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Updated Sept. 8, 7:40 p.m. —

A fire broke out inside of an RV parked on Morris Street in Sebastopol Friday afternoon, Sept. 4.

County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase gave an update on the county’s COVID-19 virus statistics earlier this week, noting changes in the governor’s system for classifying county virus statistics and pointing out similarities and differences between Sonoma County’s virus cases and the cases of other counties in the region.

Edited: A new round of evacuations was issued Monday night, Sept. 7, spurred by a Walbridge Fire flare up. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Nixle has the most recent evacuation orders. 

Gone fishing

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has issued a Flex Alert for the entire state of California, urging people to try to conserve power. The alert is in effect starting Saturday and extends through Monday, from 3 to 9 p.m. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) also sent out an announcement on Sept. 3, asking its customers to conserve energy during the afternoons and evenings Labor Day weekend.

In the wake of the heroic battle to save Windsor during 2019’s Kincade Fire, local Denise Dixon launched a scholarship fund and eventual nonprofit to help fund potential firefighters in training at the Santa Rosa Junior College.

The city of Sebastopol is asking folks in the community to write in and report any problems they see with pavement in the city limits. The pavement survey hotline, which folks can access by calling 707-634-5100 or by emailing [email protected], will be open through Sept. 13.

Workshops meant to receive feedback and community input for the Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards project

The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) is launching a Technology Support Fund intended to help school districts and families purchase the mobile hotspots, prepaid data plans, computers and subscriptions to online learning plans needed to access and deliver distance learning this year.