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Landlords present unified front against relocation proposal

The latest round of grants from the Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District (HTID) was announced earlier this month, the most recent installment in a program begun in 2020 and approved to last for 10 years. The latest distribution, of over $100,000, went to 11 organizations for their ability to put “heads in beds,” per the requirements of the HTID. But not everyone was pleased...

In a far-ranging conversation about the homeless in Sonoma County, Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore made several things clear: it’s time for action, everyone will be a part of bearing the burden, the time for “not in my backyard” mentality has passed and that if these things cost him an election, it’s a price he’s willing to pay.

Hello, we are the second-grade Writing Club, and this is our first story. It is about Principal [Jeffrey] Franey and his rose-hair tarantula named Taranty. You pronounce it TA-RANCH-Y.

Would continue expansion of former Windsor-Rincon Valley district

The City of Healdsburg began accepting applications for cannabis businesses last week, including up to two retail cannabis businesses—dispensaries by another name—in a complicated multistep process that nonetheless is expected to attract 10 or more applicants.  It’s part of the city’s effort to join the...

About five months after boutique Healdsburg wine brands Truett Hurst and VML went on the market, they found a buyer: the same man who founded them back in 2008. Phil Hurst sold his beloved brands to a large, Washington-based company called Precept Wine & Spirits...

The following are crimes excerpted from Sebastopol Police Department daily crime log entries and listed at the time the alleged violation was reported.

The Healdsburg City Council opened its Nov. 2 meeting by saying goodbye to a cherished staff leader: Community Development Director Scott Duiven is retiring. Duiven began with the city as a senior planner in 2018, and was appointed as community development director in 2021.

A probation check was conducted at Carson Warner Skate Park on Grove Street. A 25-Year-Old (YO) man was cited for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, depositing debris near water, trespassing on posted property and violating probation. And that was just Monday, Aug. 19...