEC. 28

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

Word from the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) arrived Feb. 26 that an asymptomatic passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19 and was being treated at a hospital in Sonoma County, transferred from Travis Air Force Base in Solano County.

Local COVID stats

It’s hard to believe this past year could possibly contain the epic zigzags of the Palm Drive Health Care District (PDHCD), and it doesn’t. But the beginning of the end began not more than 48 hours into 2020, when Jim Horn, Gayle Bergmann and Alan Murakami formally notified Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) they would petition to dissolve the district.

As California continues to ride its worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials have more unsettling news: Six cases of a worrisome, potentially more infectious new coronavirus variant have been detected in California. 

In an effort to make public transit safer for passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) workers have been implementing several new safety and sanitation measures including hand sanitizing stations, increased cleaning of cars, and new heating ventilation / air condition (HVAC) filters.

The Sebastopol City Council meeting this week is a double-header, with the meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday for the council to hold interviews to fill the vacancies on the city’s design review board. The special interview meeting will then adjourn to the regular city council meeting at 6 p.m.

There aren’t a lot of items on the agenda for the Jan. 6 Windsor council meeting, but all of them are likely to be controversial and pull in a lot of public commentary.

Event also helps local deli during pandemic