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The City of Healdsburg joined other local jurisdictions this week in excluding public comment through Zoom, the online meeting platform, in an effort to avoid the airing of racist and profane comments that have plagued government meetings in recent weeks. “This change is due to...

Each year the Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise works with the Healdsburg Unified School District and Westside School District principals to choose an outstanding teacher. The club awards each with a $500 check, a memorial plaque and recognition at an awards dinner. This year, that dinner...

For some reason, Healdsburg has become known for its St. Patrick’s Day parade. If it’s not the best, then certainly it’s the earliest. Starting at 6am, give or take—that’s pretty early.  For the past 29 years or so, early risers (or possibly those who stay...

The world of summer community baseball was hit by a screwball this week, as the Healdsburg Prune Packers—perhaps the most successful of such teams in Northern California—announced its divorce from the California Collegiate League (CCL) and the formation of a new confederation of teams,...

Bridge Lighting Policy At the December 4th city council meeting I requested city council to revisit resolution 68-2023 and abort the bridge lighting project, returning it to its natural state for the following reasons. ('Healdsburg Chooses the Color of Peace,' Oct. 26) Lighting the bridge was...

The City of Healdsburg, Sonoma County Supervisorial District 4 and Reach for Home will  hold a community meeting about the L&M Village project on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 5:30pm.  The meeting’s purpose is to provide an update on the project at 70 Healdsburg Ave., which...

Healdsburg has a new heart; it’s called Little Saint.  In the luminous glass and steel building on the corner of North and Foss streets, which until 2018 housed the gathering space and eatery SHED, Little Saint has taken up residence with the same passionate mission...

There’s an oasis in Healdsburg in an industrial park at the end of Moore Lane, past storage sheds and warehouses toward a dead end. Even though it’s not the kind of place people just happen upon, when they find it they’re not disappointed. Breathless Sparkling...

Vandalism to vehicles, faulty memory, public intoxication and murder by nanotechnology, just some of the stories in this week's Police Log.

While final results will not become available for several days, the trend is clear in most local races—with only the two-year Healdsburg City Council seat in doubt. In that race, newcomer Ron Edwards holds to a narrow lead over former councilmember Brigette Mansell. Only 33...