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Healdsburg nonprofit Corazon, an organization that aims to provide equal opportunity for all community members regardless of race or economic status, was awarded last week with an $110,770 grant from the California Student Aid Commission Every Kid Counts Program.

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow (above) of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.

Incoming animals

Thursday, March 21

Police Note: The following information is fragmentary and has not been completely verified.

Get out your gardening trowel and green thumb, because the city of Healdsburg is giving away free saplings in celebration of Earth Day and as means to help reduce energy costs and absorb air pollutants like carbon dioxide.

Carla Howell, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce’s executive director for the last seven years, has announced her retirement plans.

Q: “Why is the Villa Chanticleer named so? Does it have to do with Chaucer’s Chanticleer?” – Christine Campbell, Healdsburg

Patrons at the April 13 Boys & Girls Club benefit auction at Healdsburg’s Villa Chanticleer should not be blamed for feeling a bit lost or stuck in a déjà vu moment.

Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch, along with the district attorneys for Napa, Humboldt and Lake Counties, announced on March 12 that no criminal charges would be filed against PG&E related to the October 2017 Northern California wildfires. After an extensive review, each office determined that insufficient evidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that PG&E acted with a reckless disregard for human life in causing the fires, the standard necessary to sustain criminal charges.