Weather watch upgraded to Red Flag Warning
A Fire Weather Watch that was issued from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Oct. 12 has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning. The warning spans throughout coastal and inland parts of California, covering the North Bay valleys and mountains, East Bay valleys and hills and the Santa Cruz mountains. The warning will be in effect from 5 a.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 14 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16.
Council, planning commission receiving update on downtown zoning plan
In a joint meeting on July 14, the Cloverdale City Council and Cloverdale Planning Commission are set to receive presentations about both state housing laws and updating downtown zoning using SB 2 funding from the state. The meeting begins at 6:15 p.m. and is being held virtually following a two-item regular city council meeting. To view the full joint agenda, click here.
Forum outlines the pros and cons of Measure A
The Sonoma County League of Women Voters hosted a forum devoted to discussing the pros and cons of the two measures on the ballot for west county voters in March. The first, Measure A, asks voters to approve a $48 parcel tax for West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) and the other, Measure B, asks voters to approve a 4% increase to west county’s transient occupancy tax (TOT) for hotels and short-term rentals to help support west county schools and fire districts.
Q&A with city council candidate Evert Fernandez
Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Evaristo "Evert" Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Fernandez's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.
Good economic times promised once virus gets controlled
But local restaurants and retail face a ‘rough road’ ahead, economist Thornberg predicts
Palm Drive board debates the need for speed
The main point of contention at the Palm Drive Health Care District board meeting on Monday, May 5, was whether the district could dissolve in time to avoid having to pay tens of thousands of dollars for a board election in November.
County releases COVID-19 case demographics
An update in COVID-19 cases for Sonoma County on Friday night, March 27, saw the county’s cumulative cases rising to 54 cases, with 40 classified as active and 13 as recovered. One person in Sonoma County has also died from the virus. With Friday’s case update came demographic information from the Sonoma County Department of Health Services — something that County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase said would be released following the county’s 50th case.
