As Foppoli faces sexual assault allegations, Windsor officials look to eliminate elected mayor position
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1of3A screenshot of Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli during a public Zoom call on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.ScreenshotShow MoreShow Less
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Windsor Vice Mayor Sam Salmon at the Town Council s April 21, 2021 meeting.Zoom Screenshot / Zoom ScreenshotShow MoreShow Less
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Windsor Town Council April 21, 2021 meeting.Screenshot by Cynthia Dizikes /Show MoreShow Less
Reeling from sexual assault allegations made against Mayor Dominic Foppoli, Windsor officials said Wednesday evening that they will consider scrapping the position of elected mayor, among other possible steps, as Foppoli refuses to heed their demand for his resignation.
An art installation in downtown Windsor, California. (Town of Windsor Facebook page via Courthouse News)
(CN) Windsor, California, Mayor Dominic Foppoli said he will “step back from an active role” as leader of the small Sonoma County bedroom community located in the heart of California’s wine country.
“As I have said so many times before, I have loved Windsor my whole life,” Foppoli said in a statement Friday. “Through prayer and in speaking with residents over the course of this week, it has become clear to me that the Town Council will not function at the level expected by its citizens if I remain actively involved, given the strong reaction to the allegations against me.”
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Dominic Foppoli says he will step back from an active role as Windsor mayor amid sexual assault allegations
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Mayor of Windsor Dominic Foppoli stands for a portrait during a Halloween event at Keiser Park in Windsor, Calif. Saturday, October 31, 2020. Mayor Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Dominic Foppoli said he will “step back from an active role as Mayor” of Windsor in response to widespread calls for his resignation in the wake of a Chronicle investigation detailing allegations of sexual assault against him by several women.
Embattled Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli to step back after multiple sexual assault allegations
He is not resigning, and maintains full innocence under the law.
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Dominic Foppoli, mayor of Windsor, Calif., in his official portrait. The mayor has been accused by multiple women of sexual assaults dating back to 2002.Windsor Town Council/Handout
Following a San Francisco Chronicle investigation that revealed rape and sexual assault allegations from four women against Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli, the mayor announced today that he would “step back from an active role” but not resign.
Despite near-unanimous demands from his colleagues in Windsor, multiple Sonoma County mayors, California state representatives and Windsor residents to resign which were clearly on display during a notably tense Town Council meeting Wednesday that ended in his abrupt departure Foppoli emphasized in his statement that he has no plans to resign despite an ongoing investiga