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The City of Healdsburg joined other local jurisdictions this week in excluding public comment through Zoom, the online meeting platform, in an effort to avoid the airing of racist and profane comments that have plagued government meetings in recent weeks. “This change is due to...

True to Healdburg’s designation as the first Age Friendly City in Sonoma County, the City Council officially recognized International Active Aging Week at its Oct. 2 meeting. The message  is that regardless of age or health conditions, adults over 50 can live fully in...

A shopper in the Vineyard Shopping Center encountered three people in a parked black SUV with Florida plates who attempted to sell him a gold chain, still in its box. Suspicions aroused, the shopper called Healdsburg Police from the Chase Bank at 10:37am on...

Monday, Sept. 11 3:06am A 37-year-old (YO) man at Harmon Guest House on Healdsburg Avenue was arrested and transported to county jail for public intoxication, providing false identification to an officer and a Napa County warrant regarding driving while intoxicated. 11:33am Vandalism to a vehicle was...

While the Great Redwood Trail continues to inch along toward its goal of linking San Francisco and Arcata with a 320-mile bike path, a more local project has earned a regional award as the best bike infrastructure project in the county. The Foss Creek Pathway,...

Monday, Sept. 4 12:53am Reckless driving occurred at St. Paul’s Rectory on Matheson Street. The Reporting Party (RP) stated he heard an argument outside, then someone got into a vehicle and drove recklessly around the neighborhood. An officer responded but the vehicle was unable to...

An old-fashioned Healdsburg City Council meeting took place on Monday night, with wave upon wave of citizens queuing up to the podium to state their opinion of the council’s attempt to readopt the Hotel Ordinance first passed in December, 2018—and recently revealed to have...

The recent holiday weekend saw a raft of graffiti tags throughout town, with a total of 11 incidents reported to Healdsburg Police between Friday, Sept. 1, and Monday, Sept. 3—with another just a couple of days earlier, on Aug. 30. “The City was hit hard...

Monday, Aug. 28 8:32am A fight occurred at McDonald’s on Healdsburg Avenue where a woman attacked another woman. Officers responded and cited a 41-year-old (YO) woman for assault and battery. 9:03am The reporting party (RP) indicated that her wedding ring, valued at $4,599.80, was stolen out...

The controversy surrounding Healdsburg’s downtown hotel ordinance, which restricted new construction to five rooms per block face and was passed late in 2018 by a 4-1 vote of the City Council, took a new and for many unwelcome turn last week. On Thursday, Sept. 7,...