Healdsburg’s New Fire Substation: Construction Update
Construction continues on a new, 4,162-square-foot "substation" for firefighters at the more rural north end of town. The concrete slab that will serve as a base for the main building was poured last week, the city says. Next, "the wall framing, truss installation, and roof sheathing...
Healdsburg Prune Packers Switch Leagues
The Healdsburg Prune Packers, our baseball team in the California Collegiate League (CCL), just announced they're ditching their old league and moving to a new one called the Pacific Empire League (PEL). And five other NorCal-based teams are reportedly coming with them: the Humboldt Crabs, the Lincoln Potters, the Medford...
Winter Shelter Shakeup for Healdsburg
The county's official list of "warming centers" for the homeless this season does not include St. Paul's Church on Matheson Street, which has historically served as Healdsburg's local shelter. Instead, the go-to will now be L&M Village — our new motel-turned-shelter at the south end of...
Annual Wee-Hour Pilgrimage Wakes Up Healdsburg Neighbors
If you heard a bit of a racket in the streets of downtown Healdsburg in the wee hours yesterday morning, it may have been the annual "peregrinación en honor de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe," or pilgrimage for Our Lady of Guadalupe. The march, complete with a full...
Corazón Healdsburg Gets Big Gift From Comcast
Comcast donated $45,000 to local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg and handed out 100 laptops to families at a festive event, which also included a screening of the new Trolls Band Together movie.
Cloverdale’s Temporary Asti Bridge to Become Permanent
Sonoma County is taking a closer look at plans for the Asti Bridge, a seasonal span over the Russian River just south of Cloverdale.
For decades the bridge has been built and torn down every year, at a cost of at least $200,000 annually, to...
Healdsburg Local Joins Tribune, Weeklys Staff
Last month, Healdsburg native Simone Wilson joined the Healdsburg Tribune team as a staff writer and senior product manager. She will send out an email newsletter about Healdsburg a few times per week, containing a quick synopsis of everything you need to know about...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
Research and photographs contributed by The Healdsburg Museum
100 years agoDec. 13, 1923
Santa Claus to Greet Kiddies at Clubhouse, Kris Kringle at American Legion
Santa Claus will personally meet and greet the younger generation of Healdsburg citizens at the American Legion club house on the evening...
Police Log, Nov. 27 – Dec 4
Monday, Nov. 27
1:15pm Threats occurred at Safeway on Vine Street. The Reporting Party (RP) stated they had been threatened with a rock by a man who had been drinking. Officers responded and arrested a 54-year-old (YO) man for criminal threats and violating parole. While...
Letters, Dec. 14
Bridge Lighting Policy
At the December 4th city council meeting I requested city council to revisit resolution 68-2023 and abort the bridge lighting project, returning it to its natural state for the following reasons. ('Healdsburg Chooses the Color of Peace,' Oct. 26)
Lighting the bridge was...













