Briefs

For years, the possibility of PG&E officials tearing out the infrastructure they own that currently diverts water from the Eel River to the Russian River — which in turn fills the Lake Mendocino reservoir, Healdsburg’s main water source — has been looming over our community, along...

A little over two weeks ago, on the night of Sunday, Feb. 23, local police say they got a report of a Healdsburg mom who “confronted a group of juveniles” at Healdsburg Avenue and Powell Avenue, near the 7-Eleven, “regarding a previous altercation involving the woman’s child...

The Graton Indians have sued the federal government in an attempt to reverse the approval of the Koi Nation tribe’s proposed Shiloh Resort & Casino in Windsor — and local elected officials in Sonoma County and Windsor are considering doing the same. (Sources: Press Democrat & Press Democrat & Casino.org & Nextdoor)First...

Local police officers had a couple of big days last week, as they tracked down three teenage boys suspected of attacking another 19-year-old male near East and Mill streets, just a couple blocks east of the roundabout, around 6pm on Tuesday, April 15. Cops...

There’s a new childcare option at the Healdsburg Community Center for parents looking to drop off their infants, toddlers and preschoolers on weekdays: an outpost of the Sonoma County branch of the YWCA, or Young Women’s Christian Association. (An international org that was founded on...

Big restaurant on North Street: Not even three months after shutting down the decade-old Chalkboard restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, billionaire Bill Foley is opening a new Mexican restaurant called Arandas in the space on June 17. Foley's local holdings...