Redistricting Gets Started, Council Selects Mitchell as New Mayor
While the role of the mayor in Healdsburg is largely ceremonial—to chair meetings, issue proclamations and be the city’s public face—it is not entirely so. With the imminent elimination of the at-large election of City Council members to accord with the 2002 California Voting Rights Act, the role of the mayor could become much more important...
Healdsburg’s world-class jazz festival celebrating its 20th anniversary
June 1-10 lineup featuring music masters and all-star retrospectives
Redistricting moves Congressman east
For the first time in state history, citizens drew the lines for
Memorial Day
The origins of Memorial Day are often attributed to General John Logan. It is true that, in 1868, he gave impetus to an official “Decoration Day” as it was first called, a time for remembering the Civil War dead and decorating their graves. But Logan never really understood the meaning of the day. Until his own death, he remained a radical reconstructionist whose fierce anger toward the South never abated.
Healdsburg City Council to discuss new subdivisions
The Healdsburg City Council is scheduled to review and possibly approve two new housing projects Monday night. The 29-unit “Oaks at Foss Creek” subdivision near the corner of Grove and Chiquita Roads, has been extensively reviewed by the Healdsburg Planning Commission, which resulted in multiple revisions of the plan before it was approved.
Design standards and union agreements at next council meeting
The meeting of the Windsor Town Council on Nov. 4 will have two parts: the first starting at 6 p.m. will be a quick vote on a series of consent items, and the second, starting at the close of the first, is a study session with the Planning Commission on Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards.
Revisiting the tumultuous history of Bodega’s Hole in the Head
Today, visitors of Bodega know the famed Hole in the Head as a lush, tranquil pond home to a variety of migrant birds — but it could have easily been a different story had it not been for the motley band of individuals that came together to derail plans for the PG&E nuclear reactor proposed for the site in the early 1960s.
Town and police release joint statement on Floyd killing and use of force
On June 6, the Windsor Town Council and Windsor Police Chief released a statement on the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and outlining the use of force policies in effect for Windsor’s force.