Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees candidates
There are four candidates for two seats on the Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees. The five-member board of trustees has direct oversight over the superintendent of schools and sets policy and approves budgets for school and facility programs. The Tribune sent an email questionnaire to all four candidates, and their responses are here, edited only for clarity.
A cold winter, good for all souls
Instead of our usual Winter Lite we have been experiencing record cold. A cold snap, they call it. Nothing as punishing as in other parts of the country. A Kansan might poo-poo how we fret over our lemon tree, tucked in like a dowager on a cruise ship. A New Englander might not share my delight in how my neighbor’s frosted roof glimmers in the dawn.
Two arrested in Guerneville with stolen school property
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, deputies from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people in possession of stolen property from schools.
For equal responsibilities
Growing up, my parents taught me about my responsibilities to my family, my school and my country. Taking responsibility was expected of me. Today, it appears the emphasis has shifted from people taking responsibility to demanding their rights. There is an extreme focus on rights –as individuals and as members of a democratic society. The public discourse is filled with discussions of rights – whose rights trump the others or are being infringed – but often there is silence about having responsibilities.
Guerneville Forest Coalition and residents lobby for more Clar Tree protections, mitigation measures for proposed logging operation
The Guerneville Forest Coalition — a nonprofit group of Guerneville community members, business owners and landowners — is raising concern over a proposed 224-acre Timber Harvest Plan and logging operation in the Silver Grove area near the 2,000-year-old Clar Tree, an ancient redwood that is the tallest tree in Sonoma County.
Healdsburg Rain Totals, River Levels
As I'm sure you noticed, we got a real walloping of rain over the weekend — pushing the Russian River up to the 15-foot mark in the spot where they measure it in Healdsburg, just upstream of Memorial Bridge. (Twenty feet is when they start...
How California moved to the future of voting during a pandemic
Mono County tried its hand at new election technology during the March 2020 primary but then the internet cut out. For the general election, it reverted to old-fashioned paper voter rolls.
Bodega piers now open for local fishermen
Local recreational fishermen received good news last week when Sonoma County officials authorized the reopening of the Westside Boat Launch, Mason’s Marina and Spud Point Marina in Bodega Bay.
Local health officials try to clear up confusion over vaccine distribution process
Nearly 85% of those who made appointments at the recently-opened Rohnert Park OptumServe COVID-19 clinic for folks over 75-years-old were under the age of 75, leading to the cancellation of many appointments and causing confusion in a time where folks are anxious to get vaccinated.














