Tourism district contributes $100k to chamber marketing campaign
The Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District (HTID) voted Nov. 21 to contribute $100,000 to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce’s post-fire recovery campaign. The chamber is leading efforts to support local businesses that have suffered due to closures and cancelations during the fire and to counter misinformation regionally and nationally that could lead to residual losses in the coming months.
CAASPP scores show district-wide improvement
The 2019 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results are in for the Healdsburg Unified School District and there are several areas of progress to celebrate, including major gains in growth at the elementary level and growth in math.
County sets deadline for clearing out debris
The County of Sonoma has established deadlines for property owners to clear Kincade Fire debris following completion of the county sponsored Household Hazardous Waste sweep.
Early Thanksgiving feast
Gobble gobble — Healdsburg community members gathered at the Healdsburg Senior Center on Nov. 25 for an early Thanksgiving meal provided by the Healdsburg Noon Rotary Club and the senior center.
Dia de los Muertos returns
Honoring the dead — Corazon Healdsburg and the city put on the rescheduled Dia de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 20 in the parking lot adjacent to city hall and along Grove Street.
Teachers and district work together to pass high school parcel tax
In the aftermath of a bruising year-long labor dispute with teachers, the board of the West Sonoma County Union High School District voted unanimously on Nov. 20 to add a $79 parcel tax measure to the March 2020 ballot. The measure will raise approximately $1.81 million a year for the next eight years if passed.
Funding questions halt transfer discussion
Another natural disaster has put a halt to the discussion on the possibility of re-implementing interdistrict transfers for the Healdsburg Unified School District.
