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Feb. 25 will mark the first in a series of public meetings being held to update Sonoma County’s hazard mitigation plan. The five-year update of the 2016 Sonoma County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan will have a more multi-jurisdictional approach.

It’s too early for the Citrus Fair’s orange and grapefruit trees to bear ripe fruit. But on Dec. 14, the lemon trees planted along the boundaries of the fairgrounds were rife with fruit and ready to be picked by a group of Cloverdale High School (CHS) students. The lemons were set aside in baskets and bags to be brought to both the Cloverdale Food Pantry and the Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center.

The big cheese

The new Healdsburg Museum exhibition, Destination Healdsburg, presents historical artifacts, stories and photos from Healdsburg’s tourism history before the era of the grape. Of special interest is a scale architectural replica of West Street (now Healdsburg Avenue) during the 1930s. The display, handcrafted over many months by John Lacaillade with Maggie Bates, will transport you back in time.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors agreed to apply for more transitional and supportive housing projects through the second round of Project Homekey funding, including George’s Hideaway near Guerneville, authorizing staff to pursue several projects at its Oct. 26 board meeting.

The filing period for three Healdsburg City Council seats—one for a two-year term and two four-year terms—ended with the following candidates qualified for the ballot.  It shows an increase in diversity, notable in the three candidates for the two-year term: a woman, aBlack man and...

The good news is that the downtown Healdsburg Regional Library will fully reopen its doors on Wednesday, June 25, at 10am, after a top-to-bottom remodel. “Library staff are overjoyed to return to the Piper Street Branch,” said Branch Manager Jon Haupt. “Our regular location is ideal—walkable to local schools and services in the heart of Healdsburg.”