PG&E working to make power shutoffs shorter and smaller
PG&E is unrolling a plan to try and make its Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) shorter in duration and smaller in size this wildfire season. The utility said that it’s also aiming to provide more timely and accurate communications to its customers about PSPS’ by bolstering the website capacity and improving customer alerts. The PSPS plans were discussed during a special webinar on May 6 for Sonoma and Napa county customers.
Sebastopol Police Logs, August 30-September 5
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
County sets deadline for clearing out debris
The County of Sonoma has established deadlines for property owners to clear Kincade Fire debris following completion of the county sponsored Household Hazardous Waste sweep.
Partially-virtual Citrus Fair begins Friday
The Cloverdale Citrus Fair is a few days away. This year’s fair includes an in-person drive-thru food frenzy and a bevy of online contests and exhibit entries — some of which will be viewable from a distance during the fair food frenzy. While many of the different pieces of this year’s fair will be accessible online from the comfort of home, the food frenzy will run from Friday to Sunday, Feb. 12-14, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Humane Society offers free veterinary services for county fire victims
In response to the unprecedented disaster which has affected the community so deeply, the Sonoma Humane Society is launching charity veterinary services for pet owners who have suffered financial loss in recent fires and need assistance to care for their pets. Services are limited to basic wellness care and urgent fire related injuries.
McNulty named dispatcher of the year
Katerine (K.T.) McNulty, a dispatch operations manager for the Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority (REDCOM), Operated by American Medical Response (AMR) in Santa Rosa, has been named Dispatcher of the Year by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED).
