Healdsburg praised for affordable housing stock
Housing costs are lower than they’ve been in years, the rental
Wanna make a movie? Discover Folklight Film Club
With wine clubs as a model, the Folklight Film Club brings hands-on, artisanal filmmaking to Sonoma County
Not a zero sum game
I had written a response to Sam Naujokas letter “Death of a small town” thinking that Mr. Naujokas was an older man who had grown up in Healdsburg. When I found out that Sam is a 15 year old high school student I was a little stunned. First of all I would like to say that Sam is an excellent writer way beyond his years. If all fifteen-year olds could write like this we wouldn’t be having the debates about how schools are failing our students. That said, since Sam entered this debate about Healdsburg’s future growth writing and thinking like an adult he deserves an adult response.
Local distillers, herbalists make hand sanitizer to sell and donate
From the start of the epidemic right down to this day, certain products have been hard to get a hold of — toilet paper and hand sanitizers among them. We haven’t heard of any local TP makers, but two types of local businesses have thrown themselves into the sanitizer business: distilleries and herbalists, both of whom have access to high-proof alcohol as a part of their regular business practices.
‘Livability’ topic of meeting Jan. 11
The city of Healdsburg will host a public meeting on the topic of “livability” next week, Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Healdsburg Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave. from 6 to 8 p.m.
HUSD revenue loss ‘pales in comparison’ to neighboring districts
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) is projecting around a 10 to 15% revenue loss in state aid, as well as a 20% cut in lottery funds and federal title dollars, and while this may seem like a big chunk, the district says it will fair a bit better than districts that rely on state funding.
Budget adjustments returning for 45-day revise at WUSD meeting
The Aug. 4 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees only has one major agenda item, but it is a critical one — the 45-day revise of their annual budget.
Fear and loathing coming to the ballot box this November
If voters are as angry as some recent opinion polls suggest,













