Cloverdale City Council discussing council vacancy, drought conditions
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 12, the Cloverdale City Council will discuss its newly vacant council seat, consider proclaiming a local emergency due to drought conditions and annual assessments for Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District Zones 1-7. The council will also reorganize, selecting a mayor for the term ending in December 2021 and appointing a vice mayor, if necessary. Open session for the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. To view the full agenda, click here.
Facing the opioid crisis: Local doctors ask you to share your stories
The opioid epidemic, which includes everything from prescription narcotics to heroin, is now the greatest public health crisis of our time. Last year there were over 64,000 drug overdose deaths, a 22 percent increase over the previous year. This is more than the fatality rate of automobile accidents or any other cause of accidental death.
City council preview for Nov. 18
The Healdsburg City Council will meet at city hall on Monday, Nov. 18. Here are the highlights from the agenda.
County’s cannabis update may be headed for a detour
Narrow planning commissioners vote calls for a more comprehensive environmental impact study
Plaza protest, May 31
Around 50 community members gathered at the Cloverdale Plaza on May 31 for a peaceful protest calling attention to the death of George Floyd.Â
Military veterans and ALS
My wife, Susan, died from ALS in 2007 and donated her body to research. A few weeks ago, studies found that NFL players are at greater risk of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Papers like this one ran stories about the news and rightfully so. But with Veterans Day approaching on Sunday November 11, how many of us know that a much, much larger segment of our population — military veterans — also is at greater risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease?
Asti to Get its Permanent Bridge
After over 100 years of pleading, begging, negotiating and complaining, the Cloverdale area finally got its wish: The bridge over the Russian River at the hamlet of Asti has been approved for a permanent span, thanks to final action by the County Board of Supervisors last week...