Sonoma County Fire District and Santa Rosa Fire Department conducting live fire training near River Road
Training runs from June 30-July 2, smoke may be visible in the area
Car buffs roll through Healdsburg
The California Mille, an annual event for classic car aficionados, rolled through Healdsburg on Monday. The event, which began Monday morning in San Francisco, ends today, April 27, in Calistoga.
Police logs Sept. 2-8
The following are excerpted from Healdsburg Police Department daily log entries.
West county election results
Well, as my mother used to say, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” In local fire district elections, fresh memories of the Kincade Fire spurred voters to approve measures in all four fire protection districts: Bodega Bay, Occidental, Graton and Gold Ridge, though the Gold Ridge measure is winning by the thinnest of margins.
Public sessions on Local Coastal Plan begin on Oct. 26
Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline is a mostly public and pristine landscape of bluffs, beaches, redwood forests and a sprinkling of small settlements at Bodega Bay, Jenner, Timber Cove, Fort Ross, Stewart’s Point and Sea Ranch. This preservation of open space and free public access did not happen by accident. It took nearly a decade of local citizen action to stave off development forces and future negative impacts.
Depot, Downtown Locations Discussed for SMART station
The Healdsburg City Council met on Monday night to discuss an issue that many thought had been decided long ago: where to locate a SMART passenger boarding station in town. The choices were whether to choose between two downtown locations just a few minutes’...
City Council Ushers In a New Era
One of the most significant city council meetings this year was held Monday night. The Dec. 5 meeting began with a farewell to a long-serving city officer and ended with the swearing in of a new council that included the city’s second Black council...
