Police Log, Dec. 18-24
Monday, Dec. 18
9:01am Petty theft occurred at The Taste Of Tea on North St. The Reporting Party (RP) emailed the Healdsburg Police Department (HPD) regarding a man with a dog stealing the Arlo camera from the back of the business on December 12, 2023...
Five-hour standoff leads to arrest in Forestville
A Forestville man was arrested Tuesday following a five-hour standoff with Sonoma County deputies.
Commentary: Progress toward recovery and resiliency
The past year has been one of the most taxing that we’ve faced together. The October fires took 24 lives from us. It burned more than 173 square miles and rendered almost 7,000 homes and businesses into ash. It was a disaster in every sense. Last October, I was devastated by the losses of my friends, family and neighbors throughout Sonoma County.
Windsor’s at-large elections marginalized Hispanic voters, study finds
The findings mean districts are here to stay
The Madrona is getting a makeover and is set to reopen later this year under new name, new owners
The old Madrona Manor Inn is set to reopen in late 2021 as The Madrona, a whole new luxury country hotel experience led and designed by interior designer Jay Jeffers.
Local fire district plans another Dry Creek Valley prescribed burn for Dec. 3
The Northern Sonoma County Fire District plans to conduct a prescribed burn on Dec. 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. in the footprint of the 1972 Bradford Mountain Fire on a 12-acre private property.
Windsor town manager Ken MacNab resigns
Ken MacNab, Windsor’s town manager, will resign at the end of 2021, citing personal reasons, according to an email sent to the Town Council Sept. 9.
Celebrating the art that heals
The Sebastopol Center for the Arts and the Poet Laureate Selection Committee hosted a virtual reception on July 12 to honor Sonoma County's newest poet laureates. The event honored the outgoing county poet laureate, Maya Khosla, and celebrate the incoming laureate Phyllis Meshulam and youth poet laureate Zoya Ahmed.Â
Schools close throughout county, maybe for a long time
Based on a March 14 joint recommendation from the Sonoma County Health Department and the Sonoma County Department of Education, schools and school districts across the county announced over the weekend that they have suspended in-person classes.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
