Police Log, July 15 – 22
Early in the morning of July 15, numerous reporting parties (RP) on Heron Drive indicated a man was running while yelling that someone was trying to kill him. Officers responded and contacted the 46-year-old (YO) man, and determined he did not need a mental health hold. Less than an hour later...
Cannabis Tax Sparks Up November Ballot
This may be the year Healdsburg joins the rest of California in the pot revolution—for the purposes of city revenue at least.
Currently, Healdsburg prohibits all commercial cannabis operations—making the city an outlier in an otherwise pot-friendly county. The city even banned medicinal marijuana dispensaries...
Timber harvest plan filed for 146 acres near Felta Creek
Landowner, lack of mitigation measures concern community
Zucchini festival returns to Healdsburg Farmers Market on Aug. 14
The popular zucchini festival returns to the Healdsburg Farmers Market next week on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Record proceeds at Boys & Girls Clubs event, ‘It’s Carnival Time’
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County’s annual Healdsburg fundraiser was held on April 21 at the Villa Chanticleer in Healdsburg.
County organizations join forces to accept state’s homelessness challenge
Sonoma County has joined Santa Barbara and San Francisco counties as the second cohort of communities in the state to accept Gov. Gavin Newsom's 100-day challenge to address homelessness. The 100-day challenge seeks to end homelessness for specific targeted populations such as veterans or youth, utilizing the $650 million in homeless emergency aid made available by the governor in fiscal year 2020-21.
Rapid COVID-19 tests in short supply in California
Sarah Voit likes to keep 10 to 15 rapid test kits on hand in case any of the residents of the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition in Hayward need to be tested for COVID-19. They’ve had some infection scares, and the antigen tests — which return results in minutes — have been crucial to curbing the virus in the family shelter.
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.
