Not out of the tunnel yet
A month ago, all of Sonoma County’s “public life” was put off limits. No schools, locked parks, barricaded beaches, no dining out or casual shopping trips. Gathering places where conversations and friendships get shared are taboo. Libraries, coffee shops, brewpubs, art galleries and any space smaller than six feet square, are now officially declared uninhabitable.
EV benefits increase for Healdsburg residents
CARE is the City Alternative Rates for Energy program. Applications and information for this and other rebates are available in English and Spanish on the city’s website at SmartLivingHealdsburg.org.
Community vitality contract goes to new Litwin company
The Sebastopol City Council has been talking about hiring an economic development director/community vitality specialist for more than a year and slated $40,000 for the half-time position. At the last city council meeting on May 5, it was announced that rather than hiring an individual, city staff opted to engage a company called CoMission, headed by former Sebastopol Mayor Craig Litwin.
Skilled nursing unit to lose its Medicare/Medicaid funding
After failing to rectify a situation of immediate jeopardy to residents in the skilled nursing unit of the Pacifica Healdsburg Senior Living facility, the unit is losing its Medicare/Medicaid funding on Jan. 15 and will be closing. As a result, the skilled nursing unit is asking its 16 residents to leave by Jan. 15, according to some family members of residents.
