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With the recent passing of Peter (Pete) Foppiano, the community of Healdsburg has not only lost a former mayor but also is now grieving the death of one of its favorite sons. An only child, born to August and Angelina Foppiano in 1953, Foppiano progressed through local schools, always at the head of his class, went on to college at U.C. Berkeley and returned home to eventually serve a long career as a local elected official, two-term mayor and a community leader. Foppiano died on June 30 from a fast-advancing thyroid cancer that left him in a coma in his final few days. He was 68.

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Undocumented immigrants here in Northern Sonoma County have been on edge ever since Donald Trump was elected president in November, given his campaign promises to deport everyone in the U.S. who hasn’t been able to obtain legal residency status. But it wasn’t until a surprise...

Ordinary people make the world go ’round whether we’re in a pandemic or not. Here are just a few of the many game-changers in the west county who’ve made an impact in support of their communities through thick and thin in 2021.

Healdsburg’s open streets program — which involves the closure of Plaza Street between Center Street and East Street for outdoor dining and other activities — will end on Jan. 3, 2022 and the street will be reopened to vehicular traffic.

The choice to fill the vacant Windsor Town Council seat has been kicked down to the road at least one more time as a deadlock remains over how to fill the seat on the council left vacant when Sam Salmon was appointed to fill out the remainder of former at-large mayor Dominic Foppoli’s term.

Evening of dining and live music supports local musical education programs