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The City of Healdsburg announced the settlement of legal action brought by Jon Eisenberg, a retired attorney living in Healdsburg, against the City for violations of the Brown Act. At issue was a “pattern of misbehavior that is deeply embedded in the culture of Healdsburg’s city government,” in the terms of Eisenberg’s January 2025 complaint.

The Healdsburg City Council will have a lengthy goal-setting meeting on Friday this week, an annual discussion that assists the body and its members in prioritizing their efforts for the coming year. The following Monday, April 21, the council will hold its second regular meeting of the month, one which is likely to have its own challenges in light of the April 7 meeting and its revision of the 5-district map for City Council seats. Buckle up...

The June 8 flagpole event starts at 2pm, featuring speakers and entertainment for about a half-hour after which the group will adjourn to the nearby Healdsburg Bar & Grill (245 Healdsburg Ave.) for an after-party and auction...

The 24-inch-by-20-inch blue signs have popped up at a number of streetside locations around town: in front yards and shop driveways, at Rec Park and Bell’s Ambulance, even at the Big John’s intersection. They’re anti-idling signs, encouraging drivers to “Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free!”

If you’re anything like me, this recent surge of heat and wind has you spooked. And for good reason: Little brush fires have already started popping up in our area, like this one Sunday in the hills east of Santa Rosa. But there’s plenty we can...

The line of redwoods that created a corridor from the main entrance, Prince Avenue, to the colorfully muraled Smith Robinson Gym is now gone. One of the dozen trees toppled over in a recent windstorm—no one was hurt and there was no damage, but it made all the more clear the importance of dealing with the hazard.

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.

Local police officers had a couple of big days last week, as they tracked down three teenage boys suspected of attacking another 19-year-old male near East and Mill streets, just a couple blocks east of the roundabout, around 6pm on Tuesday, April 15. Cops...

In the early morning hours of May 14, a hit-and-run accident occurred on Hudson Street at Front Street. The RP requested police check the area. Officers arrived on scene and located the RP’s vehicle that was legally parked with damage to the body. Officers located a trail of oil leading to a suspect vehicle possibly involved in the accident. The vehicle was towed for evidence and a report was taken

Writes a former mayor, "This letter is not hyperbolic or overly dramatic. Our governmental system, our vital Checks and Balances, our Human Rights, our economic freedom and most important to me, our beloved, hard-earned Democracy, erodes in front of our eyes. We have to do more than observe, hope, pray and just believe it will get better. This time invites action. As a lifelong learner, a career secondary educator and a public servant, I write to appeal to you... "