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Earlier this spring, Jordan Vineyard & Winery announced the launch of a multi-year planting program to turn several acres of non-native grassland into a preserved habitat for pollinators such as the Western Monarch butterfly, natives bees and other insects.

With no public hearings and no presentations, the Healdsburg City Council is tackling a modest agenda during its May 3 meeting. The council will discuss whether or not it wants to implement stage two of its Water Shortage Emergency Plan, and will discuss whether it wants to appoint Carrie Hunt to the city planning commission. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is being held over Zoom.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that all Californians 50 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated on April 1, while everyone 16 and older will qualify two weeks later.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to the state on March 27, asking for an increase in vaccine allocations for the county. While county officials are emphasizing that county allocations of the vaccine have remained flat over the past month, it also announced this week that 25% of county residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 45% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

In the past year, the pandemic has had many effects on mortality, including deaths from COVID-19, however, drug overdose deaths continue to be a concern and appear to have been exasperated by the pandemic according to a report from Jenny Mercado, a Sonoma County epidemiologist.

How do you hold a mass event like a graduation at a time when mass events are forbidden? Very, very carefully, it turns out.

According to the Sonoma County Fire District, at around 8 a.m. on Oct. 6, a structure fire ignited on the 11000 block of Old Redwood Highway in Windsor. All occupants including two dogs and two kittens were rescued unharmed. In a photo taken by the fire district, an operation known as a tactical ventilation technique is shown as firefighters work to save the home.

In a recent “Community Conversation” on July 15, Corazón Healdsburg announced that it will be offering a series of free online emergency preparedness classes in both English and Spanish with Nuestra Comunidad, a local nonprofit that helps educate folks on emergency and disaster preparedness through public outreach and training.

Enough—On June 1 and 2, protesters gathered on the Town Green between 3 and 6 p.m. to demand equity and action in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of white police officers. While social media posts and activity in Santa Rosa prompted some local fears, the group that gathered on the Green was peaceful and supportive, chanting and inciting passing cars to honk in support. Mayor Dominic Foppoli, vice mayor Esther Lemus and councilmember Deb Fudge joined with protestors to show their support and solidarity. Photos Heather Bailey and Lorene Romero

Stops short of joining other municipalities in going against sheriff’s position