Battle over property use in Dry Creek Valley ensues
A company marketing second home ownership opportunities using a timeshare model in unincorporated Dry Creek Valley may be in violation of zoning code, according to a courtesy notice issued by Permit Sonoma April 26.
Administrators and WSCUHSD community dispute use of state and federal funds
Community members working to urge the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) to prolong its decision regarding high school consolidation have repeatedly claimed that incoming COVID-19 relief funds can be used to help prevent the merger this fall. However, local education officials have disputed the claims, insisting that state and federal funds coming in for COVID-19 relief wouldn’t allow the district to use the funds to make up for non-COVID-related costs.
State health department blasted over nursing home oversight
At an emotional legislative hearing Tuesday, lawmakers and critics subjected the Newsom administration to blistering questions about the state’s oversight of nursing homes.
Local favorite Downtown Bakery and Creamery put up for sale
When you walk into Downtown Bakery and Creamery on Center Street, the scent of warm scones envelops you in a comforting hug and the familiar sound of the bread slicer rings out as locals line up for their morning coffee.
‘Heads in Beds’ Drives Chamber’s Latest Awards
The latest round of grants from the Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District (HTID) was announced earlier this month, the most recent installment in a program begun in 2020 and approved to last for 10 years. The latest distribution, of over $100,000, went to 11 organizations for their ability to put “heads in beds,” per the requirements of the HTID. But not everyone was pleased...
Burning Man Evolves
With gender fluidity, one wonders about “Burning Man.” Right? Burners gather 375 miles northeast of Healdsburg in Black Rock City, NV—an alkali desert plain called “the playa.” Burners have a sense of humor, for sure, but the playa also stems from its location on...
Museum Dark, but Not Silent
The Healdsburg Museum is dark, but not silent. Though the historic Carnegie building at 221 Matheson will be closed to the public for the next several weeks while they prepare their next exhibition, museum docents and supporters will not be idle.
For the rest of...
Local Dog Hounds Fame From Newspaper
Dear Editor:
Since you kindly published my letter and that big, sexy photograph of my three-legged, bad self, a number of Healdsburgians have recognized me around town—an athletic woman on the Fitch Mountain trail, a handsome gent in Safeway check-out line, a homeless guy in...
Unboosted: California COVID-19 booster rate falls below 40% in most counties
Hospitals are at capacity. COVID-19 infections are at record highs. Testing lines stretch for hours. Yet even as the omicron variant batters the state, only 38% of vaccinated Californians have gotten a booster shot.
