Healdsburg council to consider adopting $45 fee for recycled water delivery program
The Healdsburg City Council will consider adopting a $45 per delivery fee for the residential recycled water delivery program at its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 20. The council will also review the proposed Montage Park and Badger Park master plans.
Nonprofits get a helping hand from Healdsburg Forever
Healdsburg Forever, a regional nonprofit affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, issued a total of $80,000 in emergency grants to six local nonprofits in an effort to help support organizations that are having to ramp up their services to meet increased food, shelter and health care needs.
Patrick Slayter is Sebastopol’s new(ish) mayor for 2020
The Sebastopol City Council chose Councilmember Patrick Slayter as the town’s mayor for 2020 at the city council meeting on Dec. 3.
Valley oak picked as Healdsburg’s official plant
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.
Dairy Princess in waiting
Analy senior Shantel Shaw will compete for the title of Dairy Princess during ceremonies at the District 3 Dairy Princess Contest and Ball on April 11. The contest is sponsored by the North Bay Dairy Women and the California Milk Advisory Board. Shantel is...
Sebastopol council reviewing ordinance that would ban new gas stations
At the Sebastopol City Council meeting Tuesday night, April 5, the council is expected to hold two public hearings — one on an ordinance that would prohibit new gas stations in Sebastopol and another that would modify the eligibility requirements for planning commissioners.
Q&A with an emergency room director: What summer activities are risky amid COVID-19?
With the arrival of the summer months and the reopening of certain businesses and activities like dine in and patio dining and beaches and pools, folks may be scratching their heads wondering which summer activities may pose a low risk of exposure to COVID-19, and which may pose a higher risk.
