PG&E resource center coming to Citrus Fair
As tens of thousands of Sonoma County residents prepare to have their power shut off as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the Cloverdale Citrus Fair is opening its doors to be one of a handful of Community Resource Centers (CRC) throughout the county.
Youth protest in Sebastopol against Daunte Wright’s killing
Roughly 20 people gathered in front of the Westamerica Bank at the intersection of Main Street and Bodega Avenue late Friday afternoon, April 16, in Sebastopol. They gathered to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop on April 11 by then-police officer Kimberly Potter in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
A Wise Investment by Gary Plass
There is real enthusiasm in Sonoma County for renewable energy and to that end the Board of Supervisors has voted to explore various public options. Over the next few years, they will try to run-to-ground the costs, consequences and benefits of forming a public power agency. Healdsburg has something to offer in this debate. Not one of the hypothetical possibilities in their study, but the best example in the county of a successful, living, breathing public power entity.
Museum Dark, but Not Silent
The Healdsburg Museum is dark, but not silent. Though the historic Carnegie building at 221 Matheson will be closed to the public for the next several weeks while they prepare their next exhibition, museum docents and supporters will not be idle.
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Windsor schools chief to run for Sonoma County superintendent job
Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Steve Herrington
Loud cars and reckless driving have become a new plague, but the Windsor PD is working on it
At the March 3 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, Windsor police chief Ruben Martinez gave a brief presentation after complaints from townsfolk and council members about the prevalence of loud cars and reckless driving within the town over the past few months, a complaint echoed across many cities in Sonoma County.
How palliative care helped my father
Palliative Care to many sounds ominous and foreboding. But as a practicing physician in Healdsburg for 38 years and caring for many elderly people, I see its value. Its main goal is quality of life, and defining patient’s wishes and seeing that they are followed.
Work begins on new Windsor roundabout
A yearlong project to install a roundabout at the intersection of Windsor River Road and Windsor Road entered its first stage Aug. 23.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.

















