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.”
Exhibit of abstract painting by Marian Murphy til Dec. 1
An exhibit of Healdsburg artist Marian Murphy’s abstract art is on display at the Cloverdale History Museum, until Dec. 1. After a career as a mother and secretary, Murphy at the age of 38, fell in love with photography. Studying at the Ohio Institute of Photography, she became a professional photographer and enjoyed her career as a portrait photographer in Healdsburg for 30 years.
Future employment, bond sale, up for discussion at HUSD meeting
The April 19 meeting of the Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees promises to be a lively one, as discussion of eliminating staff and positions becomes public.
City Manager Gets an Assistant
An important city position was filled this week as Andrew Sturmfels was introduced to the City Council at their June 21 meeting as the new assistant city manager, to aid in the administration of Healdsburg’s city business and staff.
The crucial position has been vacant...
Small shops seeking bigger voice
There are a lot of pretty pictures of downtown Healdsburg on the internet where winery sites and tourist directories show off the historic plaza, well-lighted storefronts and sidewalks with strolling shoppers and wine tasters. That was how Healdsburg used to look before the pandemic-induced economic shutdown, now beginning its second month. How soon it will look the same again is anybody’s guess, but there are now fears it may take years and not just months.
Students hold art sale for fire victims
West Side School students raise over $700 for Valley Fire victims fund
Cazadero cannabis grower pleads guilty to felony environmental violations
Michael Silva, 37, of Cazadero pled guilty to three felony counts related to environmental violations on a property where he was growing 1,450 cannabis plants, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday night, Oct. 29.
