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March 16, 2026

Corazón Finds New CEO In-House

Marcy Flores
ocal nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg—which provides services to the Hispanic community and hosts events that “amplify the local Latin-American voice” and “celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion”—hired Marcy Flores as their new CEO.

Boys & Girls Club Healdsburg Crush fundraiser to return to the Plaza

The Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma-Marin received approval last week from parks and recreation and the Healdsburg City Council to hold the club’s annual fundraising event, Healdsburg Crush, at the Plaza on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bike Race, Marathon Take Over Rural Healdsburg

There were two large athletic events in rural Healdsburg over the weekend, both of them an annual thing: a world-famous bike race called Levi's GranFondo and a spring marathon out at Lake Sonoma. Both got started first thing Saturday morning. For the bike race,...

City briefs: Gun shop regulations, north area open house, roundabout update

The Healdsburg Planning Commission met twice last week, once to approve two subdivisions and again to discuss firearms sales.

For equal responsibilities

Growing up, my parents taught me about my responsibilities to my family, my school and my country. Taking responsibility was expected of me. Today, it appears the emphasis has shifted from people taking responsibility to demanding their rights. There is an extreme focus on rights –as individuals and as members of a democratic society. The public discourse is filled with discussions of rights – whose rights trump the others or are being infringed – but often there is silence about having responsibilities.

Community Briefs

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Corazón brings back Unity and Community Fund, additional food service programs

Corazón Healdsburg is rolling out several programs to help the most vulnerable in the community, low-income families, migrant workers and those in need of fresh food, during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated shelter in place order.

Police Log, June 3 – 9

When an officer stopped a vehicle near CVS Pharmacy on Center Street for crossing double lines, an 18-year-old (YO) male was arrested and brought to county jail for driving under the influence of a drug, being a minor in possession of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance and possession of an open container...

Q&A with city council candidate Michael Carnacchi

Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Evaristo "Evert" Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Carnacchi's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.

Work begins on new Windsor roundabout

A yearlong project to install a roundabout at the intersection of Windsor River Road and Windsor Road entered its first stage Aug. 23.
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