Voters Face Choice on Where, When to Cast Ballots
Starting on Monday of this week, voters began to cast ballots for the Nov. 5 general election—including local, regional, state and national candidates and measures. There are plenty of choices on where and when to vote...
Planning Commission looking for applicants
The Planning Commission, one of the most important citizens commissions in city governance, is currently looking for applicants—preferably female—to fill out the seven-member panel. The commission meets twice monthly in public hearings (if necessary) on “proposed development plans, conditional use permits, subdivision maps and other land use matters, as well as proposed changes to the Land Use Code, Zoning Map, and the General Plan,” according to the city website.
Commissioners to be appointed at next town council meeting
The agenda for the next meeting of the Windsor Town Council is quite short, but some of the decisions made will significantly affect the future of Windsor.
‘Keep the magic going’: New owners at the helm of Monte Rio’s theater
The new owners of Monte Rio’s theater want to revitalize the theater as west county’s community hub and are hoping to bring in farmers markets, live music, outdoor movie screenings and more.
Healdsburg hospital staff among first to be vaccinated in county
After staffing the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic defense for nearly a year, the health care workers at Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) this week were being rewarded by receiving the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine that is being rapidly deployed by the federal government and its manufacturer Pfizer-BioNTech.
‘A huge heart and a strong leader’
Vigil to be held in plaza Friday night in memory of Drew Esquivel
Letters, Nov. 22
City’s Ordinance Problem
Downtown Healdsburg may soon have another luxury hotel, thanks to an error by city staff in publishing notice of a 2018 ordinance that would have prohibited the hotel. Unfortunately, the error wasn’t a one-off.
The city’s 20 most recent ordinances—going back to April...
Remembering Susan Swartz
In every writer’s life comes a great editor, someone who tweaks your creative mess, and voila, you’ve got a great piece of writing. So I am in a quandary, writing about my best friend, my best editor, a writer extraordinaire, Susan Swartz, who lived with curiosity, energy, compassion, kindness, style, jokes and was just plain fun.
