COVID may slow down permitting process for cannabis business hopefuls
Strong online sales are a bright spot for the industry
Healdsburg steps up water conservation efforts
On June 7, the Healdsburg City Council adopted a resolution that requires all commercial, residential and industrial customers to achieve a 40% reduction in water usage, or provide the city with a request for exemption that includes that good faith efforts have been made to achieve the highest level of water reduction for the customer.
Windsor’s first virtual meeting doesn’t go as planned
In a wild and somewhat unprecedented evening on April 1, the Windsor Town Council held its first virtual meeting via the meeting app Zoom.
Just because it didn’t happen…
A couple of weeks ago I saw a tiny item in some newspaper or other about a preacher browsing through the book department of a big chain discount store. He noticed that they had placed the Bibles in the “Fiction” section, and he took offense. The store apologized profusely and fell all over itself to right this supposed wrong.
Junior High Boosters seeking more volunteers
Group is in search of treasurer and secretary
A different day at the beach
Driving up the Oregon coast we heard a radio interview with a woman, someone who lived in the far-off troubled Arab world, I think she was Lebanese, saying she takes her family to the beach because people don’t usually bomb beaches. That’s something I never thought about. But here I was imagining a mother grabbing sunhats and sand buckets to take time off from war.
California extends outdoor dining, to-go drinks through Dec. 31
When Los Angeles shut down indoor dining, DK Marikan did everything in his power to reinvent his 28-year-old Mediterranean restaurant and deli to keep it afloat.
Rio Nido celebrates 100 years of its modern naming
RIO NIDO — The Russian River village of Rio Nido will celebrate











