Sebastopol City Council approves $20,000 for CoMission ahead of summit
Community vitality consultant CoMission came away from the April 6 Sebastopol City Council meeting with an approved budget request of $20,000 to fund its work through June 30, with four council members in favor and Councilmember Neysa Hinton absent.
Sonoma County offices to reopen for in-person service on April 19
Most Sonoma County government offices will reopen for limited walk-up service starting on Monday, April 19.
Foppoli will ‘step back,’ but not resign
According to a statement released through the town of Windsor, Mayor Dominic Foppoli will be “stepping away” from his official duties, but he continues to assert his innocence and makes no indication of any plans to resign.
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.
Nonprofit collecting donations for families impacted by apartment fire
An apartment fire this week caused by an out of control grease fire displaced three families — 17 people — from the Cloverdale Family Apartments on Healdsburg Avenue. Now, local nonprofit La Familia Sana is putting out a call to the community to help each of those families get the resources needed to help repurchase some of the items they lost, as well as gather additional support for the impacted families.
Ferdinandson selected to head consolidated WSCUHSD high school
Current Analy High School Principal Shauna Ferdinandson was selected to head the high school that will be formed as a result of the consolidation of Analy and El Molino High School this fall. The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) Board of Trustees announced the selection at its meeting on April 14.
Asti Tour de Vine is riding back into view
The Rotary Club of Cloverdale’s annual Asti Tour de Vine is heading back for its 13th year this fall, with registration opening on May 1. The event is being held on Oct. 9, beginning at 7 a.m.
‘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.
