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December 24, 2025

It’s Final: Council Backs ‘Map D’ for City’s District Elections

Healdsburg city council members Chris Herrod, Evelyn Mitchell and David Hagele
Last Monday night marked the conclusion of what City Manager Jeff Kay called “a long and really involved journey” in Healdsburg’s civic history, as the City Council voted to approve a new map for selecting council members by district voting, beginning in 2026.

Couple assaulted, robbed at Gibbs Park

Petaluma Police apprehend suspect couple
Healdsburg Police officers responded to a report of an assault at Byron Gibbs Park at 5:27pm on Sunday, Aug. 3. When they arrived on the scene, on Prentice Drive near Sunnyvale Drive, they found a woman in her 70s bleeding profusely from her head. She related that she and her husband, from the East Bay region, had been visiting the area and went to Gibbs Park to use the public restroom...

Twist in slaying of Healdsburg’s sheriff leads to lynching

1925 news photo
One of the girls who was a principal in the gangster assault case in San Francisco just five years ago has written a letter which has been turned over to the state board of prison directors, in which she admits that she falsely testified in a 1920 assault trial that led to lynching of three men...

Giving the home team a boost

Boosters hand over the checks
The total amount of $70,835 was down slightly from last year’s $74,160, still the largest single-year donation given by the Boosters. It is a half-century-old organization of parents and former athletes who want to keep helping out the school’s sports.

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 31

Send Letters of 300 words or fewer to editor@healdsburgtribune.com.
The City Council must address this issue with a “formula retail ordinance” that expands the boundaries of the retail area and codifies “formula business.” The 2030 General Plan protects businesses directly facing the Plaza, but not those around the Plaza, which explains why Faherty can slip into Ooh la Luxe’s space.

New Year’s Lights Shine on Local Stages

Stage show
here’s quite the variety of live theater from which to choose to warm our hearts and minds, and to escape the North Bay’s cold winter nights. Harry Duke points out a few shows worth seeing...

Local Eye Doctor With a Global Vision

Eye exam in Nepal
Healdsburg ophthalmologist Dr. Gary Barth has dedicated a significant portion of his life and career to restoring sight to those in dire need, particularly in developing countries. Barth, together with BBH Eye Foundation and partners, has helped restore sight to more than 200,000 individuals in Southeast Asia since 2019.

‘From Africa to Coltrane’ in Schools

At Alexander Valley School on Tuesday morning, Destiny Muhammad filled the new multipurpose room with the ethereal sounds of her harp as over 100 K-5 students listened quietly to an instrument it’s probably safe to say most of them had not heard before: They...

Jazz Festival Returns to Healdsburg

Jazz singer
The City of Healdsburg began holding Juneteenth celebrations with the lifting of the Covid restrictions, and since then it’s also marked the kick-off of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival. The local nonprofit, which has brought world-class jazz to this Wine Country town since 1999, always...

Housing Market Update, Fall 2024

House for sale
The housing market in Sonoma County in 2024 has been impacted by high interest rates that have kept some buyers out of the market, resulting in slower activity, especially at the higher end. However, with the Federal Reserve recently cutting interest rates, the future looks brighter as we move into the final quarter of this year.
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Raw oysters with squeezed lemon

New Year’s Eve dining ideas

Is there such a thing as “the most coveted New Year’s Eve party in Healdsburg”? According to the Quinn Public Relations firm, there is—and it’s at the new Appellation Healdsburg. Considering it only opened for business in September, that’s quite an accomplishment.
Santa Claus and kids

Holiday Happenings: Dec. 18-27