Local Latinos look ahead at growing electoral influence
Recent election top vote getters included first-time Latino candidates
Healdsburg Community Band Opens 2019 Season
Season features selections from “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” and other Broadway hits
State senate approves wildfire recovery, emergency preparedness funds
Measure provides $50 million for emergency preparedness, backfills local property tax revenue losses, and begins updates to 911 Emergency Phone System
Will Tesconi joins Assemblymember Jim Wood’s staff in Santa Rosa
On Jan. 16, Will Tesconi joined Assemblymember Jim Wood’s Santa Rosa district office as a field representative. Wood is a Democrat, representing the 2nd Assembly District, which includes Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Mendocino counties plus northern and coastal Sonoma County. Wood maintains three district offices in Santa Rosa, Ukiah and Eureka; the Eureka office supports Del Norte, Humboldt and Trinity counties.
SRJC Dream Center expands to offer free legal advice to undocumented students
The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dream Center, on the Santa Rosa campus, has expanded and in February will begin an ongoing partnership with Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS), an organization that provides free legal advice and services to undocumented students. This partnership will likely emerge as a cornerstone in best practices for Community College Dream Centers, and SRJC is proud to be a leader throughout the country in this regard.
Support school at spaghetti dinner
Alexander Valley School will host its 63rd annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction on Saturday, March 2 at The Alexander Valley Hall in Geyserville at 5 p.m. This year’s theme, Best in Show, celebrates our cherished county and country fairs.
State of the city: City budget looks good, room for improvement in affordable housing, connectivity
The state of the city of Healdsburg seems to have good footing, however there is room for improvement in regards to affordable housing, community and park connectivity, at least as reported by Mayor David Hagele during his State of the City address Feb. 14 at the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
