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February 10, 2026

West county abuzz over recall effort

When Stuart Kiehl, who lives in a neighborhood near the homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail, announced plans to mount a recall effort against popular Fifth District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins, social media and bulletin boards across west county lit up in outrage, with the vast majority of respondents coming to Hopkins’ defense.

Repopulation of lower river may still be a few days away

Updated Tuesday, Aug. 25, 12:35 p.m. —

From Healdsburg to Monterey — Bay Area’s jazz wave is spreading

The wave of jazz music that just washed over the North Bay during the 10 days of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival will continue to ascend and flow all summer throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, culminating, as it’s done every year since 1958 at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Sept. 16-18.

Gallery: North county heads to Cloverdale for safety expo

North county community members came to Cloverdale Citrus Fair on Aug. 7 for the Northern Sonoma County Fire and Earthquake Safety Expo.

World Water Day

Thirty percent of the world’s population lacks adequate access to safe water and a child dies every 90 seconds on our planet from a water-related disease. Many schools and hospitals in underdeveloped countries lack safe drinking water or sanitation.

In Memoriam: Edward Joseph Perotti

Dry Creek Valley resident Ed Perotti passed away “peacefully” a couple of days before Christmas at the age of 91, “after a short illness,” according to an obituary posted earlier this month. He was born at Healdsburg Hospital in the summer of 1933 and died at Healdsburg Hospital...

Widespread economic impact on businesses large and small

Sonoma County’s private businesses come in all shapes and sizes. But none of them are either too big or too small to avoid the economic impacts of the ongoing public health emergency caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting global pandemic.

Letters to the Editor 2-23-17

Sanctuary

Editorial: Need for farmworker housing must be met

The decision to drop plans for a seasonal farmworker housing

Voting Now Underway for State and Local Elections

Healdsburg's drop box
Election Day is just under two weeks away, and while there’s no faceoff between the Godzilla of the GOP and the Mothra of the Dems, there are important races up and down the ballot, from the governorship to the local city council. Who and What There...
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