Back in the saddle
I’m back. Four months ago I signed off and stepped out to get ready to have baby number two. After a month of patiently waiting for her to arrive, Molly Paige Lindecker was born on May 21. There were some complications, and she spent the first week of her life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sutter Hospital, but she’s a big, strong girl and has made a complete recovery.
‘Upset, disgusted, sickened:’ Public comment addresses Foppoli and the allegations against him
On April 14, the town council of Windsor convened a meeting to consider demanding the resignation of mayor Dominic Foppoli following allegations of sexual assault. You can read an accounting of the meeting here, but below we have presented, without comment, some of the statements of residents of Windsor and the greater county about Foppoli, the allegations or more. Commenters were not required to provide their full names, so in some cases the person identified will only be a first name or even a pseudonym. Presented below are excerpts from some of over 100 members of the public.
Sebastopol Police Logs, Dec. 20-26
The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.
Interview with Rollie Atkinson in the California Publisher Magazine
Rollie Atkinson, Publisher of he Healdsburg Tribune, Windsor Times and Sonoma West Times and News was profiled by the California Newspaper Publishers Association in the Summer issue of their official publication "California Publisher". The magazine covers the news and trends, the buying and selling, the technological developments and the historical events in California's diverse newspaper industry.  Decision-makers in the California newspaper industry look to California Publisher for the latest information to help them run an efficient, profitable and worthy business. Suppliers to the trade rely upon California Publisher as their connection to all newspaper departments.
Local organizations collaborate for comprehensive art camps
Camps are run separately, but scheduled with the others in mind
Regional healthcare facilities on ‘virus alert’
Prevention information made available; official emergency continues
Healdsburg Parks Foundation launches first legacy bench project
There’s a new nonprofit in town, the Healdsburg Parks Foundation, which aims to provide an outlet for residents to donate to the community’s public parks and raise funds for the maintenance of parks by offering park bench legacy projects.
The Healdsburg Tribune and sister paper win awards
Sonoma West Publishers, the owner of the Healdsburg Tribune, won three awards from the California Journalism Awards, an annual project of the California News Publishers Association.
Healdsburg searching for a preschool provider to start a low-cost preschool program
In an effort to support local working families and provide more child care options, the City of Healdsburg is looking for a preschool program provider to develop and offer a new, low-cost full day program at the Healdsburg Community Center.
Evacuation Zone Map Updated for 2023
Kelsey Carreiro, the City of Healdsburg’s emergency manager, previewed a new evacuation zone map to the city council at their Monday meeting, May 1.
The update consolidated the previous 41 evacuation zones to a more manageable 13, and dispenses with the letter system formerly appended...














