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Monday, Sept. 11:47am A vehicle was stopped on March Avenue at Tulip Court for swerving and violation of license plate rules. A 34-Year-Old (YO) man was arrested and brought to county jail for driving under the influence (DUI) and possession of methamphetamine. And so the week begins...

Following two retreats where members of Climate Action Healdsburg (CAH) workshopped ways to continue their commitment to environmental concerns even as the social and political landscape was changing dramatically, the group decided to join the national Sun Day movement, at thirdact.org/sun-day.

Nearly every project or development of consequence comes up before the Planning Commission at one point or more during its application process, making a fully seated commission necessary for effective civic planning.

"Every local government is unique in the range of services it provides and how those services are delivered," writes the city's Finance Director. "For example, while both Healdsburg and Petaluma provide police, fire, water and sewer services, Sonoma does not. Additionally, Healdsburg is the only one of the three that provides electric services... These differences among many factors influence the total size of the city budgets and lead to inaccurate comparisons if not considered."

Among recent dispatches: "9:17am The Reporting Party (RP) on Healdsburg Avenue indicated that a driver swerved, tailgated and almost ran off a car off the road. The vehicle pulled into Giorgi Park. Officers responded, contacted the driver and conducted a probation search. Nothing was found and the driver was given advice about driving behavior."

The members of Healdsburg’s Noon Rotary got a lesson in “living with lions” (the original name for Quinton Martins’ mountain lion research project, now run in association with Audubon Canyon Ranch), when Ami Bluestone showed up to preview “The Path of Puma-36,” a short movie she made about tracking a collared lion on his search for a place to live in the North Bay.

Healdsburg residents have grown used to the traffic control signs on both Matheson Street and Powell Avenue that warn that the road ahead, at 1846 North Fitch Mountain Rd., is closed and not expected to open until the end of September. Is it on track to open on time?

Writes a former mayor, "This letter is not hyperbolic or overly dramatic. Our governmental system, our vital Checks and Balances, our Human Rights, our economic freedom and most important to me, our beloved, hard-earned Democracy, erodes in front of our eyes. We have to do more than observe, hope, pray and just believe it will get better. This time invites action. As a lifelong learner, a career secondary educator and a public servant, I write to appeal to you... "

Among the reports in this week's paper, here's one from Aug. 20: "The RP on College Street stated that while staying with her mother, the RP found out that her mother gave about $20,000 to a person she just met. The RP believed that the situation was either elder abuse or fraud. An officer met with the RP and provided advice...."

The Healdsburg City Council took a brief break from weightier business last week—new in-lieu fees, the Eel-Russian River project—to decide something more symbolic: the city’s first official plant.