Latest economic blow proving too much for some businesses
Already buffeted by the recent years of business interruptions from wildfires, power outages and floods, it looks like some of Healdsburg’s downtown businesses are not going to survive the current pandemic-caused economic shutdown.
Healdsburg considering increase in water/wastewater rates
Amid a dwindling water utility fund, the Healdsburg City Council is considering the possibility of increasing water rates by roughly the equivalence of two 5.4% rate increases. Rate prices will vary per household and some may see an over $7 increase.
Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought
It says something about the complexity of California’s water crisis that there are so many actors in the state’s water wars, all clamoring for more. Nature, alone, is silent in this fight, relying on others to speak on behalf of the welfare of wildlife and waterways.
Bridge to the Future at arts center completed
The Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, the nonprofit that owns and operates Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC), has completed its $11.4 million multi-phase Bridge to the Future renovation project, resulting in major physical upgrades to the 44-year-old facility and increases its accessibility, safety and security.
Vegetation fire under old Healdsburg train bridge quickly contained by fire crews
A fully involved vegetation fire broke out under the old train trellis bridge near the Syar Industries property in Healdsburg in the early morning hours of May 14.
Letters to the Editor: May 6, 2021
A proclamation condemning violence and hate toward the AAPI community
