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By Christian Kallen It only took about half an hour for the Healdsburg City Council to make up their collective mind in choosing two out of eight applicants for cannabis business licenses in town. And, after a full year of process, eight months of application...

Judging from comments from both the public and the commission members itself, there's a clear favorite in the naming of a new Saggio Hills park: Laura Fish Somersal, a Pomo basketweaver thought to be among the last native speakers of both the Pomo and Wappo languages, languages she taught at Sonoma State University and elsewhere.

At its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 4, the Healdsburg City Council will be discussing next steps for the implementation of a universal/guaranteed basic income pilot program.

California’s clean-air regulators on Tuesday unveiled a far-reaching proposal requiring a ramp-up in sales of zero-emission cars, culminating in a ban on new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. 

Young local artists and their adoring fans enjoyed the artist’s reception for the seventh annual Young Artists' Show at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts.

For the second time in a week, some late night or early morning pranksters dumped liquid soap in the Healdsburg Plaza fountain. As the center fountain sprinkler spread the soap, an overflowing cloud of white bubbles and foam billowed up and over the sides of rectangular, shallow fountain. By daylight on Sept. 20, passersby stopped to marvel at the mischief as city workers next arrived to disperse and dilute the non-caustic but unwanted suds.

Patrons at the April 13 Boys & Girls Club benefit auction at Healdsburg’s Villa Chanticleer should not be blamed for feeling a bit lost or stuck in a déjà vu moment.