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The Growth Management Ordinance (GMO) and possible changes were discussed at the Healdsburg City Council meeting Sept. 3 at city hall.

Of the eight items to come before the Sebastopol City Council at their regular Nov. 16 meeting, two regard compliance with state organic waste reduction laws (SB 1383). The other six include developing objective design guidelines, pension liability refinancing and a redesign of the city website. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and the full meeting agenda can be found here.

A new name will be added to the roster of Sebastopol’s citizens of the year during the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce’s annual Community Awards on March 19, to be held at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

A special five-hour meeting time was blocked out for the Healdsburg City Council on Monday night this week to allow plenty of time for council review, and public comment, on a proposed two-year budget for the city. It even started an hour early, at 5pm, in the usual meeting room at City Hall. But barely an hour and a half passed before Mayor David Hagele gaveled the meeting over, at 6:35pm...

Windsor is holding its 8th annual Chili Cook-Off this Saturday, complete with live music, activities and, of course, all the chili one could want. The event is on Sept. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Windsor Town Green.

The City of Healdsburg has canceled its fireworks show this Fourth of July, thanks to this especially fire-friendly heat wave passing through. The show was going to be staged at Healdsburg High School, per usual. City officials promised it would be “bigger and better than...

Dog lovers, day hikers and art lovers all have reason to celebrate the completion of the Fitch Mountain Improvement Project, to be inaugurated on Saturday, May 4, starting at 10am.

The city of Healdsburg recently launched a police chief recruitment process through a recruiting firm ahead of Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke’s retirement at the end of this month.

Annual homeless count delayed as Grand Jury report is released