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Newspaper of Rohnert Park-Cotati-Penngrove-Sebastopol Follow us on April 23, 2021 16 Pages Newspaper of Rohnert Park-Cotati-Penngrove-Sebastopol Sign up for the FREE e-Edition Serving Communities and get the latest local news of delivered to your mailbox Rohnert Park, Cotati and Penngrove since Quote of the week: 1993 Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a mean- ingful friend - or a meaningful day.” Dalai Lama Guess Who? I am a wrestler and actor born in Massachusetts on April 23, 1977. I worked as a chauffeur at a limo company before pursuing a career in bodybuilding. I have won 25 professional wrestling championships. Answer: John Cena John Answer: Inside this issue New asst. fire chief 2 Be a connection 2 Letters 2 Milo, a 4th grader at Monte Vista Elementary School, scans his Sports in full bloom CrisisGo Health Certification after having his temperature The Perfect Pairing 3 It was a beautiful day for some softball on Tuesday, April 13. Credo High School Gryphon hosted checked during Monday morning’s welcome back for grades 3-5. Library news 4 the Upper Lake Cougars at Sunrise Park in Rohnert Park. Senior Maya Weigel-Murphy pitched a Tracy Si Police Logs 4 great game and led the Gryphon to a 2-1 win. You can come out and support Credo Softball when DEA drug takeback event 4 they host Tomales High School at 4 p.m. on May 4. Blood drive 5 Tracy Si Food drive 5 Sebastopol Council Monopoly winner 5 Vaccination 5 Federal tax deadline 5 Cotati-Rohnert Park requests Foppoli’s Fundraiser for nonprofit 5 Local students 5 resignation Local farmland 6 School Board report Help choose new mascot 6 By Brandon McCapes By Cassandra May Albaugh The Sebastopol City Council has sent a letter of support to the Drive-thru food drive 6 The Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District board held their regular meeting on April 20. It Town Council of Windsor, which has demanded the resignation of The beauty of comics 7 was a hybrid meeting. The board and staff were in-person at the Technology Middle School Library its mayor Dominic Foppoli. Residents of the Town of Windsor, along Gardening principles 8 while the public was still online via the district’s YouTube channel. Before and after the open session, with its council and other regional governmental authorities, have Garden Planting Day 8 the board met in closed session. This was to discuss the performance evaluation of a public employee been calling for Foppoli to step down after the San Francisco Chron- – specifically that of Dr. Mayra Perez, the Superintendent. icle published bombshell allegations of decades of sexual miscon- Appreciate what you have10 Public comments continued to be critical of Perez, the board, the teachers’ unions, and the pace of duct. Climate change 14 reopening schools for in-person instruction. While some praised her leadership, many saw her as mov- Foppoli, who is alleged over decades to have sexually assaulted ing too slowly to reopen schools given the changing guidelines from the state and county. Some thought six women, including Windsor Town Council Member Esther her delays in action “combined with what appears to be more concern for teachers’ unions than our Lemus, refused to step down at a recent public meeting during which Café Espresso students” showed poor leadership of the district. April Garcia urged “the board to begin an evaluation members of the public and council members directly called for his Feature of the week or assessment of her performance since taking the position in CRPUSD.” resignations. Frustration was expressed as “our county is open but not our schools.” A central theme was wanting Efforts are currently underway by voters to remove him from of- five day in-person instruction using the revised three-foot guidelines. The school year ends on May 28 fice by means of a recall. meaning there are just a few weeks remaining. Nevertheless, some wanted it right now. Most wanted Sebastopol Mayor Una Glass introduced the demands for Fop- to ensure it happens in the fall for next school year. Trustee Michelle Wing wanted to discuss this, es- poli’s resignations as a means to allow the Town of Windsor to con- pecially the three-foot requirement. But since it was not on the agenda, Board President Chrissa Gillies tinue to govern. Glass clarified that while the council is right to call advised her they couldn’t. Wing requested it be put on the agenda for the next meeting, preferably for Foppoli’s resignation, it is not a judicial body and thus does not Weekly Columns before the regular board meeting on May 18. Trustee Mark Nelson seconded her request. He said, “we pass any judgement on what are