South Cloverdale development discussion pushed back
The Cloverdale Planning Commission continued the public hearing that was set to occur on Tuesday night, Oct. 6. The commission was scheduled to hold the continuation of a public hearing that was held in August about a 21-unit development. It was scheduled to review the design, general plan land use map amendment and zoning map amendment for a 21-unit multi-family development planned for 669-679 South Cloverdale Boulevard.
House fire in Windsor
According to the Sonoma County Fire District, at around 8 a.m. on Oct. 6, a structure fire ignited on the 11000 block of Old Redwood Highway in Windsor. All occupants including two dogs and two kittens were rescued unharmed. In a photo taken by the fire district, an operation known as a tactical ventilation technique is shown as firefighters work to save the home.
WSCUHSD receiving presentation about possible school consolidation
Special meeting will be held Oct. 7, with town halls and additional meetings in the coming weeks
Q&A with Windsor mayoral candidates, part two
2020 marks the first year that Windsor will be participating in district elections, and the first time they will be voting for an at-large mayor.
Meet Donald Mort, Sebastopol’s new interim police chief
Donald Mort is Sebastopol’s newest interim police chief. Sworn in in August, he’s taking the reins at a critical moment in the history of the Sebastopol Police Department. Less than a year ago, the police union forced out Chief James Connor and, under the influence of the Black Lives Matter Movement, the city instigated an audit of the department.
Reports on distance learning, special education, summer programs at WUSD meeting
There will be no action items on the agenda at the Oct. 6 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees, but it will be filled with important reports on the status of various programs within the district, and updates on how distance learning is going.
Safe ash clean-up during and after a fire
As the smoke from the most recent set of fires in Sonoma County clears, the ash left behind can cause challenges to remove. Social media is filled with posts warning of dangers from ash cleanup that may not be accurate, while other dangers are ignored.
Unsafe to drink: Wildfires threaten rural towns with tainted water
For more than a month after a wildfire raced through his lakeside community and destroyed his Napa County home, Kody Petrini couldn’t drink the water from the taps. He wasn’t even supposed to boil it.Â
Planning Commission reviewing 21-unit development
Design, general plan land use map initially reviewed on Aug. 4
