Healdsburg Tribune June 6 2024

Healdsburg Tribune

Healdsburg Tribune

JUNE 3 DISCUSSION

CONVINCED AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMEMBER TO BACK BALLOT OPTION

By Chris Herrod

These views were prepared independently for the benefit of Councilmember Chris Herrod’s newsletter subscribers and may not necessarily reflect the views of other councilmembers.

The Growth Management Ordinance, the GMO, was adopted with good intentions. I voted for it myself, thinking it would safeguard “measured growth” and would protect our town from sprawl (in a 2000 citywide election).

It might have done those things, but the unintended negative impacts are clear. We haven’t built a single multi-family rental (over 5 units) in the 24 years since voters adopted Healdsburg’s GMO. This failure has contributed partially to wildly escalating rents and home prices—and has certainly contributed to dwindling options for Healdsburg’s working-class majority.

Opening the GMO has long been suggested as a way to give housing developers the options needed to engineer financing. On the other hand, by excluding expensive single-family dwellings and by installing proper zoning rules and size limits, the City keeps the focus squarely on workforce housing as opposed to more luxury housing. We need feasibility and commitment from both sides of the equation to reach our goals.

At our June 3rd meeting the Council solidified a path that encourages workforce housing in specific areas, while maintaining the GMO throughout the neighborhoods, Plaza area and ridgeline.

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FOCUS TURNS TO GROUNDFLOOR CAFE, SECOND STORY AS EVENT SPACE

By Simone Wilson

The fanciest vegan finedining restaurant in the Bay Area, located right here in Healdsburg, will shut down just shy of its first birthday.

The restaurant is called Second Story. It opened last July on, yes, the second story of Little Saint—that 10,000-square-foot emporium on North Street for experimental vegan food, “slow wine,” cocktails, coffee, art, live music and other events, both public and private.

In particular, in the two years since Little Saint

opened, its intimate upstairs concert space—which occupies the same physical area as the Second Story restaurant—has grown into quite the buzzy local music venue, where top acts like Boygenius and Jenny Lewis play to sold-out crowds.

“Our team recognized that we couldn’t sustain a high level of performance in each of our upstairs experiences simultaneously,” said Little Saint’s spokesperson, Sara Beckstead.

Little Saint leadership elaborated in a statement: “Behind the scenes, our team does a weekly ‘dance’ upstairs to transition from a community event to live music to the restaurant and onto a private party. While we love the dynamic use of our space, we want to focus our team’s energies on further building our community.”

Little Saint also hosts

regular community events like farmer-led singalongs for kids; yoga sessions; author and winemaker talks; and a series of cocktail-making classes under the tagline “Your Drink Is Trash,” utilizing leftover farm-to-table ingredients from the vegan cafe operation.

Second Story’s last day of service will be next Friday, June 14. Little Saint launched the restaurant last summer, with a 12-course experience costing $120, to big hype about the chef at the helm: Stu Stalker from Copenhagen’s Michelin three-starred Noma restaurant.

In their closing statement this week, Second Story’s founders called it “an incredible year” during which they’ve been able to “open hearts and minds to what’s possible with plantbased cuisine.”

GIVING ALL KIDS A CHANCE TO PLAY

INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS A GROWING TREND IN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS

By Christian Kallen

Healdsburg’s parks are getting more attention as summer approaches. But all the noise over the recent opening of the Fitch Mountain Open Space should not overshadow the value of the city’s parks system, especially the small neighborhood parks

Chef Stalker and his culinary team will remain on staff, according to spokesperson Beckstead. She stressed that Little Saint owners Laurie and Jeff Ubben are simply phasing out one aspect of their multifaceted operation and doubling down on events. She also said they’ll be “infusing some of the experiences and energy” from Second Story into the more casual ground-floor cafe and lounge.

“While you won’t see specific dishes from the Second Story restaurant in our cafe and lounge,” she said, “you can expect a more regularly evolving menu with fresh influences.”

