Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26
The City Council’s informal decision on Dec. 16 to adopt a five-district, selected mayor format for city government in the redistricting process drew immediate reactions from several community members, who felt the decision was made unnecessarily quickly and short-circuited public discussion of the options. Here are a few of their comments:
Windsor man gets 15-to-life for drunk driving death
In a statement dated July 27, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office announced that Josimar Ortiz-Ortiz, 29, from Windsor, was sentenced on Monday, July 26 by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to serve 15 years to life in state prison. The sentence comes after his June 28 conviction for second-degree murder for driving while intoxicated, crossing over the double yellow lines on Old Redwood Highway, and killing 60-year-old Jose Beltran.
Police Log, June 24 – 30
Senior Hit-and-Run, Juvenile Drinking and Driving, Impersonation and Graffiti were among the incidents that appear in our Police Log for the week of June 24-June 30...
Cloverdale school board finalizing budget, LCAP
Board will also consider addendums to the lease leaseback agreements for Measure H construction projects, and CA Dashboard information
Healdsburg woman makes masks for community members
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many people in Sonoma County and around the world have taken to creating masks for healthcare workers, frontline personnel and community members. Longtime Healdsburg quilters Denise Feldman has put a pause on her quilt making to join the cause. She now makes between 15-20 masks a day, which she distributes from her front porch to community members.
Cannabis Applicants Jane, Solful win Licenses
By Christian Kallen
It only took about half an hour for the Healdsburg City Council to make up their collective mind in choosing two out of eight applicants for cannabis business licenses in town. And, after a full year of process, eight months of application...
