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Daylight Saving Time: Set Your Clocks Back This Weekend!
Those 7:30 a.m. commutes will get darker before they get lighter. Officially, Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. Remember, you’ll “fall back” and set your clocks back one hour....
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Some Healdsburg Property Tax Bills Have Incorrect Description
Approximately 8,100 secured tax bills sent to residents in the Healdsburg Unified School District contained a minor typographical error. The incorrect description for the 2003 Healdsburg Unified...
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Sandy's Destruction? Patch Had it Covered
People up and down the West Coast, including Healdsburg, have been concerned about relatives on the Eastern Seaboard who have been slammed or at least inconvenienced by the super storm they called...
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Raley's Employees Strike Over Proposed Changes to Overtime Pay, Benefits
Raley’s employees around the state walked off the job Sunday morning after failed negotiations over health and overtime benefits over the past year. The strike was announced on the UFCW 8-Golden State...
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2 Children Rescued After Being Trapped in Overturned Boat
Two children who were trapped inside an overturned boat were among seven people rescued from Tomales Bay just south of Bodega Bay this afternoon, according to rescuers. The 25-foot pleasure craft,...
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HHS MAYO Club Creates 'Dia de los Muertos' Displays At Museum
Ceramic skulls line the wall. Flowers, candles, bright-colored cut paper and marigolds join photos and other 'recuerdos' to honor and memorialize those who have passed. On Thursday, Nov. 1, black...
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Governor Says Tax Boost Needed To Maintain California Dream
Gov. Jerry Brown, seeking to promote his Proposition 30 tax initiative, told a San Francisco audience Thursday that, "the California dream is still vibrant," but said the tax increase is needed to keep...
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Healdsburg Women Killed In Motor Home Fire Identified
By Bay City News Service The Sonoma County coroner's office has identified a woman who was found dead after a fire in her Healdsburg motor home last week as 70-year-old Juanita Frances Lownes. The fire...
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Three Vie For North County Board Of Education Seat
Three candidates are running for the chance to fill one open seat as area trustee for the Sonoma County Board of Education. The seat represents the North Sonoma County school districts in northwest...
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Prop. 33: A Boon to Drivers, Vets or a Bounty for Insurance Cos.?
Veterans groups and political analysts disagree on the merits of Proposition 33, or the "2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act," one of 11 propositions in tomorrow's statewide ballot. If approved by...
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Eighty-Five Percent Voter Turnout Expected in Sonoma County
Sonoma County's Registrar of Voters, Janice Atkinson, is predicting 85 percent of the county's registered voters will cast votes in the presidential general election. In the 2008 presidential election,...
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Healdsburg Candidates Await Results at Parties, at Home
Healdsburg City Council candidates said they will await results of today's elections at various venues throughout the city. Six candidates -- two incumbents and four newcomers -- are running for...
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Election Central at Healdsburg Patch
It's time to settle some races in Healdsburg. There's a lot going on in town today and the Patch is your place online to get the latest results, find out what the candidates are doing on election night...
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World Series Anthem for SF Giants: "We Are The Champions"
Like he did with his "Don't Stop Believing" remake for the San Francisco Giants' 2010 World Series win, San Francisco singer/songwriter Ashkon Davaran has released his 2012 anthem: "We are the...
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Two ‘Thugs’ Try to Intimidate Voters in Bay Area Polling Place
Two men at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church polling place in Redwood City who were asking for voters’ IDs this morning have now left and may be trolling other polling places, according to the voting...
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When Will Presidential Election 2012 Results Be Announced?
So you've cast your ballot, and likely had to wait in some sort of line if you did so in person as turnout appears to be up around the Bay Area and California. But how long will you have to wait to...
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Have Any Trouble Voting? Share Your Stories, Gripes or Praise with Patch
What was your voting experience today? Long lines or short? Friendly poll workers or surly? Anyone annoying you outside the polling place? While California isn't known for the kinds of voting issues...
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Online Registration Causes Signature Matching Issue for Mail Ballots
Whenever a change is made to the voting or registration process, election officials anticipate there could be an issue that arises. In California's first election in which people were able to register...
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Passions Run High on Issues, Candidates at Busy Healdsburg Polling Places
Both long-term Healdsburg residents and new arrivals flocked to the polls Tuesday, keeping stalls filled and poll workers busy. "We're way ahead [of predicted voter traffic]," said poll worker David...
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CA Election Results: Propositions, Congressional Races and More
With more than 80 percent of the vote counted early Wednesday morning, five out of 11 state propositions looked likely to pass, including a sales and income tax hike proposed to pay for education....
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