Little Saint’s predecessor in the giant, hangar-like building at 25 North St. was a similar concept called SHED. The previous owners, Doug Lipton and Cindy

within walking distance of most in-town residents.

Many families returning to these neighborhood parks are finding a new element on the swing set—a green adaptive swing, with a sturdy molded seat and a drop-down harness, that gives disabled children the opportunity to swing like other kids.

At Giorgi Park, the bulked-out green swing hangs from a tripod structure with three other regular swings, but they all provide one of the quintessential play activities that kids enjoy: a gentle ride back and forth, propelled by a supportive parent or the child’s own weight, ever higher into the realm of imagination.

Emily Peterson brought her 5-year-old daughter, Aisley, to Giorgi Park in a stroller to try the new swing. They live almost a mile away near Badger Park, which doesn’t have a

Daniels, closed SHED after five years due to what they called “a tough retail year following the 2017 Sonoma County fires.”

This week, when news broke about Second Story, Beckstead said certain headlines caused some customers to think the entire Little Saint operation was shutting down. “That’s tough for a business,” she said. “We’re here. We’re not going anywhere. We’re only investing further into the community.”

Beginning June 17, the cafe and lounge at Little Saint will expand its opening hours to seven days a week—from 8am to 9pm on Sunday through Wednesday, and 8am to 10pm on Thursday through Saturday. The event schedule can be found at littlesainthealdsburg.com/happenings.

swing that Aisley can enjoy. Once placed in the swing at Giorgi, though, Aisley clearly enjoyed the rhythmic movement, her mother’s attention and the proximity of other children. Aisley has Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS), a genetic birth condition that leads to delayed physical development. Though she’s five years old, she’s quite small and nonverbal, with the condition’s distinctive facial appearance—but she can communicate enjoyment, or displeasure, when she feels it. And she loves the swing. The swings were installed at Giorgi, Gibbs and the new Barbieri Brothers city parks last year. The manufacturer, Miracle Recreation of Monett, Missouri, promises users “a high-flying ride while helping them coordinate head and eye

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Photo by Emma K Creative

POUR Laurel Livezey, head sommelier and wine program manager, pours wine for guests at The Second Story. The upstairs restaurant’s program has been discontinued; the space will be used for events.

Photo by Emily Peterson

GOINGS ON IN THE ’BURG

GOINGS ON AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK & NEXT

FoHL Book Sale

Even though the library discourages donations with the remodel coming up, Friends of the Healdsburg Library has managed to collect another batch of great books, CDs, DVDs and more for sale to the Healdsburg public this weekend.

Thursday and Friday, June 6-7, from 10am to 5:30pm; Saturday 10am to 3pm. In the meeting room at 139 Piper St. Country on the Green Windsor’s Summer Nights on the Green goes “young country” with Dustin Saylor, on Thursday, June 6.

Farmers’ Market 5pm, music 6-8pm.

City Offices

Closed Bi-weekly closure of the City Hall and Community Development Center all day Friday, June 7.

Cloverdale Friday Con Brio brings it to Cloverdale for Friday Night Live on June 7. Street fair starts at 6pm, music from 7-9pm, at the Cloverdale Plaza.

BloodRoot

Ramble

Return of the downtown winery’s indie-rock festival, starting with a welcome reception and performance Friday, June 7, with the Coffis Brothers. It builds to Saturday’s big show at the Community Center playing field (1557 Healdsburg Ave.), featuring Lord Huron,

Andrew Bird, Cautious Clay, the Nude Party and Spike Sikes, noon to 8pm. Information and tickets at bloodrootramble.com.

Furthermore … There’s music most weekend nights at Furthermore Wines in Healdsburg, from singersongwriter Adam Lieb on Thursday, June 6; Chris Amerberg-Jeremy Lieber on Friday; and the Chip Boaz Trio on Sunday. Starts at 5pm, no cover, 328A Healdsburg Ave. furthermorewines.com.

