County hosting statewide economic conference next week
Focus will be on resiliency and recovery efforts, plus government collaborations
A fire diary, one year later
On Oct. 8, 2017, my son celebrated his eighth birthday with four friends who all had birthdays within a few days of each other. We moms had decided this group party was the easiest way to celebrate, and the Epicenter on Coffey Lane has virtually everything a kid could want for their birthday shenanigans. They partied in the arcade, downed copious pizza, played laser tag and sang “Happy Birthday” over their custom Pokémon birthday cake.
Changing of the guard at school district
Longtime staff members move on, new faces join district, get promoted
Council steps back on fluoride debate
Healdsburg city councilmembers will make way for dental and medical professionals to write the argument on November’s ballot to keep fluoridating the city’s water system.
Residents resolve to improve in the new year
Each new year should be treated as an opportunity to get things right, a fresh start; a blank slate that’s full of promise. Sometimes it’s filled with too many promises. People make New Year’s resolutions to get fit, save money or get organized, hoping that the new year will help them keep their promises to themselves.
Judge’s decision could halt river gravel mining
A decision last week by the Sonoma County Superior Court could
The City in Colors: Building Coalitions, Drawing Districts
As of Jan. 13, the DistrictR tool was live and functional, and anyone can draw up a city map of four, five or six districts, with the five-district model the only option for a rotating mayor, as Healdsburg has at present. Various tools are located in the upper right corner, as is common in such applications—a hand tool to move the map, a pen tool to select a district and color it, an eraser tool to fall back on. Residents have another three weeks to work with the mapping tool....