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.
Ahead of town meeting, town explains its past actions
With the ongoing refrain of “what did they know and when did they know it,” echoing throughout Windsor, the town has released its official statement regarding its investigation of previous accusations of wrongdoing against Mayor Dominic Foppoli. With a town meeting looming on the matter of the Foppoli’s resignation following a myriad of sexual assault allegations, it appears that what may happen next is still unclear.
County halts Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribution
Following the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put a pause on administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, both the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Sonoma County’s health department released statements about the recommendation.
Analy welcomes second cohort back, Laguna students return for day two
Balloons bunched together like white and blue grapes formed an arch above Analy High School’s front gates to welcome its second cohort of students on their first day back in class on Tuesday morning, April 13.
Highway 1 collisions north of Valley Road leaves one dead
A series of collisions and a fire north of Valley Road on Highway 1 late Friday night, April 10, left one driver dead and sent another to the hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Unwelcome and tough to evict: California’s costly, uphill battle against invasive species
It’s nothing less than an invasion.Interlopers are coming into California by land, by sea … and by FedEx.
Gallery: Jefferson students head back to campus
Cloverdale schools reopened for in-person hybrid instruction this week, with junior and high school students going back to school for the first time this year on both April 12 and April 13. Things were slightly different at Jefferson Elementary, though, where 306 students arrived for in-person instruction. The number of students going to school in person versus staying with distance learning means that students who choose to switch to hybrid learning will be going back four days a week, with a distance learning day on Wednesdays.
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Plaza reclaims its place as Healdsburg’s hub
Returning for its 10th year is Dia de Muertos, the Mexican folk holiday that has found a new home north of the border since 2016. Dia de Muertos was first recognized locally to mark Corazón’s inaugural community event, where it introduced the newly established organization to Healdsburg.
