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Starting on Monday of this week, voters began to cast ballots for the Nov. 5 general election—including local, regional, state and national candidates and measures. There are plenty of choices on where and when to vote...

“It has been hypothesized that the threat to the internet, infrastructure and services posed by squirrels may exceed that posed by cyberattacks,” according to a cybersecurity expert cited in a Wikipedia report. And it happened in Healdsburg last Sunday...

Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at (707) 431-3377, operational 24/7. And readers are encouraged to read the logs of those calls, from Sept. 23-29 here...

By Shaun McCaffery It seems everyone in Healdsburg knows someone who grew up here or works here but is struggling to make ends meet because of the incredibly high price of housing. For 24 years we haven’t been able to keep up with our housing...

A relatively modest proposal to build a 1,220-square-foot, 45-person tasting room inside an existing warehouse in downtown Healdsburg has ignited a familiar debate among residents about the town’s core character. This would be the 28th wine-tasting room in Healdsburg, city planning officials said at a...

Monday, Sept. 16 3:21am The Reporting Party (RP) on March Avenue stated that his vehicle was stolen. The FLOCK license plate camera system indicated that the vehicle was headed southbound on Hwy 101 at 2:25am. On Sept. 19 at 9:04am, the vehicle was recovered on...

A new metal drop box, gray and orange, has appeared in the parking lot next to the Alliance Medical Center next to Healdsburg Hospital. It’s not a mailbox or a book drop or a bank deposit box, but it looks like one—aside from the bold phrase, “Secure Sharps.” Medical professionals know what that means...

Inside the Healdsburg Community Center near the north end of town, formerly the home of Foss Creek Elementary, two of the school’s old classrooms are newly renovated and filled with children again—this time, even younger. The rooms are bustling with the sounds of cooing babies, giggling toddlers and active preschoolers...

Measure O, which will be on the Nov. 5 ballot, would ease restrictions on new housing construction imposed by Healdsburg’s Growth Management Ordinance (GMO) by creating zones of exclusion from the GMO. But that’s not the whole story...

"Sept 10, 3:34pm: A vehicle was stopped at the Senior Center lot on East Street for not allowing pedestrians to pass. The driver’s license was confiscated and the driver was cited for driving with a suspended license." Don't mess with those seniors!