Occidental, Camp Meeker residents practice evacuating
Community members in Occidental and Camp Meeker spent Saturday morning, June 19, preparing to evacuate from their properties because of hazards that have yet to happen.
Valley oak picked as Healdsburg’s official plant
The Healdsburg City Council took a brief break from weightier business last week—new in-lieu fees, the Eel-Russian River project—to decide something more symbolic: the city’s first official plant.
Arts & Culture Commission Gets Nod from City
Starting next year, a new city commission will take its place in the structure of local government—an Arts and Culture Commission, to join the Planning Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission and Senior Citizens Advisory Commission as an advisory body to review policies and programs under its purview...
Winegrowers look back, and ahead, at changing market
Sonoma County’s largest industry and world-class calling card last year was greatly impacted by the dual calamities of more wildfires and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Where “sip” used to be something you did with a glass of premium Sonoma County wine, in 2020 “SIP” also stood for shelter in place.
Drought, PG&E and building height zoning at next Windsor Town Council meeting
The agenda of the May 5 meeting of the Windsor Town Council isn’t terribly long but has several important items, relating to the drought and this year’s fire conditions, housing and zoning codes and more.
Healdsburg district reserve levels look good following 2020-21 fiscal year
With slightly lower expenses and more revenue than anticipated for the 2020-21 fiscal year, the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) 2020-21 budget reserves are looking healthy at 27.35%.
Historic businesses along the river seeking new owners
Several iconic river properties are currently up for sale, including Applewood, the Monte Rio Theater and the Rio Nido Lodge.
No threat in north county from fires in west county
For an uploaded list of evacuation orders, visit our sister paper, Sonoma West Times & News.
