County Library Appoints New Director after National Hunt
The Sonoma County Library Commission voted to appoint Erika Thibault as the new director for the Sonoma County Library at its Feb. 1 meeting, after a nationwide executive search.
Thibault has served as interim director since July 2022, when the previous director retired. She was...
Commentary: The need for a new approach to addiction
Recently, our 37-year-old son Morgan died of an accidental heroin overdose. He was an avid surfer who dodged big waves and sharks, but could not dodge addiction. We are devastated by his unexpected and untimely death.
Gold discusses long ‘to-do’ list for 2020
Goals include improving connectivity, working on climate change and exploring the possibility of cannabis sales
Civil Grand Jury report tackles health care in jail
The Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury tackled several big issues this year, including health treatment in the county jail, protecting local water systems against earthquakes, problems with the county’s mental health budget and the chronic neglect of county-owned properties. This week we’ll look at their discussion of health care in the county jail.
Downtown Death Under Investigation By Police, Coroner
Healdsburg’s downtown on Monday was the location of a crime scene investigation, upon the discovery of what police called “an unresponsive person” in a business parking lot half a block from the Plaza.
Although the investigation continues and no identification of the deceased has been...
Healdsburg Police, Sheriff, and Fire Logs, Mar. 19-25
The following are excerpted from Healdsburg Police Department daily log entries and the log entries of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.
Meet Donald Mort, Sebastopol’s new interim police chief
Donald Mort is Sebastopol’s newest interim police chief. Sworn in in August, he’s taking the reins at a critical moment in the history of the Sebastopol Police Department. Less than a year ago, the police union forced out Chief James Connor and, under the influence of the Black Lives Matter Movement, the city instigated an audit of the department.
