Twin Hills teachers plan to strike unless THUSD boosts the salary offer
Twin Hills teachers plan to strike the first day of the coming school year if the Twin Hills Union School District (THUSD) doesn’t come up with another offer on salaries, according to Twin Hills Teachers Association (THTA) bargaining chair Leslie Konvalinka.
Solo vehicle crash on Highway 128 kills driver
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 15, a fatal crash occurred on Highway 128 just east of Chalk Hill Road.
Will travel and tourism return with California reopening?
When COVID-19 shut down businesses and travel across the U.S., communities such as Anaheim that rely heavily on entertainment and tourism were some of the hardest hit. Hotel occupancy taxes, which accounts for more than half the city’s budget, plummeted 90% between 2019 and 2020.
As California reopens, 6 things you need to know about COVID-19
Fifteen months after Californians faced their first COVID-19 stay-at-home order, most mandates were lifted on Tuesday. And what a journey it’s been — just months ago, hospitals were overwhelmed with severely sick people seeking scarce beds.
Taste of Tea co-owner was a pillar of warmth in Healdsburg community
Donna L. Tokugawa, the co-owner and host of The Taste of Tea, wasn’t just known in Healdsburg as a restaurant co-owner, she was known as an outgoing and compassionate community member and a friend to all, the kind of friend who accepts everyone with...
Healdsburg budget seeing some gains from increasing sales and TOT tax revenue
With the local economy opening back up again, the city of Healdsburg’s budget is starting to bounce back a bit and make some small positive gains.
Separate, small brush fires in Healdsburg quickly contained
Two small fires broke out in Healdsburg to the west of U.S. Highway 101 on June 14 and 15 and were quickly contained by Healdsburg fire crews.
Sebastopol City Council preview
The Sebastopol City Council meeting on June 15 is all public hearings — one for the annual solid waste collection adjustment and one for the 2021-22 city budget. The council had another public hearing planned, for the city’s Capital Improvement Program, but it’s anticipated that it will be continued to June 21. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is being held virtually over Zoom and via the city’s livestream page. To view the council agenda in its entirety and to peruse the various agenda packet items, go here.
