Commentary: Listening
I’m not a slogan kind of thinker. In fact, slogans really bug me. Whenever I hear one of those pithy little phrases that are supposed to sum up what needs to be said and put me firmly on one side of an issue, I immediately go into question mode.
The option to work together
The No on R signs with their ominous “Protect Healdsburg” byline remind me of the dad we met at the farmers’ market whose icebreaker question was “What do you do for work that you can live here?”— as though we belong to a special club and not a town. Or the guy in Parkland Farms who told me he wasn’t concerned about the Saggio Hills development because, “That’s all going to be high end stuff … What I’m worried about are the apartments they want to build downtown— it’ll look like Rohnert Park.”
Head Start For Housing
If the people of Healdsburg truly want their children, young families and local workers to be able to rent and buy homes here, then it is time for new initiatives, real action and bigger efforts.
Arts & Entertainment
Healdsburg Happenings, Nov. 6 – 17
The boundary-breaking Carpe Diem ensemble has earned widespread critical acclaim for its performances of traditional repertoire, new music, genre-bending collaborations and community engagement. At The 222 on Sunday Nov. 9, and other Healdsburg Happenings this week...












