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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. 

Planning Commission reviewing 21-unit development

Design, general plan land use map initially reviewed on Aug. 4

Pair of council candidate forums this week

Candidates for Cloverdale City Council will have a busy start to this week, with council candidate forums being hosted on both Monday and Tuesday. Here are the details:

Town council receiving update on policing, use-of-force discussion

Meeting will be held on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m.

Sebastopol City Council preview

The Sebastopol City Council is slated to address a small agenda at its meeting on Oct. 6, with one proclamation, one public hearing and two regular agenda items. The meeting will be held virtually starting at 6 p.m. The meetings are broadcast live over Zoom or livestream.com, and are also available to watch after the meeting occurs. To view the full meeting agenda, click here.

Mark West area gets new community alert sign

Local Troop 55 Boy Scout Carl Frazee unveiled his completed Eagle Scout project on Oct. 2 — a custom sign that indicates the level of fire danger — at the northeast corner of Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway.

Q&A with Windsor mayoral candidates, part one

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.

Proposition 17: Letting parolees vote

As part of its statewide election coverage, CalMatters has given Sonoma West Publishers permission to use its explainers of state propositions. Scroll through the module below to learn about Proposition 17. 
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