Three Sonoma County agencies to receive wildfire safety and preparedness grants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Fire Foundation announced three groups in Sonoma County will receive a total of more than $30,000 as part of the 2019 Wildfire Safety and Preparedness grant program. The program provides funding for fire agencies, firefighters and Community/Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams (CERT/NERT) in Northern California.
Fire officials offer safety tips for winter
Cold-weather fire triggers include chimneys, holiday decorations
City floats funding options for affordable housing
Community housing development organization, reallocation TOT tax dollars among the ideas proposed
The Healdsburg Tribune and sister paper win awards
Sonoma West Publishers, the owner of the Healdsburg Tribune, won three awards from the California Journalism Awards, an annual project of the California News Publishers Association.
UPDATE: Hearing on alcohol rules postponed to June 13
The Healdsburg Planning Commission discussion on alcohol regulations in Healdsburg has been postponed until June 13 to allow the city staff to prepare more information on the topic. The meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 at Healdsburg City Hall.
Access to county data now online
On June 2, the County of Sonoma launched two new websites providing access to publicly owned data. The sites are essentially a database for a variety of county data. The new sites offer up a variety of information, allowing anyone with internet access the ability to view the county budget, police logs, even its most popular baby names.
County cannabis regulations moving forward
Over the past several weeks the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has hosted a series of town hall meetings to gather input from the community to shape future rules addressing medical cannabis. Later this year, Californians will again vote on whether or not to legalize recreational use of marijuana.