UPDATE: Sonoma State lifts bottled water advisory
UPDATE April 10: State water officials have given Sonoma State University clearance to cancel a Boil Water notice that has been in effect since Monday. The lifting of the notice follows two rounds of testing of the campus water supply. In both cases, the tests showed the university’s water was safe to consume.
Carnaval celebrates Oaxacan culture for all
Corazón Healdsburg, a nonprofit serving the community of Healdsburg by bridging racial and economic divides through innovative programs, together with Comité Pochtlán, announced the Carnaval y Féria de Salud event will be held on Sunday, April 7 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the Healdsburg Community Center.
The Wall That Heals
Remembrance and Respect—The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. was on display in Windsor from March 28 to 31. In addition to the wall replica, there was an mobile education center about the war and the memorial as well as the traditional POW/MIA Empty Chair display. On Saturday, March 30, Chief Carlos Basurto led a brief ceremony with speakers that included a Gold Star widow, a reading of names of Sonoma County residents memorialized on the wall (59 in total) followed a 59 second moment of silence to remember them, and then a bagpiper playing Amazing Grace.
New law provides record of officer fired for pot
A recent records request from Healdsburg Police Department shows that Ryan Howard was fired from the force for distributing marijuana that was in police evidence to a resident that did not have rights to it, and for providing false information to the department in a subsequent report.
Updated air quality guidelines for schools as fire season approaches
The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) has updated the air quality guidelines that school districts developed and released last fall in response to the smoke from the Camp Fire.
When thick smoke blanketed the county, individual districts were left scrambling to decide what to...
Sheriff to release 12 records under SB 1421
On Jan. 1, SB 1421 was enacted by the California legislature. It required the release of reports involving all deputy involved shootings, use of force situations causing great bodily injury, and sustained complaints of dishonesty and sexual assault.
Junior Rangers discover county’s great outdoors
Getting kids outside may be a bit difficult nowadays surrounded by world a of distractions, video games and technology.
SoCurious: Voigt revamp, sculpting interest in outdoor art
Q: “Who is responsible for repairing and maintaining the Voigt family sculptures? Can citizens or the Healdsburg Department of Public Works help?”— Edward Ng, Healdsburg
Sitting down with Jared Huffman
Last week local U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman stopped by the office of our sister paper, Sonoma West Times & News, to talk about what he’s been doing in Congress over the last few months, how Congress has changed since Democrats took over after the midterm election and what he thinks about the crowded slate of Democratic contenders for president.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
