More Heat, Less Water as Shortage Continues
With projections for several 100-plus degree days in Healdsburg this weekend, the dire condition of the North Bay water shortage continues to concern agencies as well as residents. The Russian River watershed is deep into a third consecutive year of below-average rainfall, and water...
New arts commission meets the neighbors
The city’s newest citizen oversight group has decided the best way to do their job is to stay in touch with the people they speak for, so they’re having an informal open house with the public next Thursday evening, May 8. It’s billed as a “meet-and-greet,” so don’t expect a stage show even though it will be held at 222 Healdsburg Ave...
Sex offender registration sweep nets 12 arrests
Last week, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office domestic violence/sexual assault unit, in conjunction with a handful of county law enforcement agencies, conducted a wide sex offender compliance check, arresting 12 sex offenders in the process. The county houses roughly 800 registered sex offenders.
Introducing SoCoNews
Last week’s biggest local news was about the local news. That would be us. Maybe you caught the big change, or maybe you didn’t. Let us explain further. Last week we transformed ourselves into SoCoNews and launched a great new website, unfurled a new news flag and launched a new identity. We are SoCoNews, which is short for Sonoma County Local New Initiative, our new community-based nonprofit owner. It’s more than a name change, even though our local news mission stays the same and all the people here are still on board and continuing to work harder than ever.
Chamber’s council forum hits handful of top issues
Last week, the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for the five candidates running for Cloverdale City Council. The five candidates — Melanie Bagby, Mary Ann Brigham, Jenny Candelaria-Orr, Nicole Garcia-Hinchliffe and Todd Lands — are vying for two seats on the council, currently held by Bagby and Brigham.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26
The City Council’s informal decision on Dec. 16 to adopt a five-district, selected mayor format for city government in the redistricting process drew immediate reactions from several community members, who felt the decision was made unnecessarily quickly and short-circuited public discussion of the options. Here are a few of their comments:
