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As 2021 comes to a close, SoCoNews continues its tradition of looking back on our coverage of this past year.

By far the most notable crime story of 2021 were the sexual assault and misconduct allegations levied at former Mayor Dominic Foppoli, prompting two months of defiance before eventual resignation from his position. To read more about the Foppoli scandal, see the Town of Windsor Year in Review article, which covers how the scandal developed.

The Town of Windsor will join other Sonoma County municipalities such as the City of Healdsburg in returning to Zoom to hold public meetings, as the omicron variant has caused COVID-19 cases to skyrocket since Christmas.

The Sebastopol Area Senior Center has announced its Harvest Cafe will serve only take-out until further notice, as advised by Sonoma County Public Health with COVID-19 rushing through the county again.

The sharp increase in coronavirus cases is again challenging California’s courts, with judges releasing plans this week to scale back some courtroom procedures as the state experiences the largest spike in COVID-19 since January 2021. 

MONDAY, Dec. 27

There’s a new nonprofit in town, the Healdsburg Parks Foundation, which aims to provide an outlet for residents to donate to the community’s public parks and raise funds for the maintenance of parks by offering park bench legacy projects.

Last January, now a whole year ago, America may have experienced both its worst and best days of the year.

On Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of robbing a bank in Guerneville on New Year’s Eve.

In a clear sign that the drought persists, California today adopted new emergency regulations aimed at stopping residents from wasting the state’s precious water.