Police Log, April 15 – 21
On Wednesday at 7:07am, trespassing was reported at Hotel Healdsburg on Matheson Street. A woman was in the elevator and refused to leave. The RP stated the woman arrived at the hotel almost every other night. Officers responded, advised the woman to leave the property and verbally trespassed her from the property....
Police Log, July 24-July 31
Reports from the Healdsburg Police call logs, starting with a July 24 disturbance on Plaza Street.
Small businesses, big hearts
The month of May, now almost over, is/was Small Business Month in California and May 5 through 11 was National Small Business Week.
Open Mic: The Secret of Staying Afloat in City Politics
"The work of Healdsburg’s city staff is inherently apolitical, but staying above the fray can be a challenge during a contentious election season like the one we are all enduring. I’ve worked through a lot of elections, but the tone of this one—both locally and nationally—has at times been discouraging..." So writes Healdsburg City Manager Jeff Kay in this opinion column...
Former Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke announces bid for sheriff
Former Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke, who served as the city’s chief of police for a decade, has announced his candidacy today for the Sonoma County Sheriff.
Climate Mobilization Strategy Kicks off GHG Effort
Perhaps Mark Twain’s most famous aphorism is that “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”
Turns out that’s not strictly true. Since the mid 19th-century, if not before, everybody has been doing something about the weather, but not in a good...
Sonoma County Sheriff investigating Guerneville murder and stabbing
Sonoma County Sheriff detectives are currently investigating a murder and a separate but related stabbing incident that occurred in Guerneville on March 23.
A Tale of Two Parades
It’s Memorial Day weekend, the kick-off to summer in Healdsburg with the Future Farmers of America Twilight Parade featured in pictures with a strutting majorette leading a band and a dog co-piloting an 18-wheeler. The band followed vintage cars occupied by Brad Petersen, President...
Letters, Nov. 22
City’s Ordinance Problem
Downtown Healdsburg may soon have another luxury hotel, thanks to an error by city staff in publishing notice of a 2018 ordinance that would have prohibited the hotel. Unfortunately, the error wasn’t a one-off.
The city’s 20 most recent ordinances—going back to April...
Mural project turns broken dishes into a colorful work of art
Cali CalmŽcac wall transformed into school