Healdsburg school district is switching to optional, highly recommended masking
This week, the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to eliminate its mask requirement, making masks optional but strongly recommended starting March 17 for secondary schools — Healdsburg Junior High School and Healdsburg High School — and starting Monday, April 11 for elementary schools.
Healdsburg council names climate strategy a top priority for next fiscal year
Out of a lengthy list of city goals and priorities for the new fiscal year, creating a climate mobilization strategy, focusing on affordable housing and implementing Spanish translation for city council meetings, agendas and documents rose to the top as the biggest Healdsburg City Council priorities for the new year.
Commentary: Some parting words
During my 48 years of working at newspapers I have had a long list of jobs including sports photographer, daily news reporter, small town sports editor, news editor, general manager, publisher and owner. Now, effective at the end of last month, I am an ex-publisher and former owner. I am retired.
Eagles baseballers primed for strong campaign
The varsity baseball Eagles will begin the season in earnest this week with a full compliment of players following a long and successful basketball campaign.
HUSD to consider removing mask mandate
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) school board will consider adopting new district masking guidelines at its next meeting on Wednesday, March 16. HUSD Superintendent Chris Vanden Heuvel will be making a recommendation to the board to strongly recommend masks in the district instead of requiring them.
Sebastopol Police Logs, March 7-13
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
March 15 Sebastopol City Council meeting: Emergency operations plan, Committee for Unhoused and Morris Street bike lanes
The Sebastopol City Council meets at 6 p.m. tonight, March 15. Agenda items include a public hearing item related to the city’s emergency operations center, a public hearing item adding language to the city’s municipal code about “police acquisition and use of government body specific equipment,” as well as regular agenda items about bike lane modifications to Morris Street, discussion and consideration of recommendations from Sebastopol’s Committee for Unhoused and more. The council will also be receiving presentations about the upcoming Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, the process of expanding the city's business improvement district and a presentation from the climate action committee.
Vote-by-mail ballots going out to Windsor voters this week
Vote-by-mail ballots for the April 12 special election will start going out in the mail this week to all active, registered voters residing in the Town of Windsor. Voters should expect their vote-by-mail ballots to arrive within five to 10 days. This election does not apply to any Sonoma County voters who live outside of Windsor.
