‘Totally inadequate’: Most Californians in wildfire-prone counties aren’t signed up for emergency alerts
Tracey Aldrich had never heard of CodeRED, Butte County’s opt-in emergency notification system, until she came upon a roadblock leading up to her mother’s house in August. At the roadblock, police told her a firestorm was bearing down on her mother’s neighborhood in Berry Creek. Neither she nor her mother had received any evacuation warnings.
Cloverdale council heading to hybrid meetings
After months of residents asking when Cloverdale City Council meetings would be heading off of Zoom and back into the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (CPAC), the Cloverdale City Council now back in person.
County holding information session for those impacted by fires
The county of Sonoma is holding a virtual community briefing on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for those impacted by the Meyers or Walbridge fires.
Payne’s experience in fire defense helped protect river areas, homes
While fire crews, dozers, hand crews and strike teams worked on building lines to contain the Walbridge Fire to prevent it from coming down to Korbel, Hacienda and other river communities, Bobby Payne was checking on homes in the lower Russian River area and safeguarding properties and hard to reach areas with retardant.
Governor announces new batch of closures for county
Sonoma County’s hair salons, tattoo parlors, fitness centers, places of worship and more will be closing again, according to a July 13 announcement from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Guerneville chef publishes new book on cooking while sheltering in place
Michael Volpatt, the chef-owner of Big Bottom Market in Guerneville, has released a new book, “Cooking In Place: 50 Days, Stories, and 70+ Recipes to Keep You Sane in Challenging Times.”
Budget picture rosier, construction projects on track for WUSD
In a year with a lot of bad financial news, the budget picture for the Windsor Unified School District has only gotten better, with the district moving from significant losses in earlier budget incarnations, to now a healthy reserve and budget surplus.
