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Healdsburg
March 16, 2026

Inaugurating positive change

Skipping the inauguration, Congressman Jared Huffman hosts three days of service to encourage people to work locally for positive change.

Survey shows 70% of Sonoma County children ready or almost ready for kindergarten

Attendance at preschool, parental income and education levels and the language spoken at home affect Sonoma County children’s readiness for learning when they enter kindergarten, according to the 2018-19 survey by the Road to Early Achievement and Development for Youth (READY) program. Of the 1,505 children in this year's study, seven out of 10 local kindergartners were ready or almost ready to start school. They had the social, developmental and academic skills needed for readiness.

Letters to the Editor 8-1-13

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Doctors raise alarm over hospital nurse pay changes

A change in the “on call” pay structure for operating room nurses recently provoked protests at a North Sonoma County Health Care District meeting, led by two physicians and the department’s director.

County, state and fed ready to begin long road of recovery

On Aug. 27, officials, elected and otherwise, gathered on Zoom to deliver a message of support to their constituents facing losses in the face of the Walbridge and Meyers fires. The approximately two hour meeting covered what resources were being brought to bear for fire victims at the local, state and federal level, and provided guidance for things like insurance filings, opening of Local Assistance Centers (LACs) and timelines for clean-up and re-entry

Healdsburg Police and Sheriff’s Logs

These entries are excerpted from the daily logs of the Healdsburg Police Department and Sonoma County Sheriff's logs for the Healdsburg area.

Looking back at 1906 – and to our future

Authorities stress need to prepare

Recap: St. Paddy’s in Healdsburg

I'm seeing rave reviews all around from the St. Patrick's Day parade and street party that took over downtown Healdsburg on Sunday morning. Our local St. Paddy's tradition was started a few decades ago by the former owner of the bygone B&B dive bar...

Police logs June 17-23

Monday, June 17

Sonoma West Letters to the Editor, Sept. 28, 2017

A lament for a scrapped plan
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