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The much-anticipated Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) report, also known as the vision for Healdsburg 2040, was released early Tuesday morning and made available to residents, city staff and the public.

Wildland firefighters don’t admit to fearing much, but lightning is one terror that even the most experienced veterans say they hope to never encounter.

Recap of the Sebastopol City Council Meeting of April 20, 2021.

A growing number of Healdsburg area people are organizing civic and political action as a new group called Indivisible Healdsburg, in coordination with many other Indivisible groups sprouting up across the nation since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President.

Founded immediately after the Women’s March in January 2017, Indivisible Healdsburg is celebrating a year of political activism and accomplishment. And, starting with its Jan. 17 general meeting, the group plans to kick off its second year with a range of actions to support progressive candidates in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Students from West County High School (WCHS) have voiced their concerns over two plaques at the school they believe promote racism and xenophobia. An April 13 West Sonoma County High School District Board of Trustees meeting included an agenda item about the plaque removal request. Public comments focused on concerns regarding what the plaques may represent.

Aracely Romo-Flores to take Del Rey’s seat as vice president

There’s no mistaking several recent incidents in the chambers of various local city halls and the county supervisors offices with the Jan. 6 violent insurrection at our U.S. Capitol. But all of these incidents exposed our democracy’s recent troubles with the peaceful and respectful passing of power from one party or officer to the next.