Letters to the Editor, Sept. 12
Several letters were received these past two weeks about Measure O, the city's proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot to amend the Growth Management Ordinance, or GMO...
Local Latinos look ahead at growing electoral influence
Recent election top vote getters included first-time Latino candidates
WSCUHSD board tiptoes forward on rebranding, surveys students
Time is running out for the trustees of the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) to decide the future name of its consolidated high school by January. The school board faces a bottleneck in the rebranding process for several reasons made clear at the Nov. 17 special meeting.
School board to consider approval of equity and anti-racism policies
Board will also consider approval of teacher, employee union contracts, district budget and LCAP
Sculptor spotlight — Flavia Krasilchik
Flavia Krasilchik of Alameda has a clay sculpture called “Gostosas,” (which in Portuguese means “Juicy”) installed in Geyserville. The inspiration for the sculpture comes from the various birds flying every day in the bird sanctuary in front of Krasilchik’s house. “Gostosas” are three funny, well spirited, good humored, sensual birds in their quest for fun. The sculpture is 62 inches high x 34.5 inches wide and 20 inches deep and is located at 21375 Geyserville Avenue. This whimsical sculpture is sponsored by Joe and Sue Pelanconi.
Police logs June 26-30
The following are excerpted from Healdsburg Police Department daily log entries
New stay-at-home orders coming from state
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new set of stay-at-home orders and restrictions on Dec. 3, that threaten to significantly impact the holiday season. The new order is based on ICU bed capacity that is narrowing significantly, with cases threatening to overwhelm the healthcare system, and is based on regions rather than counties.
As the year ends, COVID picture still ugly
As 2020 comes to a close, the COVID case numbers locally and statewide look grim, with a promise of them only worsening following the holidays, where people likely gathered in defiance of health orders.
Free virus testing in north county this week
Corazón Healdsburg is coordinating four pop-up COVID-19 testing sites this week, in partnership with Curative Inc. Geyserville Unified School District, the Cloverdale Citrus Fair, the town of Windsor and the city of Healdsburg are all generously providing locations for the free testing. No appointment is needed, but patients can save time by pre-registering at the link provided for the location they will be visiting.
