Census caravan rolls through town
A caravan of cars promoting the 2020 census rolled through Healdsburg on Friday, June 19.
How the Cloverdale Arts Alliance managed a year without in-person events
Now that the world is returning to semi-normalcy, Sonoma County has seen an uptick in arts and entertainment events planned for the summer. Even though the pandemic has wreaked havoc on many businesses, nonprofits like the Cloverdale Arts Alliance (CAA) have stayed afloat and are committed to putting on their popular events again in 2021.
Raven’s “Taming of the Shrew” to perform outdoors
The Raven Performing Arts Theater will take its latest performance, “Taming of the Shrew,” on the road.
Black Sports Journalist Felt Profiled at Healdsburg Boutique
Top sports journalist and personality Marc Spears says he felt racially profiled for being Black on a recent visit to the ANTHEM home boutique on the Healdsburg plaza, at the corner of Center and Matheson streets. ANTHEM is a chain with five locations across the Bay...
Library expands curbside pick-up program
The Sonoma County Library announced that it would be expanding curbside pick-up of materials to 12 of its locations, effective Monday, June 29.
Healdsburg Connection in Money Laundering Scheme
Santa Rosa police have arrested four people—three men and a Healdsburg woman—who were allegedly involved in a wide-ranging scam in which the police said they laundered $7.8 million in 2022.
Police said they spent 12 months investigating the crimes, beginning in September 2022, when they received...
Nomination period nearing for November election
The nomination period for the upcoming election opened up on July 13. For west county, that means that folks looking to run for a variety of boards — including school board, fire district boards and city council — are able to throw their hat into the ring to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. The nomination period is open until Friday, Aug. 7.
Civil rights attorney Richard Sobol dies
Before retiring to Sebastopol, he defended the oppressed and changed state courts for the better