Report from the City Council, May 18
Utility Conservation Analyst Terra Sampson presented the council with options to expand rebate programs to encourage electric vehicle (EV) usage. The rebates will apply to new or used electric cars and are limited to qualifying low-income households.
Police Log, May 4-10
The Healdsburg Police Department played its part in the 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on May 18, joining other law enforcement agencies to help raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics athletes. Plus Dispatches...
Welcoming the SMART future to Healdsburg: Gallery
On May 8, Healdsburg found out what kind of party SMART brings to town. T-shirts and other swag were lined up for free distribution, there was plenty of food to dine on, while officials from Sacramento to Petaluma enthusiastically testified to the benefits of regional rail transportation.
Police Log:Â April 27 – May 3
7:39am The Reporting Party (RP) at Safeway on Vine Street said a hit-and-run occurred in the parking lot. The suspect was not at the scene, but a bystander had information about the incident. A report was taken. And more news from Healdsburg Police Dispatch...
Letters: May, 2026
Tribune readers have advice and opinions, and sometimes they share them in our Letters column, published irregularly.
SMART invites all to ‘groundbreaking’ at Pavilion
The Foley Family Community Pavilion gets another workout this Friday, May 8, when SMART holds a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Healdsburg Extension Project. The event, from 1 to 3pm, will include complimentary refreshments, commemorative T-shirts and other swag....
Council talks fire, art, housing and goals
The City Council discussed and approved a proposal by artist Jake Messing to create an agricultural themed mural in the new Foley Family Community Pavilion. Messing was chosen out of 63 applications from local, regional and international artists.
Police Log, April 20 – 26
On April 25, a hit and run accident occurred at Guiso Latin Fusion on North Street. A vehicle crashed into the parklet outside the restaurant. No one was injured. Officers arrived and spoke to witnesses who said the driver was female...
Foley Pavilion to host both Saturday, Tuesday markets
The big question looming over the Tuesday Market for much of last season was its location for 2026. Having been on the Healdsburg Plaza for years, and associated with that spot, moving it was not something the management, vendors or the community wanted. The city felt strongly, however, that the new Foley Family Community Pavilion should be the site for both markets, having built the facility specifically for them...
A resource for life’s last questions
At the end of 2025, the Healdsburg City Council approved 'When the Time Comes,' a new program designed to help residents navigate end-of-life planning and support. The WTTC program gets underway this month, a resource hub at the Senior Center handling questions, concerns and complexities related to the final decisions an individual or a family must make.

