Noche de Amor

A benefit for the Health Care Foundation will take place at Bacchus Landing on Saturday, June 8, starting at 6pm. Supporters, grantees and other stakeholders will attend in a celebration of this diverse and vibrant community. 14210 Bacchus Landing Way,

details at healthcarefoundation.net/events/ noche-de-amor-2024.

Coyote Den

The Mill Street venue has scaled back its live bands this week, but Thursday Karaoke and Wednesday Trivia Night continue on the calendar. Sonoma Shakers play on Saturday, June 8. Coyote Sonoma, 44F Mill St., coyotesonoma.com.

Elephant Music

Reggae hip-hop band Pazifico plays on Friday, June 7, starting at 8pm, with fusion band Hella Mendocino on Saturday, at Elephant in the Room. Music starts at 8pm, cover usually $10. The Elephant is at 177 Healdsburg Ave., Elephantintheroompub.com.

Farmers’ Market

The Saturday Healdsburg Farmers’ Market

gets underway in the West Plaza parking lot this Saturday, June 8, from 8:30am to noon.

Piano-Bass-Drums

Susan Sutton Trio brings a mix of originals and standards to Hotel Healdsburg’s Spirit Bar on Saturday, June 8. She will be accompanied by Joel Kruzic and Kevin Dillon, from 6-9pm. No cover, partial Dry Creek Kitchen menu available. 25 Matheson St. Sunday at the Plaza Healdsburg’s lesser cousin Sunday in the Plaza series continues on June 9 as Drew Harrison plays from the Beatles songbook on the Gazebo stage, from 1-3pm.

Piano Monologue

Former USSR resident Inna Faliks brings a piano concert program,

Polonaise-Fantaisia the Story of a Pianist , described as a hybrid of a piano recital and an autobiographical monologue, to The 222 stage (222 Healdsburg Ave.) on Saturday, June 8. Interview at 7pm, performance beginning at 7:30pm. Tickets $35-$75 at www. the222.org.

Pipe-Organ Concert Sunday, June 9 is the final concert in the 2023-24 pipe-organ concert series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Music Director Paul Blanchard will be joined by members of the Redwood Empire Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to play an hour-long concert of classical music. Admission to the 5pm concert is free, and the public is welcome to attend.

Mozart’s

Keyboard

Daniel Adam Maltz demonstrates the technical and emotional range of the fortepiano, on Sunday, June 9, at 2pm at the Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St. Tickets from $35 VIP, $25 general, $10 student (plus ticket fees) online at raventheater.org or at the door if available.

Plaza Tuesday Casual Country is the name of the group that will play from the Gazebo stage for Tuesday in the Plaza on June 11, following the Tuesday morning Farmers’ Market (9am to 12:30pm) on Plaza and Center streets.

Second Story

Multi-instrumentalist

Kahil El’Zabar and tenor saxophonist David Murray bring their alliance to the Second Story stage on Thursday, June 13. Upstairs at Little Saint, 25 North St., www.littlesainthealdsburg.com. Post events on the Tribune’s online calendar at healdsburgtribune.com/ calendar and send special announcements to editor@ healdsburgtribune.com.

Photo by Clark Hodgin

STAGE DRESS The band Nude Party plays at the BloodRoot Ramble on Saturday, June 8, on the bill with Lord Huron, Andrew Bird and others. The Ramble will be held at the Healdsburg Community Center field, from noon to 8pm.

MUSEUM

Weekly History Talks for Plaza Visitors

TRAVEL THROUGH TIME WITH MUSEUM DOCENTS ON SATURDAYS AT GAZEBO

Staff Report

For the second year in a row, the docents of the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society make history come alive in the Healdsburg Plaza, on successive Saturdays until Aug. 31.

“The Healdsburg Museum may be closed until late July to install a new exhibit, but you can get your Healdsburg history fix Saturday mornings on the Gazebo in the Plaza at the History Talks program hosted by museum docents,” said Joanne Taeuffer.

Taeuffer pointed out that she and other docents of the library bring the museum’s wealth of documentation and knowledge to the public through the weekly programs in the Plaza. And this year they’ll do it from the Gazebo stage, offering seating in the shade for the Healdsburg-curious visitor or local—and a shadowed venue for slideshows to illustrate the talks.

