Criminal proceedings were suspended this morning against a man accused of slashing a woman in a Petaluma assisted living facility with a pruning saw Tuesday.
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Rene Chouteau ordered an exam to determine whether 53-year-old David J. Cooper is mentally competent to stand trial for assault. A hearing on the report is scheduled for Feb. 16.
Cooper has been living in Sunrise Assisted Living in Petaluma since December because he lacks the capacity to take care of himself and has been placed under conservatorship, according to attorney Bill Adams of the Sonoma County Counsel's office. He is entitled to live in the least restrictive facility available, Adams said.
Petaluma police said Cooper allegedly assaulted a female resident and an employee of the facility.
Read More...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Senior housing project going downtown
Santa Maria Planning Commissioners say they're excited about a downtown project that would bring a senior assisted-living home to the heart of the city. The commission voted 4-0 Wednesday night to allow the Sun family to develop the project at 117 N. Broadway. The commission's newest member, Adrian Andrade, who was appointed Tuesday night by Councilwoman Hilda Zacarias, abstained from the vote. The applicants are proposing extensive remodeling in their building to create the assisted-living facility on the second floor while keeping the existing furniture store on the ground floor. Though commissioners said they are pleased to see an additional opportunity for seniors to live in the downtown area, Commissioner Lawnae Hunter insisted a condition of approval be added to require some sort of open space for the residents.
Read More...
Read More...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Mixed reviews for proposed senior living community
Traffic, lighting and tree coverage were among the issues residents raised during the first public hearing on the New England Deaconess Association’s proposal for a senior living community at the former BIIC property off Route 2.
The association formally presented its detailed plans for the 197-unit project, broken down between a congregate building, a number of clustered cottages, two existing buildings on site and a 30-unit rental building that counts toward affordable housing, at the Planning Board meeting Jan. 31.
The board will revisit the issue at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Town Offices and will conduct a site walk at 19 Cambridge Turnpike at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
The proposal, named The Groves of Lincoln after the grove of apple trees on the site that many have asked be protected, remains similar to that which Town Meeting voted on last fall.
Read More
The association formally presented its detailed plans for the 197-unit project, broken down between a congregate building, a number of clustered cottages, two existing buildings on site and a 30-unit rental building that counts toward affordable housing, at the Planning Board meeting Jan. 31.
The board will revisit the issue at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Town Offices and will conduct a site walk at 19 Cambridge Turnpike at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.
The proposal, named The Groves of Lincoln after the grove of apple trees on the site that many have asked be protected, remains similar to that which Town Meeting voted on last fall.
Read More
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
