Look twice at Measure AA
Measure AA on the June 7 Primary Election ballot may be double-lettered because it deserves a double look. It supports a worthy goal of protecting and restoring the San Francisco Bay, but it asks voters to pay an annual $12 per household tax that grants new and unprecedented taxing powers over the entire nine-county Bay Area.
A day in the life of an animal control officer
These hard working members of law enforcement work long hours with little thanks, powered by their love of animals and justice.
Update: City budget meeting postponed due to lack of quorum
Update: The budget meeting scheduled for Wednesday morning is being postponed to a future date, as the council was unable to reach a quorum. In attendance at the meeting was acting Mayor Marta Cruz and Councilmember Gus Wolter. Councilmembers Melanie Bagby and Todd Lands were absent. Former mayor Jason Turner resigned from his council post on May 4.
The drought is still on
Despite recent rains, the cumulative average rainfall for the water year to date (July 1, 2013 – March 9, 2014) is still well below average. The Santa Rosa basin currently, as of March 14, has 14.1” compared to an average of 25.2”. The Ukiah basin has 11.45” compared to the average of 30”. While the drought status in much of the county was updated from “extreme” to “severe,” water storage levels in Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma continue to be well below average. Lake Mendocino’s water supply storage capacity was at 50 percent and Lake Sonoma’s water supply capacity was at 73 percent (as of March 14).
HHS juniors tell all in internship presentation
HHS juniors and a slew of volunteer judges comprised of local merchants, school board trustees and community members gathered in various classrooms at Healdsburg High School last Wednesday evening for the junior seminar internship presentation.
Cigar, Pot Smoke Complaint Sparks New Policy
It was a summer Tuesday not unlike most of the summer Tuesdays in the Healdsburg Plaza last year. Reggae band Sol Horizon worked the gazebo stage, friends and families gathered on the grounds, and everyone seemed to enjoy the good weather and good vibes...
Community weighs in on consolidation at WSCUHSD town hall
Chief budget official warns structural deficit leaves few other options
Council to decide how to fill empty seat
At the Dec. 2 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, the agenda will be short but the discussion likely lengthy as the council first seats its newly elected members — Mayor Dominic Foppoli and District 3 council member Deborah Fudge — and says farewell to long-serving councilmember Bruce Okrepkie, and then decides how they will fill Foppoli’s council seat.











