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County to Hold Citizens' Academy on Permitting Process
Are you in the dark when it comes to obtaining permission for something you’re building? Wondering where to start when it comes to handling the bureaucratic maze? If so, make time for Citizens’...
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Healdsburg Animal Shelter: 'Deaths of Animals...Are Always Disappointing To Us'
Healdsburg animal lovers, animal welfare administrators and city officials this week tried to fill in various gaps in understanding in the recent saga of the dog Posey, who was euthanized on Dec. 21...
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Thompson Meets With VP Biden on Gun Violence Prevention Proposals
North Bay Congressman Mike Thompson met Monday with Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Secretary of Health and Human Services...
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Healdsburg Man Arrested for Suspected Hit and Run, DUI
A Healdsburg man was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run only a few days after he was in court for DUI charges from a December arrest, police said. Brett Knippelmeir, 26, of...
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Line Down the Block for Gun Buy-Back Program
Want to talk about gun control? The voluntary gun control going on around Marin County on Tuesday was astonishing. That's the word used by Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian when he saw a line...
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California Budget in Good Shape, State Analyst Reports
Jerry Brown's proposed budget shows enough spending restraint and debt payments to put the state in good shape, according to the Legislature's non-partisan State Analyst. The Democratic governor's...
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Sonoma County Residents Hand Over Guns at Marin Buyback
Bay City News Service Marin County followed the lead taken by counties across California by hosting its first gun buyback program on Tuesday, which resulted in the collection of over 800 guns from...
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President Obama Calls for Universal Background Checks—Your Thoughts?
President Obama announced Wednesday he will ask Congress to pass legislation requiring universal background checks for anyone attempting to buy a gun, restore a ban on military-style assault weapons,...
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Healdsburg Earns ‘D’ for Its Tobacco Policies
The American Lung Association in California gave the city of Healdsburg a D rating for its tobacco policies, some of the worst marks of any Sonoma County city. The annual report, which was released...
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Eric Koesis Wins the Meat Loaf Contest at the B&B Lounge
Gifts, prizes and the coveted "name on the plaque" were awarded for the Meat Loaf Contest at the B & B Lounge Wednesday. A wide range of entries were submitted from venison to “moms” recipe. Judges...
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49ers Fans, Post Pics Showing Your Team Pride
After beating the Green Bay Packers Saturday night, 49ers fans are riding high. Now the San Francisco team is moving on to its next big challenge: taking on the Falcons Sunday in Atlanta. With the...
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Winter Wineland Leads Healdsburg Weekend, Jan. 17-21
This weekend marks the year's first big wine tasting event in Sonoma County, the annual Winter Wineland. Now in its 21st year, the event has grown to 190 wineries this year, members of the Wine Road...
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Flu Myths vs. Flu Facts
The flu vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and your family. However, misconceptions about vaccination persist. Here are 7 common myths about vaccination. Flu Myth #1 A Flu Shot Causes the...
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Sonoma County Dems Elect Officers for 2013-16
Newly elected members of the Sonoma County Democratic Party’s Central Committee were sworn into office on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the committee’s first meeting of the 2013-2016 term. Judge Jamie...
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Which Matchup Do You Want in the Super Bowl?
Sunday's playoff games will determine which two teams face each other in the Super Bowl—a question of vital interest to 49ers fans. The 49ers face off against the Atlanta Falcons, 12 p.m., PST, in the...
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What Are Crop Circles?
I recently saw some amazing photographs of colossal geometric patterns created in the snow by British artist Simon Beck. Beck meticulously pounds the white, fluffy alpine ice for days, with his...
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Alert: New Gift Card Scam Gives Your Gift Money to Thieves
Look carefully at those gift cards that are lining store shelves, especially at the impulse-buy racks toward the checkout stands. Someone has been tampering with them in the Bay Area, in a new scheme...
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Cal Watch to Hold Forum on Sonoma Developmental Center
California Watch, an investigative reporting group, will hold a public forum in Sonoma on Sonoma Developmental Center's reported assaults and lapses in police oversight. On Dec. 12, the state...
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Playoff Party Palooza
With NFL playoff season in full swing, it's the perfect opportunity to break out the dip and invite over a few friends to watch the game. We want to know: how are you making the playoffs fun? Do your...
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