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Nonprofit launches into its 3rd decade

The nomination period for the upcoming election opened up earlier this week on July 13. For Healdsburg, that means that folks looking to run for a variety of boards — including school board and city council — are able to throw their hat into the ring to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. The nomination period is open until Friday, Aug. 7.

Healdsburg’s Climate Mobilization Strategy was unanimously adopted by the city council at their Oct. 16 meeting, following several revisions to the plan that were proposed by the city staff after a year-long development calendar. The revisions were, at least in part, due to the...

True to Healdburg’s designation as the first Age Friendly City in Sonoma County, the City Council officially recognized International Active Aging Week at its Oct. 2 meeting. The message  is that regardless of age or health conditions, adults over 50 can live fully in...

Dave Kiff, a Healdsburg resident with more than 40 years of experience in state and local government, has been named director of the county’s new Homelessness Services Division within the Department of Health Services (DHS).  In June, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved moving...

The city of Healdsburg is requiring a 20% reduction in water use system-wide. The Healdsburg City Council voted unanimously to implement Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Emergency Plan on May 3, brought on by a significant drought.

As you may have seen, I wrote a story for this week's issue of the Healdsburg Tribune about local impressions of Edge Esmeralda, the "popup village" that came to Healdsburg for the entire month of June. This elaborate conference-meets-festival brought hundreds of international "techno optimists"...

Deva Marie Proto, the County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters, has been making the rounds of local municipalities to help educate the community about the new voting systems and plans in place for 2020 and beyond.