Police Log, Sept. 16-22
Monday, Sept. 16
3:21am The Reporting Party (RP) on March Avenue stated that his vehicle was stolen. The FLOCK license plate camera system indicated that the vehicle was headed southbound on Hwy 101 at 2:25am. On Sept. 19 at 9:04am, the vehicle was recovered on...
Taking Action for Harm Reduction
A new metal drop box, gray and orange, has appeared in the parking lot next to the Alliance Medical Center next to Healdsburg Hospital. It’s not a mailbox or a book drop or a bank deposit box, but it looks like one—aside from the bold phrase, “Secure Sharps.” Medical professionals know what that means...
New Child Care in Healdsburg
Inside the Healdsburg Community Center near the north end of town, formerly the home of Foss Creek Elementary, two of the school’s old classrooms are newly renovated and filled with children again—this time, even younger. The rooms are bustling with the sounds of cooing babies, giggling toddlers and active preschoolers...
Open Mic: Measure O Supporters Not Telling the Whole Story
Measure O, which will be on the Nov. 5 ballot, would ease restrictions on new housing construction imposed by Healdsburg’s Growth Management Ordinance (GMO) by creating zones of exclusion from the GMO. But that’s not the whole story...
Police Log, Sept. 9-15
"Sept 10, 3:34pm: A vehicle was stopped at the Senior Center lot on East Street for not allowing pedestrians to pass. The driver’s license was confiscated and the driver was cited for driving with a suspended license." Don't mess with those seniors!
City Council Race On the Fast Track
After a relatively quiet summer, the race for three seats on the Healdsburg City Council is picking up speed. Three candidate forums are scheduled for the next week, including a League of Women Voters online event on Wednesday night, and the second on the following Tuesday, a live-only event presented by the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce...
Pachanga Brings Art to the Plaza
Residents who headed down to the Healdsburg Plaza on Sunday evening looking for Art After Dark, usually a diverse collection of visual and performance artists showing their skills, were surprised to find something quite different: an hours-long multicultural celebration of music and dance called...
Police Log, Sept. 2 – 8
2:52pm The RP at Syar Industries on Healdsburg Avenue indicated that a man went to the RP’s campsite and demanded property. When the RP did not give him a wheelbarrow, the man threw rocks at him. The RP was transferred to the Sheriff’s Office...
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 12
Several letters were received these past two weeks about Measure O, the city's proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot to amend the Growth Management Ordinance, or GMO...
Asti to Get its Permanent Bridge
After over 100 years of pleading, begging, negotiating and complaining, the Cloverdale area finally got its wish: The bridge over the Russian River at the hamlet of Asti has been approved for a permanent span, thanks to final action by the County Board of Supervisors last week...
