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Number of votes still to be tallied could sway final results

Council discussing campaign limits, initiative funds during Nov. 17 meeting

After a smoky and dry summer and a year of pandemic shutdowns, we are (mostly) sending our kids back to school. But we’re not exactly sure what we are teaching them. We have mixed lessons about wearing a facial mask. Maybe they help limit the spread of coronavirus droplets, but do mandated masks violate our personal freedoms? At the same time, there’s an ironclad prohibition that no student may walk into a school barefooted. What’s the lesson here? Is it that risking the spread of a deadly virus is less serious than exposing one’s toes?

YUM — The California Association of Meat Processors held its Cured and Processed Meats Championships at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 21-23. The recent competition was extremely competitive, and judges announced the winners in 18 categories, with more than 272 entries competing for prizes. 

The meeting stretched to midnight, and every format it was available on — Zoom, Grannicus and Facebook Live — was jam packed with participants. Over 100 people provided public comment and the message was stunningly unanimous — Mayor Dominic Foppoli has lost the trust of Windsor and community members say he needs to step down immediately.

High winds, freezing temperatures and precipitation have been the reality in Sonoma County this week, and projections that snowfall was possible at elevations down to 1,000 feet—and perhaps lower—held out the tantalizing if unlikely prospect of snow falling on the Healdsburg Plaza.   A cold front...

Marc Bojanowski’s book, “Journeyman” set in a town a lot like Healdsburg

The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.

Two weeks ago, Healdsburg Junior High held a summer school showcase for students and parents.