News in Healdsburg

Free Will Astrology, Sept. 30-Oct. 6
This week's Free Will Astrology urges Taurus to channel Willie Nelson's steadiness and Libra to remake the world like Ursula Le Guin.

Open up to Healdsburg Design
Starting concurrently with this week’s Art Nite on Thursday is the return of the four-day Design Healdsburg, produced by Design Bay Area. It’s in a class with similar North Bay Design weekends in San Francisco and Marin, and once again Healdsburg claims a strong centerpiece for a…

Climate concerns rising in city, county
Jeff Kay took most of the city manager’s report time in last week’s Healdsburg City Council meeting to discuss the upcoming rainy season, a time of year that has many fearing a flood of epic proportions, thanks to a projected El Niño event.

Letters: The Depot dilemma
"In July, 75 percent of voters in Sonoma and Marin Counties voted to extend SMART’s sales tax," writes one reader. "Many of us did so hoping the train would get people out of their cars, a key SMART goal. In December, the SMART board will decide where Healdsburg’s station goes,…

When sub-par play is a good thing
Far from the lights of Rec Park or the courts of Healdsburg High, one of the most successful athletic teams of this year, as it was last, is the girls golf team. Last year’s team won the NBL-Redwood pennant with a 10-0 record, besting each league opponent twice. This year’s team…

Open Mic: ‘Why I’m calling out Gallaher’
On Oct. 5, the Healdsburg City Council will hear an appeal by Healdsburg resident Lewis Bangham and Jon Eisenberg, challenging the Planning Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit for Gallaher Signature Living to operate a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly…

Things to do in Healdsburg, October 1-8
Healdsburg Indivisible brings the award-winning documentary and political thriller Dark Money to town, which “uncovers the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold” on Oct. 8.

Flashbacks: Back in the day…
Thirteen members of the “Operation Christmas” committee were present Thursday night to prepare the first batch of fruit cakes which will be shipped to local servicemen and members of Healdsburg’s Adopted Battalion...

Police Log, Sept. 14 – 20
Law enforcement vehicles showed up at Healdsburg High on Sept. 18 to look for three students who had been involved in an off-campus firearms incident. This and other items from the dispatch log...

Free Will Astrology, Sept. 23-29
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the practice of niwaki, Japanese gardeners shape trees so they look both natural and artfully composed. They prune and style the branches to dramatize the tree’s inherent character. Their goal is to collaborate. I recommend you experiment with a…

Hounds hunt for 3 in a row
Following Healdsburg’s 45-25 win over Skyline on Sept. 11 at Rec Park, the Greyhounds delivered their second in a row on Friday, Sept. 18, ruining Ygnacio Valley’s homecoming game with a 35-24 victory. It was another All-League performance from senior Frank Rea, who ran for 210…

SMART gets an earful over proposed platform
Many of the public comments criticized the SMART presentation as “slanted” or “disingenuous,” with some going so far as to urge the transit agency to offer an apology to the City of Healdsburg for bringing the issue back again. “I think you guys wanted feedback, and you got it,”…