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During the height of the pandemic in April of last year, when there was much uncertainty among residents as well as elected officials, the Sentinel launched a weekly “Mayors & Supervisors Update.” Initially broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube via Zoom on Sundays at 1:00pm, the video news program was meant to ease citizen concerns while at the same time provide an opportunity for the administrative officials in the Sentinel’s coverage area to engage and interact with each other as they shared questions, answers, and common experiences.
Very quickly the broadcast began to do much more than that, as elected officials saw it as an opportunity to answer well beyond the original Covid scope and do so on a timely basis.