Kilgore discusses new role as Sebastopol police chief
After more than a year of several leadership transitions at the Sebastopol Police Department (SPD), it appears new police chief Kevin Kilgore has come to stay.
Historic Wohler Bridge To Close for Seismic Retrofit
The county’s Department of Public Infrastructure has announced a schedule for rebuilding the Wohler Bridge, a historic steel-truss span over the Russian River less than six miles from Healdsburg. Construction will begin on April 1, and the bridge will be closed throughout the summer.
No criminal charges filed against PG&E related to the October 2017 wildfires
Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch, along with the district attorneys for Napa, Humboldt and Lake Counties, announced on March 12 that no criminal charges would be filed against PG&E related to the October 2017 Northern California wildfires. After an extensive review, each office determined that insufficient evidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that PG&E acted with a reckless disregard for human life in causing the fires, the standard necessary to sustain criminal charges.
Healdsburg Police, Sheriff and Fire Logs, July 9 – July 15, 2018
The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Healdsburg Police Department and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.
The elephant in the room
Recently there has been considerable attention directed towards Healdsburg’s lack of affordable housing, especially in regards to the “missing middle” working class families. This situation could be seen coming a long time ago and essentially took this long to boil over.
Counselor and local teachers honored by Rotary, local elected officials
The Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise and several local elected officials in attendance honored four local teachers and a high school counselor at the Rotary Club’s annual teacher appreciation event, which was held last week via Zoom.
Paid Parking Comes to Healdsburg
The blue “P” sign on Healdsburg Avenue, just north of the roundabout, is positioned on the east side of the street between two driveways. Turning into the first takes cars into Lot E, a city-owned lot of 48 parking spaces, most free for up...














