🌱 Big Hotel Meeting + Mask-Free At City Hall + Yard Sales

Simone Wilson
Updated ·8 min read

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Simone, back in your inbox with the weekend edition of the Healdsburg Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

First, your weekend weather:

  • Friday: Some fog in the morning, turning mostly sunny and warm. High: 75 Low: 45.

  • Saturday: Mix of clouds and sun. High: 73 Low: 46.

  • Sunday: Much cooler, with a chance of afternoon rain. High: 59 Low: 47.

  • Monday: A passing shower or two, if we're lucky! High: 63 Low: 42.

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Air over Healdsburg:

This is what the air over Healdsburg looked like earlier this morning. (Photo courtesy of Holly Wilson)
This is what the air over Healdsburg looked like earlier this morning. (Photo courtesy of Holly Wilson)

Here are the top 5 stories in Healdsburg today:

  1. Masks are no longer required to attend Healdsburg City Council meetings, regardless of vaccination status. This is in line with current county guidelines. "The meeting protocol change was made following a 4-1 vote" at a recent City Council meeting, the Tribune reports, with the sole dissenting vote coming from Vice Mayor Ariel Kelley. "While I understand that some may want to take their masks off for their own personal comfort, I’m thinking about those who are most vulnerable,” Kelley said. “So I would be voting no.” In response, other councilmembers clarified that masks are still recommended, just not required, and "if people aren’t comfortable they can still wear masks." Councilmember David Hagele also added, "As a city have pivoted to address and meet crises and I don’t doubt that we would do that again" if the COVID situation changes. (SoCoNews Healdsburg)

  2. This is your chance to air your opinions on the new 16-unit, multi-story luxury hotel proposed for the corner of Healdsburg Avenue and North Street, replacing the parking lot and a couple existing buildings next to John & Zeke's. The developer and architecture firm, Piazza Hospitality and David Baker Architects, are hosting a four-hour "community engagement open house" tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the proposed hotel site. They'll be sharing more info on their plans and taking input from residents. "All suggestions are welcome as we develop our project proposal," a rep for the developer told the "What's Happening Healdsburg" Facebook community group. "If you're available and interested, please join us at the project site to learn more about the project, contribute ideas, share relevant neighborhood insights, tell stories about your community, and provide feedback on design concepts." (Facebook & Facebook)

  3. Healdsburg's new teen center is up and running and introducing more resources and programs by the day, the Tribune reports. It's being run by local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg out of the Healdsburg Community Center, and is open from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. "The center has Chromebooks available, internet access and is planning on working with Sonoma State University to create an internship program for tutors," according to the Trib. "It also has a dedicated space for eating and the center plans to partner with local businesses to provide meals. There is also a TV and an Xbox station are also in the center for students to use." And through a new partnership with the Alexander Valley Film Society, or AVFilm for short, local teens can take documentary filmmaking classes at the center on Tuesdays. (SoCoNews Healdsburg)

  4. Two longtime Healdsburg residents passed away earlier this month. The first, on March 2, was 22-year Coast Guard veteran and financial advisor Dennis W. Parker. His family will be hosting a "Walk to End Alzheimer's" at the Healdsburg plaza on the morning of Thursday, April 14, in his honor. The second man we lost, on March 9, was Joedon McMasters, better known as Joe. According to his obituary, he was "employed by the City of Healdsburg in the electrical department for 40 years" and "enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with his family and friends." May they both rest in peace. (Legacy.com & Legacy.com)

  5. A new state bill introduced by Healdsburg's own Sen. Mike McGuire would force PG&E to speed up their wildfire-mitigation plan to bury 10,000 miles of California power lines over the next 10 years. PG&E execs have been touting the plan, the Press Democrat reports, but "McGuire’s bill would take that promise and make it mandatory. To accomplish that, the bill would allow expedited permitting processes and other regulatory boosts paired with financial penalties when the utility fails to hit deadlines." McGuire tells the PD: "I am so incredibly frustrated and angry with this utility, and this state must do everything in its power to hold them accountable. I'm tired of the apologies. I'm tired of them paying fines and I'm tired of the lip service ... I simply don't trust those at the top of the corporation." (Government Technology & Press Democrat; paywall)

Healdsburg pics of the day:

Kelly Conrad, development director for local nonprofit Farm to Pantry, took these pics earlier this month of volunteers gathering to plant beets, cilantro, onions and more at Jardin de Brillo on Terrace Blvd. "It was such an uplifting and beautiful day," she says. The garden is a collaboration between three Healdsburg orgs: Farm to Pantry, Corazón Healdsburg and Farm to Fight Hunger. "Food brings community together even before it gets on the table," Kelly says. (Photos courtesy of Kelly Conrad)

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This weekend in Healdsburg:

Friday, March 25

  • Pentimento Antiques & Interiors Pop-Up Shop on Healdsburg Avenue, North of Big John's (March 25-27, 11AM-4PM)

  • Hey Jude Cover Band Live at Coyote Sonoma (5:30-8:30PM)

Saturday, March 26

  • Healdsburg Running Company East Bay Training Run (8AM)

  • Yard Sale in the Bird Courts (8AM-1PM)

  • "Season of Growth" at Montage Healdsburg, Feat. Yoga in the Vineyards, Smoothies & Guided Meditation (9AM-12PM)

  • Garage Sale on Limerick Lane (9AM-3PM)

  • Air Attack Flag Football Developmental Class at Healdsburg Community Center (9:30-11AM)

  • City Budget Simulation Workshop at Healdsburg Community Center (10AM)

  • Community Engagement Open House on Proposed Hotel Downtown (10AM-2PM)

  • Little Monsters Culinary Junior Cooking Class at Dragonfly Floral (11AM-12:30PM)

  • Celebration of Life for David Sinclair Opperman Jr at Opperman & Son on Kinley Drive (11:30AM-2:30PM)

  • Healdsburg Museum Hosts Traditional Native Food Festival (2PM)

  • Live Jazz at Hotel Healdsburg Fireside Lounge: Laura Klein Trio (5-8PM)

  • Pezzi King Winemaker Dinner With Chris Barrett at Coyote Sonoma (6-9PM)

Sunday, March 27

  • Redwood Empire Trail Riders Poker Ride From Hoot Owl Creek Vineyards to Alexander Valley Vineyards (9AM)

  • Sip & Savor Sundays at Bacchus Landing, Feat. "The Best Food Truck Ever" (12-4PM)

  • Sunday Sit and Stitch at Purls of Joy Healdsburg (Weekly, 1-3PM)

  • Healdsburg Jazz Presentation: "Picking Up the Sticks, From Jazz to Blues to Funk to Jazz" (5PM)

  • Proposals Due for New Villa Chanticleer Operator (5PM)

  • Opening Reception for New "Home" Exhibit at Healdsburg Center for the Arts (5-7PM)

Monday, March 28

  • New Art Exhibit at Upstairs Art Gallery: "Magical Mystery," Collection of Monotype Abstracts (March 28-May 1, 11AM-6PM)

  • Potluck Dinner at Healdsburg Senior Center, Feat. Corned Beef and Cabbage (5-7PM)

  • Virtual Community Briefing From Sonoma County Registrar Of Voters (6-7PM)

  • Raven Players Presents: ScripTease Reading of "Magic Suitcase" at Healdsburg Center for the Arts (7PM)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! Enjoy your weekend and I'll see you next week.

— Simone Wilson

About me: I was born and raised in Healdsburg, CA, where I was the editor of the Healdsburg High School Hound's Bark. I have since worked as a local journalist for publications in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York City and the Middle East. I'm currently a senior product manager for Patch.

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