‘Super Bloom’ Brings Poppies Galore
Spring is here. California’s green hills are flashing their colors, notably California’s orange poppy (Eschscholzia californica), also called California sunlight or cup of gold.
California’s heavy rains this year will likely create a “super bloom.” This occurs when deserts transform long dormant seeds to create...
Last Election of its Kind
On Tuesday night, four of the five residents on the ballot for the Healdsburg City Council whiled away the after-dinner hours downtown, waiting for the results of the day’s general election. Although newcomer Heather Hannan-Kramer was nowhere to be found, Ariel Kelley and her...
California redistricting 101: What you need to know
Some describe redistricting as a giant puzzle; others call it the world’s most difficult art project.
‘Formula Businesses’ Get a Hearing
A formula store is defined in the General Plan as, “A business that is required by contractual or other arrangement to maintain any of the following: standardized services, menu, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features and is not part of a locally- or regionally-based group of businesses...”
Henry Hersch, mentor to many, dies at 95
He led numerous other civic causes, including the 1999 campaign to save Healdsburg District Hospital
Montage Parking Lot Challenge Gets Results
Montage Healdsburg’s plan to remove 107 blue oak trees to build a new parking lot has been withdrawn by the developer. The plan, approved by the Planning Commission at its May 28 meeting, drew immediate protest from a group of local environmentalists, who took the formal measure of filing an appeal of the approval....
Police Logs, Aug. 7-14
Monday, Aug. 7
10:52am. Petty theft reported at Big John’s Market on Healdsburg Avenue. A male stole two large hot bar containers. Officers responded and a report was taken.
1:45pm. A hit and run accident was reported on Hilltop Road. Reporting Party (RP) indicated the other...
Police Log, March 11 – 17
A burglary occurred either March 15 or March 16 at Giorgio’s Restaurant on Grant Avenue. An office window and side window were shattered and the basement broken into. It appeared nothing was taken. Items were on the floor and possibly a bottle of tequila was consumed.
