Strategic Plan draft outlines ambitious ‘to-do list’
City’s plan includes addressing affordable housing, renewable energy, updating parks
Cannabis town halls sort out grower and neighbor differences
The critical differences of opinions between commercial cannabis growers and rural neighbors are beginning to come into focus as the county is hosting a series of virtual town hall meeting on its major updates to its Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance, first written in 2016 and updated almost annually since.
CalFire investigating multiple suspicious fire starts around Healdsburg Monday night
It was an unsettling Labor Day night for locals when 15 small roadside fires started Monday night in and around Healdsburg between the hours of 8 and 9:30 p.m.
41 units OK’d at Mill District
In a 5-0 vote the Healdsburg Planning Commission gave the go-ahead and approved the design for a 41-unit affordable housing project as a part of Replay’s development of the Mill District.
Healdsburg Kids Sweep Statewide Contest for Vocational Skills
A growing movement at Healdsburg High School to expand vocational education paid off last weekend in SoCal, where six HHS students medaled in the annual statewide SkillsUSA competition.
Competing against regional winners from across California, local students took home gold in three categories: “culinary arts,”...
Books on hold: Library to close for 3 weeks
The good news is that the downtown Healdsburg Regional Library will fully reopen its doors on Wednesday, June 25, at 10am, after a top-to-bottom remodel. “Library staff are overjoyed to return to the Piper Street Branch,” said Branch Manager Jon Haupt. “Our regular location is ideal—walkable to local schools and services in the heart of Healdsburg.”
Police Log: March 9 – 15
Tuesday, 11:38pm The RP said she was followed by an unknown vehicle when she entered Healdsburg. She was advised to drive to the Healdsburg Police Department on Center Street. The other vehicle drove by the RP at the police department and turned around...
Harvest Cafe switches to take-out only amid omicron surge
The Sebastopol Area Senior Center has announced its Harvest Cafe will serve only take-out until further notice, as advised by Sonoma County Public Health with COVID-19 rushing through the county again.
Council to mull over potential uses for city-owned sites
The Healdsburg City Council will hold a special workshop on Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. prior to their regular meeting at 6 p.m, to discuss the future of the city-owned Cerri Building and site at 3 North St. They will also discuss affordable housing and mixed-use plan options for two other sites, 155 Dry Creek and Saggio Hills, a 91.11-acre development in the north end of town off of Healdsburg Avenue.
