Teachers demand safe conditions for the return to class
Sonoma County teachers gathered in their cars for a demonstration circling the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) on June 26, demanding safe social distancing conditions for the return to in-class instruction this fall. The event, also known as the Sonoma County Educator Caravan for Student and Community Safety, was organized by local union leaders and by the Sonoma County Educators Council (SCEC).
Gibbs Park gets uplifting, artistic addition
Those who walk by Byron Gibbs Park in Healdsburg can expect to see a bright new addition — a mural depicting an ombre rainbow is being put up on a stretch of patch-painted fence near Poppy Hill Drive this weekend, from June 26 to June 30.
Gibbs Park gets uplifting, artistic addition
Those who walk by Byron Gibbs Park can expect to see a bright new addition — a mural depicting an ombre rainbow is being put up on a stretch of patch-painted fence near Poppy Hill Drive this weekend, from June 26 to June 30.
Library expands curbside pick-up program
The Sonoma County Library announced that it would be expanding curbside pick-up of materials to 12 of its locations, effective Monday, June 29.
Healdsburg alumni, parents say there’s still a divide in local schools
Panelists push for more diversity in faculty, ethnic studies program
HPD opens investigation into aggressive driving incident at march
A white pickup truck aggressively swerved through a crowd of about 50 protesters while they were in front of the Rite Aid on Healdsburg Avenue during a youth anti-racism march on June 26. According to the Healdsburg Police Department, multiple people reported the incident and it is now an open investigation.
Gallery: Student-led protest calls for justice and equality
Healdsburg High School junior Izabel Soto organized a protest calling for racial justice and equality on Friday evening, June 26. Students, families and young activists marched from the high school parking lot, down Matheson Street to the Plaza and down Center Street past the Healdsburg Police Department holding handmade signs and chanting phrases such as, “Black Lives Matter,” and “No justice, no peace.”
Town, sheriff, officers sued for alleged civil rights violation
Charges stem from an incident in July 2019
Birthday celebration takes to the sky
Did you hear or see the WWII P51 Mustang fly over Healdsburg on Wednesday, June 24 at around 11 a.m.? It was Lynn Hunt, president of the Pacific Coast Air Museum flying “Red Dog” over Healdsburg Senior Living to celebrate Del Tiedeman’s 100th birthday.
Three Sonoma County agencies to receive wildfire safety and preparedness grants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Fire Foundation announced three groups in Sonoma County will receive a total of more than $30,000 as part of the 2019 Wildfire Safety and Preparedness grant program. The program provides funding for fire agencies, firefighters and Community/Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams (CERT/NERT) in Northern California.
