Prescribed burn in Cloverdale Feb. 4
Smoke will likely be visible in Cloverdale Friday, stemming from a prescribed burn at the Porterfield Creek Open Space.
Healdsburg council to tackle Reach Code update, equity consulting work at next meeting
The Healdsburg City Council has a big agenda on tap for its next meeting on Feb. 7. The council will consider approving recommended allocations for Community Response Grants and will receive a presentation from the Acosta Latino Learning Partnership, the recommended diversity, equity and inclusion city consultant.
Targeted universalism: A solution for inequality?
One in five Latinos in California live in poverty, the highest of any demographic group. Black students trail all other racial and ethnic groups in reading and math proficiency. And Native Americans are worse off today, with an average life expectancy eight years shorter than a decade ago.
Windsor MEChA embraces individuality and community work
Some members from Windsor High School Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) said that they had difficulty making friendships and finding peers with similar experiences as theirs before joining. Now, they have embraced helping their community with volunteer work while enhancing their Latinx culture simultaneously.
Toward a better Sonoma County
When the annual “state of the county” economic report and forecast focuses on the 3,600 lost hospitality service jobs instead of the interrupted travels of wine country tourists, we will find ourselves living in a better Sonoma County.
Historic Villa Chanticleer undergoing operational transition
The Villa Chanticleer, located on the west-facing slope of Fitch Mountain, is undergoing an operational transition. Tayman Golf Group Inc. has operated the Villa Chanticleer as both an event center and a community gathering space since 2014, and they are now transitioning out of operations due to the retirement of one of Tayman Group’s partners.
County hosting vaccine clinics at Healdsburg Fitch Mountain campus
The County of Sonoma with Alliance Medical Center is hosting a vaccine clinic at the Healdsburg Unified School District’s Healdsburg Elementary Fitch Mountain Campus this Saturday, Feb. 5, and on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All ages five and over are welcome