Each Saturday morning at 10am the history of the town, from Pomo village to today’s “Destination Healdsburg,” will be traced in a half-hour talk, with time for questions. Then, until 11:30am, a

particular docent shares her or his favorite aspect of Healdsburg history, “digging deeper into a different topic every week” in Taeuffer’s words.

This coming Saturday, June 8, Taeuffer and fellow docent Don Anderson will talk about architecture—telling the stories of some of the historic buildings in town.

Anderson will focus on older institutional and commercial buildings that have been adapted to new uses while retaining their architectural beauty. Among them is the 100-year-old Firmin Candelot Building, for 75 years a laundry, and in 2004 renovated by William Wheeler and Royce Meyerott into what is now the Rockpile Vineyards tasting room at 206 Healdsburg Ave. Taeuffer will talk about some of her favorite Healdsburg houses that represent styles popular between 1850 and 1935, several prime examples of which are popular destinations for history walking tours the museum offers.

One such example is the Swisher House, at the corner of Johnson and Lincoln, built in 1892. Its original occupants, Dr. J.R. Swisher and his family, gave way over time to a number of other owners and residents until the house became divided into five apartments. The three-story Queen Anne was returned to

its original purpose as a single-family residence by a Kansas City couple in recent years.

The Gazebo presentation should end by 11:30am, when the docents give direction and hints for a walking tour to the places they’ve discussed. There are about 30 docents for the museum, Taeuffer said; though they don’t have officers, she serves as the program chair.

“Each of the docents has a unique point of view, and many have deep roots in town and can share their remembrances of ‘old Healdsburg’ and their family stories from past generations,” she said.

Since the Plaza will be the scene of a Juneteenth celebration next Saturday, June 15, the history presentations begin again on June 22, with Steve Deas

and Fred Leoni discussing some of the signature buildings and businesses around the Plaza.

On June 29, local storytellers Jim Dreisback and Ted Calvert will recount some of the people and events of historic Healdsburg; on July 6, Jerry Haag and Meredith Dreisback will talk about life in Healdsburg on the “home front” when World War II raged.

Similar topics from these and other docents continue weekly through the summer. A full list can be found at www. healdsburgmuseum.org/ history-talks-in-the-plaza. The Healdsburg Museum is currently installing a new exhibit, as yet unnamed, about Fitch Mountain. It will reopen to the public in early August.

SWISHER HOUSE This exuberant three-story Queen Anne at 642 Johnson St. was built in 1894, and is said to be haunted by the spirit of Mrs. Swisher, its original proprietress.

Photo Courtesy of Healdsburg Museum

MUSIC

Classical Keyboards of Different Colors

MONOLOGUE WITH MUSIC, FORTEPIANO CONCERTS THIS WEEKEND

By Christian Kallen

With the Healdsburg Jazz Festival launching into its 26th season this month, and weekly party bands in the Plaza and mini-festivals in the parks kicking it up a notch for summer, the classical-music scene in Healdsburg remains surprisingly healthy. And, to judge by two very different programs taking place this weekend, diverse.

Gary McLaughlin is ticking off the classical musicians he’s lined up for the next year of The 222 calendar—from Paul Galbraith, “one of the greatest first-class guitarists in the world today,” to a tango night with a cellist and a bandion duo in the style of Astor Piazzola next February, “and the Telegraph Quartet which is one of my favorite groups …

in her Polonaise-Fantasie: The Story of a Pianist to be presented on The 222 stage on June 8. The stories are interspersed with performances of Rodion Shchedrin, J.S. Bach, Niccolò Paganini, Liszt, Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven, for a multidimensional portrait of the artist as a woman.

“This is actually the third time I’ve had her here,” said McLaughlin, the classical curator for The 222. “She does very unusual programs … it’s personal, but she’ll be performing quite a bit of major pieces that were critical pieces in her life throughout her life. So it’s a kind of a concert and literary event at the same time.”

