‘I feel like I still have a lot to give’: Palla appointed to Cloverdale council
After a lengthy public interview process, Joe Palla was unanimously chosen last week to fill a vacancy on the Cloverdale City Council. Palla, a 12-year veteran of the city council, was one of five people who turned in an application for the position.
Pop-up vaccine clinic at Healdsburg’s Tuesday farmers market this week
A pop-up vaccine clinic offering free Pfizer vaccines will be held at the Healdsburg Tuesday Farmers Market tomorrow, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Â
Letters: Sept. 10, 2025
"Every local government is unique in the range of services it provides and how those services are delivered," writes the city's Finance Director. "For example, while both Healdsburg and Petaluma provide police, fire, water and sewer services, Sonoma does not. Additionally, Healdsburg is the only one of the three that provides electric services... These differences among many factors influence the total size of the city budgets and lead to inaccurate comparisons if not considered."
On your marks, get set, sketch
Ready, Set, Sketch! group meets monthly at various locations across the county
This Week in H’burg… …Sturgeon Moon
August 11th’s supermoon was the last of 2022. August supermoons are also called Sturgeon Moons, from a Native American tradition recognizing August as the month for catching these large fish in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. This rising moon was...
SRJC Dream Center expands to offer free legal advice to undocumented students
The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dream Center, on the Santa Rosa campus, has expanded and in February will begin an ongoing partnership with Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS), an organization that provides free legal advice and services to undocumented students. This partnership will likely emerge as a cornerstone in best practices for Community College Dream Centers, and SRJC is proud to be a leader throughout the country in this regard.
