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City council meets on tax allocations, greenhouse gas emissions, pedicab proposal, housing

Public viewing to be held May 4 at St. John’s Catholic Church, public funeral service and celebration of life planned for May 6 This week, the Healdsburg Police Department announced plans for former Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke’s public funeral services and celebration of life...

As Sonoma County’s agriculture industry grows, the agriculture classes available to students in the county are also growing. For some students in Cloverdale, these classes offer them an opportunity to both think more critically about the agriculture industry that surrounds them and learn more about sustainable farming practices.

Sonoma County’s COVID-19 case rate and testing positivity rates continue to decline and, according to Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase, the state is expected to adjust the orange tier case rate metric once 4 million doses of vaccine have been delivered to the most disadvantaged communities, meaning the county may be able to move into the orange tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy within the next two to three weeks.

At the Sebastopol City Council meeting Tuesday night, April 5, the council is expected to hold two public hearings — one on an ordinance that would prohibit new gas stations in Sebastopol and another that would modify the eligibility requirements for planning commissioners.

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.

Police calls started early on Monday. "12:44am The Reporting Party (RP) at Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue stated he heard a woman yell “Help me!” Officers responded and checked the area. The woman was unable to be located."

The Board of Trustees of the Healdsburg Unified School District is establishing a Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee to review expenditures from construction activity associated with Measure D, which was approved by District voters on November 8, 2016. The committee will be responsible for ensuring that bond revenues are used only as voters intended and for informing the public of bond expenditures. The board invites all interested community members to apply for service on the Bond Oversight Committee.

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