Among the other “unusual” programs Faliks took part in at The 222 was last year’s combined reading-music performance with poet Ellen Bass. “I like doing those kinds of interdisciplinary things whenever I can to mix it up,” McLaughlin said.

still a concert violinist at 85, is an unapologetic fan of the venue. “Regardless of whether it’s 60 or 80 or a hundred [attendees], people seem to just really enjoy it,” he said. “With tears in their eyes and hollering ‘Bravo!’ and, you know, responding.”

Theater

Concerts

fortepiano played a strong supporting role in the 1984 film, Amadeus

While some people like the bistro atmosphere of The 222, others might prefer the more formal dynamic preserved at the Raven Performing Arts Theater. Though known for its Raven Players productions and more pop-oriented concerts like last month’s John Jorgensen Bluegrass Band or next month’s Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Raven continues to present classical music to its audiences as well.

“So I think that’s nine concerts, maybe 10 for me alone,” McLaughlin said. “And there’s seven other programmers, so you can imagine it’s going to be something pretty much every week, like any major performing arts center. Except it’s right here in Healdsburg.”

Bistro Club

But it takes more than artistic collage to get classical music fans to listen to live music. The 222 stage is a raised platform in the main arcade of the Paul Mahder Gallery, which is filled with bistro tables and comfortable folding chairs for the concerts. Little chocolates sit in a dish on each candlelit table; wine is available by the glass. It’s cozy, not crowded.

Take this Saturday night for instance. Inna Faliks, a Ukrainian-American classically trained pianist, returns to town with another unusual program. She presents a monologue with music, stories from her life woven into performances, such as the flight from Odessa to Chicago when she was 10 and her Chicago Symphony premiere at the age of 15.

All of which and more, including the whimsy of romance, is memorialized

The performers stand close enough to the audience that they can often be heard without a microphone, and audience interaction is a very real result.

“The artists always seem to really respond,” McLaughlin said. “They just are at their best in that kind of informal setting. It’s not a high stage; they’re just slightly above the level of the audience. They can talk to them.”

Mclaughlin, himself

Sunday afternoon marks the return of Daniel Adam Maltz, an intelligent and articulate young musician who has made it his mission to explain and extol the fortepiano. Sometimes called the pianoforte, the instrument Maltz plays is a true fortepiano, an instrument made before 1830, or a copy thereof.

The modern piano is a descendant of this instrument, but there’s a world of difference between the two instruments. As Maltz has said, “The instruments today are built with very different things in mind. They are bigger, heavier and louder.”

Additionally, the forteepiano’s natural keys are black and the accidentals white, an exact inverse of today’s more familiar piano keyboard. The

“It’s made almost entirely of wood and doesn’t have a cast-iron frame like today’s pianos,” Maltz said. “This makes it much lighter, at about 95 kg or 210 pounds, which is four or five times lighter than modern concert Steinways. I’m always amused during the scene in Amadeus when men run Mozart’s fortepiano to a concert.” His own instrument, Maltz said, is a modern copy of an Anton Walter (1752-1826) fortepiano made by Paul McNulty. “Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven would recognize this type of instrument,” Maltz said. McNulty’s workshop is in the Czech Republic, in the village of Divisov, which looks like a slice of the 18th century (see fortepiano.eu).

Though barely 30 years of age, Maltz is seemingly an ambassador from another time, playing the music of classical composers for the instrument they very often wrote it for: the fortepiano. Sunday’s concert will include Mozart’s Rondo in A Minor and Sonata in F Major; Haydn’s Sonata in A Major and Sonata in D Major, and Beethoven’s Andante favori.

Maltz prefers to play in small halls, and found the Raven to his liking in the past. The fortepiano is not amplified; it produces the kind of music that tickles the smaller sensory synapses. Attention must be paid.

See ‘Healdsburg Happenings,’ page 2, for event details.

FORTEPIANO Daniel Adam Maltz plays his replica fortepiano in concert at the Raven Theater on June 9. The music is performed on the instrument for which Mozart, Hayden and Beethoven composed.

