‘Give Me Shelter’ event raises $102K
The third annual “Give Me Shelter” event to benefit the Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg took place on March 3 at the Villa Chanticleer. An exuberant crowd enjoyed lively auctions and raffles, local wines, fine food and fun in support of the Healdsburg Center and the animals.
Housing committee meets Monday, Mar. 12
The Healdsburg Community Housing Committee will meet on Monday, March 12 at 5 p.m. at the Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Avenue.
Healdsburg Letters to the Editor, March 8, 2018
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Facing the opioid crisis: Local doctors ask you to share your stories
The opioid epidemic, which includes everything from prescription narcotics to heroin, is now the greatest public health crisis of our time. Last year there were over 64,000 drug overdose deaths, a 22 percent increase over the previous year. This is more than the fatality rate of automobile accidents or any other cause of accidental death.
Healdsburg City Council recap
City council meets on tax allocations, greenhouse gas emissions, pedicab proposal, housing
Marijuana update: Growers staying in the black market
The news is good or bad, depending on how you feel about marijuana. According to the latest data gathered and posted online by New Frontier, the best of the cannabis research groups, only about 1 percent of California marijuana growers and manufacturers have received permits.
Snapshot of violence shows county not immune from trouble
Rates for some types of violent crimes higher than state averages
Dreamers left in limbo
March 5 was to be the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Immigrants (DACA) program and the deadline for congress to come up with a legislative solution for young undocumented immigrants. Neither of those objectives has come to pass.
Life returns to Sonoma County parks after the fire
With the sun shining, the brooks babbling and green in abundance, it is time to experience the regrowth of the regional parks in Sonoma County. Many are witnessing the rising wildflowers and vegetation from the ashes of October, with trails being reopened and support for restoration. A few months after the fire, the fungi, plants and flowers are blooming once again in the midst of the spring season. Sonoma County is active as always, with thousands of people participating in the season’s sunshine.
