Unhappy hour spotlights pay disparity
The Healdsburg AAUW is hosting an “unhappy hour” event on Equal Pay Day, April 2, to highlight the issue of unequal pay between women and men.
Kelley Announces Bid for Assembly
The news that Jim Wood would not seek reelection to his 2nd Assembly District seat came as a surprise to his constituents last week. But the ink was hardly dry on the Nov. 10 press release when several North Coast politicians announced they would...
Burbank Housing holds workshop for Dry Creek Road project
Despite having to modify designs for wetland mitigation and other site constraints, the overall design and look for the Burbank Housing affordable housing development at 155 Dry Creek Road is coming along.
What’s it like losing the last half of your senior year?
In a bathroom stall on the 25th of January my life changed forever. I was at the Phoenix Theater for the first time, an old, local punk and rock and hip hop joint that has witnessed some of the greats including The Ramones, Green Day and Sublime. I was there for my friend’s band’s first show, and halfway through the show I found myself alone in a broken stall, overwhelmed with a strange and unwelcome anxiety. I pressed my back against the door and stared at the wall above a toilet seat cover dispenser, gazing at the legacy of teen angst scrawled across the walls. And then I saw it, on the green wall in all caps: “DONT WAIT TILL FRIDAY! BE ALIVE NOW!”
Local Family Feels Burned in Renaming of Gym
Anthony Frost, now of Cloverdale, posted, “I’m lost for words. H.C Frost was one of the founding board members of Healdsburg unified and donated much funds to build the first gym in Healdsburg. The Frost family has been in this town since the early 1800s,” he claimed.
Questions and answers about district elections, as Election Day looms
The primary item of interest at the Oct. 21 meeting of the Windsor Town Council centered around questions relating to changes the town is facing in the wake of its first elections since the town switched to districts and an at-large mayor.
Healdsburg animal shelter log, Jan. 13 – 18
This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information call 431-3386.
City to consider implementing water shortage plan, planning commission appointment
With no public hearings and no presentations, the Healdsburg City Council is tackling a modest agenda during its May 3 meeting. The council will discuss whether or not it wants to implement stage two of its Water Shortage Emergency Plan, and will discuss whether it wants to appoint Carrie Hunt to the city planning commission. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is being held over Zoom.