Photo Courtesy of Daniel Maltz

BED OF NOTES Pianist Inna Faliks, who fled Ukraine at the age of 10, will perform an autobiographical presentation based on her life and music, at The 222 on June 8.

Photo Courtesy of Innafaliks.com

Packers Line Up for New Season

By Caleb Knudsen

Soon the crack of the bat will resound again over the newly replanted surface of the baseball diamond at Rec Park, as the Healdsburg Prune Packers wade into their 103rd year of local, quality, prolevel baseball.

The Prune Packers, under coach Joey Gomes for the past 11 years, have accumulated a remarkable record, winning

their California Collegiate League’s championship the last three years running. They were so successful, in fact, that they took the ball and started their own league, the Pacific Empire League.

Among the teams who joined the new league are two other refugees from the CCL—Solano and Lincoln—and a couple of baseball teams in the northernmost part of the state, even into Oregon.

“The Pacific Empire League checks all the boxes as a topnotch

collegiate baseball league, featuring historic teams with devoted fan bases, and strong ties to college coaches and scouts,” Gomes said. “Our integrated tech further enhances player exposure and development.”

That means cameras track the players to gauge pitch speed, velocity of hits, baserunning and all sorts of other metrics that give today’s baseball players a statistical profile.

Participating teams in the new league include the northmost, the Medford

(Oregon) Rogues and, from that same direction, the Humboldt Crabs; the Lincoln Potters, the Solano Mudcats, the West Coast Kings and the Prune Packers round out the Pacific Empire League.

Like the Packers, the Lincoln Potters and Solano Mudcats are former members of the CCL. Most of the teams sticking with the CCL are in Southern California.

Among the players returning to Healdsburg for this year’s Pack are: Tyler Stasiowski and

Robert Aivazian (both of University of California, Berkeley), Blake McDonald (Arizona State), Hideki Prather (Clemson University), Damien Bravo (Texas Tech) and Will Hodo (University of Alabama). “This summer’s roster is the best we’ve had,” Gomes said. “Along with longstanding relationships with D1 programs, MLB certified agents and MLB scouts reached out to help assemble this roster. It’s a good thing because the new league is more competitive.”

Opening night took place this Wednesday, June 5, against the San Francisco Seals. Mayor David Hagele threw out the first pitch, and there may be no bigger fan in town than David Hagele.

For the third year in a row, he and his family are playing host to a visiting Packer, this time a shortstop from the Oregon Ducks, Maddox Molony.

“I saw firsthand the inspiring impact having Division 1 players in our community for the summer has on Healdsburg kids,” he said. “From the Little Leaguers watching national talent play here night after night, to our 11- and 13-year-old kids learning about college traditions and talking about colleges they eventually want to apply to.”

“I know our family is really excited for another Healdsburg Prune Packer season at the ballpark,” Hagele said.

Gomes is proud of the team’s continued success, and proud also of the support the community provides. “It’s safe to say Prune Packers are a bright spot for Sonoma County fun in the summer. The team has been twice recognized as the best place to bring kids!” he said. He added that the team has seen a surge in “local nonprofits wanting to team up with the Prune Packers, which is amazing.” He admitted to one special goal for this year’s Packers: “[They’re] laser-focused on a fourth championship!” Further information at www.prunepackers.org/ schedule.

Sixteen home games are scheduled at Rec Park between opening night, June 5, against the San Francisco Seals, and the June 23 meeting against the Humboldt Crabs. In fact, the week of June 16-22 has no fewer than six games in seven days. A total of 32 games will be played at Rec Park through the season’s end, on July 28—plus whatever championship series results. Most games start at 6pm, though Sunday games have first pitch at 12:30pm and occasional midweek games have a “matinee” time of 3pm. Baseball fans are advised to keep an eye on the schedule for special offers and opportunities—like ’80s Night on Friday, June 7; Hawaiian Shirt Night a week later on June 15; and a Prune Fest on National Prune Day, June 15.

