General Motors donates 500,000 face masks to California schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced that the California Department of Education (CDE) will distribute 500,000 face masks donated by General Motors (GM) to schools in need across the state.
No new business at next council meeting
The next meeting of the Cloverdale City Council, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. will be small, and likely short in duration. The council will be viewing one presentation, approving its consent calendar and discussing no new business items. The meeting will take place virtually over Zoom and will be broadcast on the city’s YouTube channel. To view the agenda, click here.Â
Questions and answers about district elections, as Election Day looms
The primary item of interest at the Oct. 21 meeting of the Windsor Town Council centered around questions relating to changes the town is facing in the wake of its first elections since the town switched to districts and an at-large mayor.
County supervisors approve additional COVID outreach to underserved communities
At their meeting on Oct. 20, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate approximately $4 million to support an enhanced series of strategies to assist with outreach to COVID-19 case curbing in at-risk communities.
Distance learning continuing through winter break
Following similar decisions round the county, the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to continue in distance learning through winter break at their meeting on Oct. 20.
Facing a 20% drop in revenues, Sebastopol dips into reserves
The city of Sebastopol approved the adoption of the 2020-21 budget at the Oct. 20 Sebastopol City Council meeting. Last week, on Oct. 14, an entire special meeting of the council was devoted to a consideration of a budget.
UPDATE: Local Goodwill president reverses decision to board up windows ahead of election night
Editor's Note: Last night we published a story on local Goodwill locations being boarded up ahead of Election Day. This morning, the president and CEO reversed her decision, and contacted us to let us know she had changed her mind. We have written a new story outlining her thoughts, and those wishing to read the original story will find it at the bottom of this story.
Second Red Flag Warning issued for this week
A second Red Flag Warning was issued this week. The warning is in effect from 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. and comes on the heels of a warning that was issued earlier this week for Monday evening through Wednesday at 8 a.m. The Red Flag Warning is issued for North Bay mountains, East Bay hills and interior valleys, Santa Cruz mountains and the San Mateo County coast.
