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April 26, 2026

Letters: A vote for oaks in city plant survey

Valley oak in landscape
"I was so happy to see that the City of Healdsburg has given us a chance to suggest an official City flower, plant or tree as representative of Healdsburg," writes reader Mary Kelley. "I was especially pleased to see that all of the options are California Native Plants. There are five different plants from which to choose, and the sixth option is a category which encompasses a variety of species of Oak trees."

Happy Birthday, Otto

The big news this week is that the Sonoma County-born white rhinoceros Otto Lang celebrated his first birthday on Tuesday. He was born April 2, 2023, with a birth weight of about 100 pounds—after Safari West’s rhino-love doctors spent nearly 15 years trying to...

Another Winter Storm About to Land in Healdsburg

So, about that storm. It's actually two storms: "back-to-back atmospheric rivers" that local weather officials predict will dump around 4 to 6 inches of rain on our area from tomorrow morning through next Wednesday, with some possible thunder and lightning in there for dramatic...

SDAT housing report echoes need for more solutions to affordable housing

Statistics find only small amount of residents can buy median priced homes

Healdsburg Letters to the Editor, Dec. 28, 2017

Trump is not above the law

Beekeepers Sway County to Change Policy

At the Aug. 7 meeting of the Healdsburg City Council, the first five speakers in the open public comment period had a common topic: honey bees.  Starting with Candice Koseba of Sonoma County Bee Company and ending with Michel Thiele of Apis Arborea, the speakers...

Housing committee to tackle growth control, funding, granny units

Healdsburg’s Community Housing Committee has a full agenda for its April 30 meeting, which will be held on Monday at 5 p.m. at Healdsburg City Hall.

Some Sebastopol Police Department computers restored, compromise still being investigated

Most of the Sebastopol Police Department’s (SPD) computer systems have been restored since the July 11 compromise that’s still under investigation, according to Sebastopol Police Chief Kevin Kilgore. Law enforcement will wait until the investigation’s end to determine whether the incident amounts to a cyberattack, he said.

Ambassador program taking the place of Citrus Fair’s queen pageant

The Cloverdale Citrus Fair announced this week that it’s debuting a new scholarship competition at the 2022 Citrus Fair. The Ambassador Scholarship Program is a shift from the fair’s long-standing queen pageant and is open to all high school juniors and seniors from Cloverdale and Geyserville. The 2022 Citrus Fair will take place Feb. 18-21.

Jazz fest starts student-focused campus

The Healdsburg Jazz Festival will bring it home from May 31 to June 9.
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