New EV Charges Planned to Close the Gap
Healdsburg has been coming up short some $37,000 annually on its EV charging program, the City Council learned a couple of weeks ago. For...
Police Log, June 17 – 23
Late Checkout, A Stolen Tractor, Battling Brothers and Donuts on Canyon Run were among the incidents reported to Healdsburg Police in mid-June...
‘Purple Pipes’ to Deliver Recycled Water to City Landscapes
The first stage of the project took place in mid-June on Kinney Road, west of Highway 101 near Opperman & Son Inc. At about the same time the pipe was installed on Kennedy Lane just east of the freeway, from there turning up Healdsburg Avenue to University Avenue, and at the Memorial Bridge...
Rail Trails, an Idea Whose Time is Summer
Enter the rail trail. The concept developed in the 1980s as railroads across the country were decommissioned and a growing population sought new trails to travel. Thus the Rails to Trails Conservancy was formed out of timely necessity. Nearly 2,500 rail trails nationally now span 25,000 miles, as practical a reuse of a transportation corridor as one could conceive...
Police Log, June 10 – 18
Monday, June 10
10:11am A hit-and-run accident occurred on Greens Drive at Matheson Street. The driver of the other vehicle stopped to make sure the...
Point Fire Torches Dry Creek Valley
As thick smoke poured across Sonoma and Napa counties, more than 300 residents of the northern Dry Creek Valley and its foothills rushed to evacuate, along with hundreds more lake and tasting-room visitors...
City Council Votes to Add ‘Middle Class’ to Ballot Question
Faced with the task of crafting a ballot measure that was accurate, legal and appealing to the average voter, the Healdsburg City Council took pains to review the recommended wording for a November ballot measure that would amend the 24-year-old Growth Management Ordinance, or GMO.
Sonoma County Issues Air Quality Health Advisory
On Tuesday, the office of the Sonoma County Health Officer issued a health advisory as smoky air from the Point Fire near Lake Sonoma continued to cover parts of the county. Such advisories proved common during the summer months of several recent years since 2017, when the Tubbs Fire swept across Sonoma County. This is the first advisory so far in 2024...
Police Log, June 3 – 9
When an officer stopped a vehicle near CVS Pharmacy on Center Street for crossing double lines, an 18-year-old (YO) male was arrested and brought to county jail for driving under the influence of a drug, being a minor in possession of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance and possession of an open container...
Asti Summer Crossing to Open by July 4
Even as work proceeds through the end of the month to reopen the seasonal span over the Russian River near the community of Asti—the...
