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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Santa Rosa public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Downtown flood risk
Betty Andrews urged the council to act on recent FEMA flood studies to reduce downtown flood risk.
Heritage redwood 'Rosie' at 721 Spring Street
A 70-foot heritage redwood in the McDonald Historic District became the center of a fight between new homeowners who want it removed over sidewalk, driveway and utility concerns, and neighbors who gathered hundreds of signatures to save it. The commission sided with preservation, denying the removal permit 3-2.
Removal of Council Member MacDonald from Zero Waste Sonoma
Following last month's censure discussion, the council voted 5-0 to remove absent Council Member Dianna MacDonald from the Zero Waste Sonoma board, with Mayor Stapp taking the seat. Resident Duane DeWitt called the move a witch hunt and urged a formal hearing instead.