Sebastopol Community Center Board lays off staff, investigates finances

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Community Center Board lays off staff, investigates finances
By Laura Hagar Rush, Sonoma West Editor, [email protected]

At the beginning of April, the board of directors of the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (SCCC) fired its popular executive director Cordelia Holst, precipitating a volley of harsh criticism from Holst’s many supporters, as well as threats to withdraw financial support.

In early May, the board followed up by laying off the center’s longtime administrative staff.

The community’s response to the layoffs was less dramatic, but by the end of last week, the Sebastopol Community Center’s founder Kim Camp had withdrawn from center’s advisory board, making her exit public in an open letter to the board on Saturday, May 19.

Dear SCCC Board of Directors,

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