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April 28, 2026

Pair of special meetings set to help council come together, plan for future

The Windsor Town Council will be holding two special meetings next week to work together as a council to set goals and make plans for the future.

WaccoBB, west county’s longtime online bulletin board, calls it a day

Faithful readers of WaccoBB’s daily newsletter got a shock on Monday when Barry Chertov, founder and moderator of the venerable online bulletin board, announced that “The time has come to close the WaccoBB.net website.”

Kiff Named Director of County’s New Homelessness Services Division

Dave Kiff, a Healdsburg resident with more than 40 years of experience in state and local government, has been named director of the county’s new Homelessness Services Division within the Department of Health Services (DHS).  In June, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved moving...

Healdsburg Museum’s Latest Exhibit: Ode to Fitch Mountain

The previous double exhibit hosted by the Healdsburg Museum — a collection of vintage Barbies and miniature wooden models of historic Healdsburg street scenes — will be a tough one to top. But the museum’s latest, which just debuted last week, looks like it’s giving...

City looks at raising age to purchase tobacco to 21

The city of Healdsburg is considering a dramatic change to an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase cigarettes in the city limits.

Cloverdale council discussing how to spend American Rescue Plan funds

At its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 13, the Cloverdale City Council will be tackling a two-item regular agenda, one item of which will be to discuss how the council wants to spend the funds it received from the federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. The second is to consider adopting a resolution urging the Surface Transportation Board to reject an application for the North Coast Rail Company to acquire and rehabilitate the North Coast Rail Authority’s rail line between Eureka and Willits. The meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m., will be held both over Zoom and in person at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center.

Letters: Ideas to improve life in Healdsburg

Building for lease
"Visitors from California, the U.S. and around the world come to Healdsburg—yet our Plaza has no visible welcome or central place to answer their questions," begins one of two Letters we're publishing this week...

Call 988: California finds $20 million to help pay for new crisis hotline

Soon, Californians will be able to dial a new three-digit number when seeking help for a mental health crisis. 

Windsor resident wins fellowship for work with Cambodian dance

Windsor resident Charya Burt has multiple accolades for her dancing and community engagement, but one more has been added to her list. The Americans for the Arts organization announced two dance artists as recipients of the 2022 Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities — Burt being one of them.

Petition Asks for Giant Healdsburg River Park

You know that huge chunk of wasteland along the far bank of the Russian River through town, next to Memorial Bridge? For over 75 years, it was home to a sand and gravel mine, run by a company called Syar Industries. Now, all 88...
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