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MONDAY, OCT. 4

The seven candidates for Healdsburg’s three open city council seats will be on the Raven Performing Arts Theater stage tonight, Thursday, Oct. 6, in their second meeting of the election season. The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Candidate Forum and Town Hall will begin...

Over the next two weeks, Sonoma West Times & News will be rehashing 2020 in west county. We’ll be reviewing the biggest events in the local schools, as well as covering topics such as COVID-19, health care, homelessness and more.

In a democracy, the government serves the people; the people do not serve the government. Because there is no accountability without transparency, the California Constitution guarantees that “the meetings of public bodies” shall be “open to public scrutiny.” The Brown Act, California’s open meetings law...

On May 25, Healdsburg Jazz announced the full lineup for the 2021 Healdsburg Jazz Festival, which will run from June 17-20.

Bringing joy to local families —Dozens of families lined up at the Healdsburg Community Center on Friday, Dec. 20 for the Healdsburg Shared Ministries and St. Paul’s toy and coat drive. Volunteers clad in Santa hats helped families pick out gifts and coats. Attendees were allowed to pick out one coat and one pair of shoes per child and one stocking stuffer and gift per child. Toys for kids ages 0 to 14 were provided.

Healdsburg City Council unanimously voted to infuse an extra $50,000 to the chamber of commerce for marketing efforts to the city.

Ramos Shoe Repair is an outlier on Healdsburg Avenue, even in the recently christened “North Makers Arts District” or NoMAD area between North and Piper streets. Neither a clothing store, an art gallery, a bakery nor a tasting room, it’s a shoe repair store, a working-man’s shop.