Tricks for Safe Treating on Halloween
Halloween is a night that many look forward toward with glee, and some with dread. Gangs of small strange creatures in bizarre costumes roam the streets as darkness falls, and then the doorbell rings… What’s not to like?
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Map Your Neighborhood looks ahead to a dangerous fire season
With wildfire season approaching during a drought year, Sonoma County residents have reason to feel a sense of dread. West county especially may have a sense of urgency after encountering the first major wildfire on this side of the valley last year with the Walbridge Fire and two straight years of evacuations — first during the Kincade Fire in 2019 and then during the Walbridge Fire in 2020.
Army Corp of Engineers say bridge called into question is sound
The pedestrian bridge at the Warm Springs Dam at the Lake Sonoma Visitor’s Center and hatchery is a heavily trafficked and popular place for folks who want to take in the sites or get a glimpse of fish, and while the old bridge seems to have a sag, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco Division says the bridge is sound.
Shelter in place is working to flatten the curve of COVID-19
Modeling data from the Imperial College of London reveals that Sonoma County’s shelter-in-place order is significantly flattening the curve of COVID-19, and reducing the mortality rate for those over the age of 65. In doing so, the curve is also being stretched out, meaning the surge in cases will likely occur in about 60 days, requiring about 1,500 hospital beds.
Appreciation for last year’s mayor
The first Healdsburg City Council meeting of 2018 began in a traditional manner, with the new mayor thanking and acknowledging last year’s mayor for a year of service and presenting him a plaque that featured a gavel and inscription.
