West Side Union School District’s Measure F projected to pass in close call race
Measure F, a $7.5 million general obligation bond (G.O.) for West Side School improvements and facility updates, projected to pass Tuesday night in a close race with 57.20% of the “yes” votes and 42.80% the “no” votes according to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. In order to pass the bond required a 55% supermajority vote.
District promises to save 7th period
Some students in west county like high school so much they fought hard for the right to stay there an extra hour every day. Upon learning that the district was planning on cutting 7th period for budget reasons, students began protesting at board meetings and rallying in Sebastopol’s downtown square.
Walbridge fire lines holding, lack of resources still an issue
With burning conditions not as severe as seen in nights prior, fire crews have maintained the fire lines of the Walbridge Fire along Sweetwater Springs Road, however, despite a concentrated effort to contain the Stewarts fire burning at the heel of Lake Sonoma near Skaggs Springs Road, it is going to be allowed to burn into Walbridge in order to better allocate resources across the area, according to CalFire Division Chief Ben Nicholls.
Small landlords left struggling when renters stop paying
At the start of the pandemic, Brandon McCall’s two tenants ran into financial trouble. One had surgery, and went on disability, which tightened his purse strings. The other, who works in entertainment, was laid off almost immediately, and wasn’t eligible for unemployment as a contract worker. With a limited amount of cash coming in, McCall said the two of them stopped paying rent on his Van Nuys condo in Los Angeles.
