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December 7, 2024

Police Log, Oct. 7 – 13

8:53am The Reporting Party (RP) indicated that a person continually parked in a vehicle near Santa Rosa Lead Products on South University Street was leaving behind trash, including soda and beer bottles. The RP was asked to call back if the vehicle returned and if the vehicle continued to leave trash behind...

Police Log, Sept. 30-Oct. 6

No parking sign in police lot
Monday Sept. 30, An officer near Carl’s Jr. on Vine Street stopped a subject on a bike, arresting a 49-YO man and transporting him to county jail for possession of methamphetamine, violation of probation, shoplifting and on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding failure to appear on a felony charge.... These and other reports appear in our weekly Police Log.

Legal High Comes to Healdsburg

Ribbon cutting
As the first cannabis dispensary opened in Healdsburg, more than one customer observed he was cutting down on VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), a key metric in the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse gasses. The next nearest dispensary is 10 miles away in Larkfield, and beyond that twice that far to Cloverdale...

Voters Face Choice on Where, When to Cast Ballots

Deva Marie Proto
Starting on Monday of this week, voters began to cast ballots for the Nov. 5 general election—including local, regional, state and national candidates and measures. There are plenty of choices on where and when to vote...

Squirrel Causes Sunday Morning Power Outage

Squirrel causes power outage
“It has been hypothesized that the threat to the internet, infrastructure and services posed by squirrels may exceed that posed by cyberattacks,” according to a cybersecurity expert cited in a Wikipedia report. And it happened in Healdsburg last Sunday...

Police Log, Sept. 23-29

Traffic collision at Parkland Farms
Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at (707) 431-3377, operational 24/7. And readers are encouraged to read the logs of those calls, from Sept. 23-29 here...

Open Mic: Measure O is Right Step for Healdsburg

Shaun McCaffery
By Shaun McCaffery It seems everyone in Healdsburg knows someone who grew up here or works here but is struggling to make ends meet because of the incredibly high price of housing. For 24 years we haven’t been able to keep up with our housing...

Tasting Room Tipping Point?

A relatively modest proposal to build a 1,220-square-foot, 45-person tasting room inside an existing warehouse in downtown Healdsburg has ignited a familiar debate among residents about the town’s core character. This would be the 28th wine-tasting room in Healdsburg, city planning officials said at a...

Police Log, Sept. 16-22

Police Station
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

Harm Reduction Coalition
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...
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