Sebastopol City Council preview
The Sebastopol City Council is set to discuss a bevy of items including conservation measures for commercial and industrial water customers, adopting its final budget and discussing whether to have a lottery for its firework event permit, among others at its regular meeting July 20. In addition to regular council business, the council will be viewing a presentation from Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore on the status of recommendations set forth in the independent review of the police department performed by Jerry Threet, as well as on the Open Government Policing PILOT Program.
Wednesday farmers’ market to close Sept. 27
The board and the vendors of the Wednesday evening Healdsburg Farmers’ Market have decided that the market is too slow to keep it open through its original date at the end of October. The last market of the season will be Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Flashbacks
100 years ago – March 30, 1922
Fine monuments for two Italians
Beautiful marble mausoleums will be erected to the memory of the late Angelo Lencioni and John Foppiano, leaders among the local Italian colony, and among the foremost men of the northern part of the...
Loud cars and reckless driving have become a new plague, but the Windsor PD is working on it
At the March 3 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, Windsor police chief Ruben Martinez gave a brief presentation after complaints from townsfolk and council members about the prevalence of loud cars and reckless driving within the town over the past few months, a complaint echoed across many cities in Sonoma County.
Food Bank Serving Healdsburg Hit by Federal Cuts
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting spree hit the Redwood Empire Food Bank here in the North Bay last week, in the form of $750,000 in suspended food shipments, according to the Press Democrat — thus “leaving the region’s largest hunger relief organization having to figure...
Police Log, May 18 – 24
Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7.
Monday, May 18
7:25am The Reporting Party (RP) on Valley View Drive said an unknown person was going through the mail. The concern was documented and the RP was advised to...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Dump Truck, Compost Heap
A garbage truck flipped on the freeway just south of Healdsburg on Friday morning, according to the Santa Rosa office of the California Highway Patrol. Thankfully the CHP says the garbage-truck driver only suffered minor injuries. Northbound lanes near the Arata exit were reportedly closed for more...
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.
