No ‘remote’ public comment
City Council votes against reinstatement
The Healdsburg City Council decided Tuesday night to continue limiting public comment to in-person and written submissions, declining to reinstate live remote participation via Zoom after a detailed review of legal, operational and security concerns.
“After a thorough and wide-ranging discussion,...
Police tangle with felon in downtown Graton
On April 4 at approximately 4:40 p.m., deputies responded to a call in the 8500 block of Trenton Road in Forestville. The caller reported a man and a woman came to the house earlier in the day making threats. The suspects had just returned, pointed a handgun at the caller, then drove away.
Ag + Open Space awards $5.8 million for community open space projects
On March 23, the board of directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) recommended funding of over $5.8 million for new recreational projects within or near urban areas throughout Sonoma County.
Fast Food, Health Care Workers to Get a Raise in 2024
By Levi Sumagaysay and Shreya Agrawal
Californians in two industries are set to get new minimum wages this year, and that could lead to pay bumps for other workers, too.
Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed two union-backed bills that will boost fast-food and health care...
City Council Struggles with Maps for District Elections
The third public meeting held in the effort to split Healdsburg’s electorate into districts, to satisfy the requirements of California’s Voting Rights Act, led to a general consensus among the council members to stick with their original preference: five districts each to elect a councilmember, with the mayor’s role rotating between them.