now just allegations. Thomas Elias 7 need to multi-task better.” Both said the planning for next year needs to happen “sooner than later.” “We had a tremendous number of people contact us, and there Mary Grace Pawson 7 Hybrid in-person instruction just started for elementary schools on April 12 and April 19. Middle was a tremendous outcry from the public regarding this matter in Sweeping up solutions 7 and high schools are scheduled to start on Monday April 26. Principal Lynzie Brodhun, Thomas Page Windsor,” Glass said. “The law enforcement and court system are Words to ponder 7 Academy, and Teresa Ruffoni, Richard Crane Elementary, shared opening day joys with the board by going to continue to deal with the allegations, but meanwhile the History 7 video and pictures. Thomas Page is a K-8 grade school with 365 students in Cotati. Brodhun said 190 City of Windsor needs to get on with its business.” have returned to campus. When seventh and eighth grades start next week that number will go up. Ruf- The letter, initially to be signed by Mayor Glass alone was revised foni said 164 kids are attending while 45 remain on distance learning. Perez shared that it was a “won- to include the signatures of all Sebastopol City Council Members; derful two weeks” going from school to school, seeing the kids back on campus smiling and happy to it reads: “The City of Sebastopol supports you (the Town Council be back. of Windsor) in your demand that Windsor Mayor Foppoli resign im- More routine, the district received a letter from the county office concurring that the second interim mediately. Clearly your town cannot be governed effectively when budget report was indeed “positive.” This means the district can meet its obligations this year and the your mayor stands accused of multiple acts of sexual assault and ‘CRPUSD’ see page 6 misconduct.” Cougars fight hard 9 The letter affirms that the City of Sebastopol takes issues of rape This week in RP sports 9 ‘Resignation’ see page 5 Cal Ripken baseball 9 The Flip Side opens Seniors honored 10 No cigar for Titans 10 in Rohnert Park WSCUHSD Entertainment under siege By Cassandra May Albaugh The West Sonoma County Union High School District held their regular board meeting on April 14. Amidst threats of recalls, law- suits, petitions and calls for a re-vote on consolidation and to defer the re-branding process, it was no wonder that the meeting lasted over four hours. Even routine items were used by public commenters Scott Sheldon 14 as another reason to resign, re-vote, or slow down the process. The Ken Weise 14 Forestville community fighting to keep open El Molino High School, now were joined by many in the Sebastopol community fighting to keep the 113-year history, name and traditions for Analy High School. Health... The first hour was taken up by two dozen public commenters Body... speaking on these issues. Many wanted to slow down the re-brand- ing process, while others wanted a re-vote on the consolidation de- Mind... cision. Some wanted both. Many claimed the State and Federal Sprit... COVID-19 funds could be used to keep the El Molino school open for at least another year. Board President Kellie Noe stopped the comment period several times to allow Superintendent Toni Beal to Julie Ann Soukoulis 8 respond to what she thought were inaccurate and misleading state- Glenn Mollette 8 ments made by these commenters. Comments included accusing the board of not listening to the community, not bending to the “will of the people” and having made a hasty decision. To say the comments were heated, is an understatement. Beal, in her “Superintendent’s Report,” covered the “Unity Com- mittee” process, talked about a “Bell Committee” for the consoli- dated high school’s schedule, and committees for a “New School Model,” “Curriculum” and the upcoming LCAP process. Beal said Kids Flip Side employee Sadie Hoffee fastidiously hangs clothing on one of the many racks in the store. that re-branding recommendations for the new high school’s name, Robert Grant mascot and colors should be ready for the board’s consideration by their May 26 meeting, The LCAP Committee plan will be presented By Cassandra May Albaugh at the June meeting. The board then passed a resolution declaring United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay (ucpnb.org) opened a new thrift store to support their pro- the month of May 2021 as “Employee Appreciation Month.” They grams in Rohnert Park. Called the Flip Side, it is located at 6591 Commerce Blvd. They are open seven also approved an updated MOU with the Teachers Association that days a week. Their hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
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