Fire survivor’s struggle to find respite in senior community highlights housing conflict
Young women voted out of 55 plus community
Veterans honored for Korean service
The museum preserved history as it happened on Tuesday.
Sebastopol City Council to push for vitality, unhoused community services goals and more
The Sebastopol City Council will be in for multiple discussions relating to the city’s ongoing and future recovery and well-being in terms of its economy and vitality, its unhoused community, movement through its streets and more at the regular city council meeting
SMART invites all to ‘groundbreaking’ at Pavilion
The Foley Family Community Pavilion gets another workout this Friday, May 8, when SMART holds a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Healdsburg Extension Project. The event, from 1 to 3pm, will include complimentary refreshments, commemorative T-shirts and other swag....
No on Measure A
In Measure A, Sonoma County voters are being asked to approve yet another general purpose sales tax. Members of the County Board of Supervisors and others out on the stump are promoting Measure A as a “roads tax” that if approved would be spent 90 percent for road repairs and 10 percent for public transit items such as free bus passes for students, seniors and veterans. Unfortunately, the ballot language itself belies a different intent. The plain language of Measure A identifies a list of spending objectives starting with public safety and concluding with the troublesome catchall “other essential services.” Roads don’t even top the list.
Manriquez New Principal at Healdsburg High
Healdsburg Unified School District announced the selection of Francisco Manriquez as the new principal for Healdsburg High School. Manriquez has for the past two years has served as assistant principal at Healdsburg High.
Water, sewer rate increase postponed in hopes of continued community engagement
Community workshop to be held at undetermined date
99 year-old WWII pilot gets his own flyover
Correction: The festivities were arranged by Tony Fisher, not David Skolnik.
Mayor meets with high school students
Mayor meeting at the high school — Student journalists from the Hounds Bark at Healdsburg High School arranged a Q&A and discussion meeting with Healdsburg Mayor David Hagele on Feb. 27. Hounds Bark editor-in-chief Emma Tremont said she wanted to give students a chance to find out what’s happening around town and what Hagele’s role is as mayor.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.



















