West County TOT ties the fates of west county emergency services, schools, hotels together
Voters will decide whether to levy an additional 4% transient occupancy tax (TOT) for guests of west county hotels and vacation rentals to increase funding for coastal emergency services and west county schools in a March 2, 2021 election.
City activist Meinken dies
Tim Meinken, former city council candidate, business owner and local activist, died on May 23.
Foppoli recall takes its first step forward
In a statement released Thursday, April 29, the town of Windsor announced it had accepted a Notice of Intention to recall Mayor Dominic Foppoli.
Civil Grand Jury report tackles health care in jail
The Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury tackled several big issues this year, including health treatment in the county jail, protecting local water systems against earthquakes, problems with the county’s mental health budget and the chronic neglect of county-owned properties. This week we’ll look at their discussion of health care in the county jail.
Taking Care of Business
If all goes well, anyone coming north toward downtown Healdsburg will soon be greeted by a number of “Hometown Heroes” banners lining Healdsburg Avenue.
In partnership with local Rotary and the American Legion posts, the city will launch a program featuring local active duty military...
HUSD board gives the green light for ethnic studies course
Starting next year, all Healdsburg High School freshmen will be required to take a one-semester ethnic studies course. The implementation of the course comes after several years of work to address inequality in the school district.













