Briefs

HHS Girls Basketball Team Forges Ahead in North Coast Playoffs

February 16, 2024

This year's outstanding girls basketball team at Healdsburg High may have already taken home the top trophy for their local league, North Bay Redwood, but they're not allowed to rest just yet. Their league win sent them straight into what are called the "regional"...

In Memoriam: Pat McCracken

April 21, 2024

Patricia "Pat" McCracken, a lifelong Healdsburg resident and familiar face at front desks around town, died last month at age 86. "She grew up and lived in Healdsburg where she met her husband Richard," her obituary says. "They had three children: Allison Adele, Marc...

City of Healdsburg to Host Workshop on More Housing

January 31, 2024

Last week I shared a piece from KRCB news radio on the various options Healdsburg city leaders are considering to solve what they believe to be a shortage of market-rate housing available in town. One of the big issues, they told the station, is...

January 31, 2025

The 19-year-old driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash along the northbound 101 near our Dry Creek exit on Sunday, Jan. 19, has been identified as Windsor resident Dax Enemark. California Highway Patrol officials tell the Press Democrat that he died at the scene “after the...

Indian Casino Proposed in Windsor: Submit Your Input

March 19, 2024

Around 10 minutes south of us on the 101, one American Indian tribe’s bold proposal for a massive new resort and casino in the ranch lands east of Windsor has entered an important planning stage. Officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs are now preparing a...

January 19, 2025

Speaking of the press effect! There’s always been a crowd at Healdsburg’s newest and fanciest bakery, Quail & Condor, since it opened in 2020 — and if you stop by on a given afternoon, there’s usually not very much good stuff left. But Sonoma Magazine reports...

Healdsburg Ballot May Ask for More Market-Rate Housing

January 23, 2024

KRCB public radio ran an interesting piece last week on the lack of market-rate housing options in Healdsburg right now, and how "local rules passed over two decades ago... to protect Healdsburg from overdevelopment" seem to be making our housing problems worse. So city...

Healdsburg City Leaders Approve Water, Sewer Bill Hikes

May 28, 2024

We've been hearing about big potential increases to our water and sewer bills for some months now — and it appears the time has come. The Healdsburg City Council approved a series of rate hikes at their meeting last week, amounting to an increase...

‘Abandoned Pipeline’ Needs Monitoring at Old Healdsburg Sewer Site, City Says

February 19, 2024

Healdsburg city officials are looking for a local firm to "provide biological monitoring services" at the stream running alongside the city's big sewer station on Magnolia Drive, at the southwest edge of town. They want the firm to report back on the "health of...

In Memoriam: Arline Smith

March 19, 2024

Longtime Healdsburg resident Arline Hotle Smith passed away last month at age 89. She and her husband of 62 years, Bill, "moved to Healdsburg with their three children in 1976," according to her obituary. They were known to "travel extensively on their boat, circling...

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Sports

Greyhounds still chasing victory

October 8, 2025

“As far as securing a win, we just really need to maintain focus and take care of the little things,” said coach Taylor Tappin. “Most of our games have been lost because we lose focus on defense or special teams, and give up too many big plays. If we can lock in and do our jobs, then we should be able to play with anyone in our league.”

Golf girls swing for league title

October 8, 2025

Midseason report on Greyhound sports

October 1, 2025