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Beth Henry is a long-time Windsor resident, and a long-time supporter of business, but in her new role as executive director of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, she gets to combine all of those experiences.

A vegetation fire 3.2-acres in size is now “under control” with its advances halted since burning east of Sebastopol city limits Tuesday afternoon, July 20, according to a Nixle alert from the Santa Rosa Fire Department sent at 5:20 p.m. 

The Sebastopol City Council  is set to discuss a bevy of items including conservation measures for commercial and industrial water customers, adopting its final budget and discussing whether to have a lottery for its firework event permit, among others at its regular meeting July 20. In addition to regular council business, the council will be viewing a presentation from Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore on the status of recommendations set forth in the independent review of the police department performed by Jerry Threet, as well as on the Open Government Policing PILOT Program. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to Sebastopol on July 19 to sign a $12 billion trailer bill addressing homelessness, as part of his California Comeback Plan.

One of Mike Raasch’s earliest memories, is what ended up setting him on the path to become Windsor’s new police chief.

The end may finally be in sight, seven years down the road to consolidation for Bodega Bay Fire Protection District (BBFPD) and Sonoma County Fire District (SCFD), by BBFPD Assistant Chief Steve Herzberg’s count.

Chasin Goat Grazing, a family-owned business based out of Santa Rosa, has been providing goat grazing services to Sonoma County government agencies, businesses and residents since 2016, and now around 220 of their goats are on Fitch Mountain performing important wildfire fuels management work.

In a joint meeting July 14, Cloverdale city council members and planning commissioners heard an overview of new pro-development state housing laws all with one common thread: less local control over residential development in the interest of combating the housing crisis.

Greetings, fellow Healdsburgers! After a hiatus, Idlewood 3 is back, and ready to note what’s happening in our town. “IDlewood 3” was the town’s original telephone exchange and now “Hedda Healdsburg” wants to know all. Send your newsy items to me in care of The Healdsburg Tribune.

If you haven’t already been to the library this summer, we invite you back for yet more expanded hours and services. As of this month, we are fully open for business Monday and Tuesday from 12–7 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 10–5 p.m. Many of you are still taking advantage of our curbside pick-up service, and we encourage you to do that if you would prefer.