New Assistant City Manager Named
Dr. April Mitts was selected as the next Assistant City Manager for the City of Healdsburg, following a nationwide recruitment. She will fill the role formerly held by Andrew Sturmfels, who left in January.
Complaint issued against school district in response to Costa incident
The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has issued a formal complaint against the Healdsburg Unified School District based on an unfair labor practice charge that was filed by local teachers on May 15, 2019. The charge was filed in response to the district placing former veteran math teach Greg Costa on paid administrative leave three weeks prior to his retirement.
Hopkins announces run for fifth district supervisorial seat
Some Healdsburg voters live in predominantly west county district
Local canceled or postponed events
As precautionary measure surrounding the coronavirus epidemic, many local events, from public meetings to festivals have been canceled or postponed in recent days due to the potential health risks of hosting large groups of people in confined spaces.
Westside Farms caught up in local fight for more restrictions of vineyards
One of Sonoma County’s most highly acclaimed vintners has found his vision for the future at odds with citizens concerns over the impacts of commercial vineyards and their events.
Cal Fire still busier than average despite rainy winter
Though Governor Jerry Brown declared an end to the drought on April 7, after Sonoma County saw plenty of rain over the 2016-2017 winter, the state’s wildland fire service Cal Fire has been just as busy as during drought years, if not busier.
WPD Logs, March 30-April 5
Editor’s note: The references to “county ordinance” in this week’s logs are instances where the police have been asked to look into violations of the shelter in place order.
