Analy teacher is new budget chief
Analy finance teacher Jeff Ogston has been chosen as the new chief business officer for the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD). The board approved his appointment at its meeting on Feb. 19.
Preservation Ranch buy faces key vote
The California Coastal Conservancy is expected to approve a key piece of funding this week for the acquisition of the controversial Preservation Ranch project in northern Sonoma County.
No Bohos means no protests, but the show will go on
Private summer encampment is canceled while Monte Rio Variety Show goes virtual
Housing Market Shows Sharp Divide
What makes Healdsburg’s market particularly unique is the continued dominance of non-primary residence purchases. In 2024, 61% of all purchases were for second homes or investment properties, with rural properties showing an even higher rate at 76%. This tracks with 2023 when 64% of properties were purchased as non-primary residences, writes a local realtor.
Bill Kortum’s county
All of Sonoma County owes its eternal gratitude to Bill Kortum for his five decades of open space preservation, environmental action and community leadership that shaped the land, coastline and our urban-rural land use patterns as we know them.
Healdsburg Community Response Grants awarded to four local nonprofits
$200,000 in community response grants will be going out in varying amounts to several local nonprofits in an effort to bolster organizations’ work in responding to childcare, food, mental health and direct assistance needs.
SoCurious? You asked, we answered: Motorcycle police at HPD
Eddie Merideth from Healdsburg asked, “What ever happened to the motorcycle policeman program in Healdsburg? Does the city still own the motorcycle and what are the plans to use it in the future?”












