WSCUHSD in early mapping stages for switch to trustee-area elections
The switch to a by-trustee area election method is underway at West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD), inviting community feedback on mapping voting areas at its first public hearing on Sept. 14.
Budgets, events, art and pesticides at next town council meeting
The April 7 meeting of the Windsor Town council will tackle a lot of topics that are directly impacted by previous years: pandemic impacts on events and budgets, fire and disaster issues, pesticide management and trying to lift spirits with public art.
AAUW lecture series covers history and politics
The Healdsburg branch of American Association of University Women has announced the spring season of its lecture series, and is again offering two new courses.
Local chef prepares to feed people spending Christmas alone
In a typical winter holiday season, Sebastopol’s star chef and prolific food journalist Michele Anna Jordan used to celebrate with her two daughters, gifts and bûche de noël, or yule log cake. In more recent years, she delighted in hosting Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas morning breakfast for friends.
‘Formula Businesses’ Get a Hearing
A formula store is defined in the General Plan as, “A business that is required by contractual or other arrangement to maintain any of the following: standardized services, menu, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features and is not part of a locally- or regionally-based group of businesses...”
Windsor town council discussing code of ethics and growth at Dec. 15 meeting
The Windsor Town Council’s Dec. 15 meeting agenda includes items that will bid farewell to outgoing town manager Ken MacNab, receive a presentation on the ongoing development of a code of ethics for town officials and receive and accept the 2021 Annual Residential Growth Report and Five-Year Infrastructure and Service Report. The full agenda can be found here.
SMART gets an earful over proposed platform
Many of the public comments criticized the SMART presentation as “slanted” or “disingenuous,” with some going so far as to urge the transit agency to offer an apology to the City of Healdsburg for bringing the issue back again. “I think you guys wanted feedback, and you got it,” said one.
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.
