More foster care families needed in Healdsburg
Healdsburg residents Christopher Palacios and Dennis Agnos have an emergency foster home. Chicago-born Agnos is development director for Face to Face Sonoma County AIDS Network. His partner (Palacios) is from Concord. Palacios stays at home with their two daughters, Navella (8) and Ruby (6). “We currently do not have any foster children living with us, just our two daughters,” said Agnos. “We built our family through foster care, however.”
New Head of School at ‘THS’
There’s been a new face on the campus of The Healdsburg School this fall: Tracie Mastronicola, has officially become the fourth Head of School for the 14-year-old independent TK-8 school at 33 Healdsburg Ave.
Septic sticker shock: County seeks more time to meet new septic rules
More time is needed to deal with new state rules governing onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) serving an estimated 45,000 residential and commercial properties in Sonoma County, county supervisors have agreed.
Editorial: County General Plan must find a balance among needs
The good news about the controversy swirling around the county¹s
Windsor council discussing vacancy, at-large elections and drought
The upcoming July 21 Windsor Town Council meeting will address four big items. Three of these pertain to the makeup of the town council itself, and one pertains to water resource management and the drought emergency.
Police Log, Dec. 29 – Jan. 4, 2026
Police calls started early on Monday. "12:44am The Reporting Party (RP) at Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue stated he heard a woman yell “Help me!” Officers responded and checked the area. The woman was unable to be located."
Sebastopol OKs free trial for app to rate police interactions
Residents of Sebastopol may find themselves using an app-based platform Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore compared to giving police Yelp reviews
Protests continue in Sebastopol over the weekend
Sunday, June 7, marked Sebastopol's fourth day of protests over police brutality against people of color, and shouts of “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and the honking of horns filled the downtown area.
County sets deadline for clearing out debris
The County of Sonoma has established deadlines for property owners to clear Kincade Fire debris following completion of the county sponsored Household Hazardous Waste sweep.