All League Selections for Spring Sports

GREYHOUNDS ALSO ON GOLF, TENNIS, BADMINTON LISTS

By Caleb Knudsen

Last week’s announcement of All League rosters in baseball and softball, which produced nine local players getting wider recognition, begs the reminder that there’s more than just bats-andballs to prep sports in the springtime. After waiting for all of the post-season playoffs to conclude, the NBLRedwood commissioners finally released the lists of All League selections in all sports—badminton, tennis and golf, as well as baseball and softball. Joe Ellwood, the

commissioner of the North Bay League, provided the full rosters of all high school sports this week— including sports that are not played in Healdsburg, such as boys volleyball. Of the 10 names on the North Bay League, Redwood division all-league list for boys golf, two Healdsburg boys made the first team, and one the second team. First team names included junior Graham Highfield and sophomore Beckett Little, while Evan Barnes, a freshman, made the second team. In boys tennis, championship teams from Cardinal Newman and Maria Carrillo dominated the choices, though Healdsburg’s Brandon Hausman and Niles Cobb, both sophomores, were named

was named to the NBL All-League

to the second team doubles list.

The NBL All League badminton team included 11th-grader Andy Duran, of Healdsburg, among the top five boys singles, and sophomores Kathleen Casero and Caitlyn Parker among the top girls singles players. The team of Kathleen Casero and Estrella Santiago was picked as one of girls doubles awardees, and Andy Duran and Caitlyn Parker were tabbed in the mixed

doubles category. Already noted were All League selections in baseball for Wyatt Dugan and Tyler Swanson, Xander Harms and Isaiah Robles. Alex Mauro-Manos was picked in the exclusive Best Pitcher category. Softball picks include Claire Berry, Ashley Jenkins, Celia Vallatton and Izzy Osborn. Congratulations are due to all of these individuals and the many student-athletes at Healdsburg High who compete.

Photo by Michael Lucid

DOUBLES Healdsburg’s No. 1 doubles team, consisting of Brandon Housman (at back, left) and Niles Cobb,

tennis team for their play this year.

Photo by Christian Kallen

PREGAME The 2023 version of the Healdsburg Prune Packers stands for the National Anthem on opening day in June 2023. This year’s team will take the field at Rec Park 17 times in the month of June.

Photo, by Christian Kallen

CONCENTRATION Kathleen Casero is an NBL AllLeague volleyball selection this year in both singles and doubles categories.

Photo by Christian Kalle

RETURN Healdsburg badminton player Andy Duran, foreground, was named to the NBL All-League badminton team for his singles and doubles play.

Growth Management Ordinance

We have finalized a ballot measure for Healdsburg’s voters that encourages housing that is best suited to Healdsburg’s workers: near the city center, close to transportation and jobs, and where higher density units make the most sense, both cosmetically and economically (and in accord with our climate goals). We will vote on whether to adopt the ballot language at our next meeting on June 17.

Coming to the Ballot

Under our proposal, the GMO would remain intact in our neighborhoods, around the Plaza and in much of the surrounding downtown areas—protecting retail properties and the character of our iconic downtown. Zoning changes and the

development agreement process will add additional layers of protection against “runaway” luxury development.

The GMO would only be lifted along Healdsburg Ave. (north of North St., south of March Ave.), around the new train station area, and south of the bridge (which has no amenities such as water and sewer, and is not presently zoned for housing).

The ballot measure is simple, uncomplicated, and focused—with no worrisome small print or hidden agendas …

The proposed GMO modification, in addition to creating real opportunities here and now, is the best way to prepare us for when conditions become more favorable for housing development in the future. We can not be caught empty-handed

Inclusive Playgrounds

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movements, stay upright against gravity, develop balance equilibrium and coordinate actions on the right and left sides of the body.”

The difference is that the green adaptive swing is contoured to the body, designed for kids with physical or emotional needs for support, and has a three-point harness to safely secure the child.

“Using an inclusive swing seat helps kids stay upright against gravity, allowing them to develop stronger balance, equilibrium and coordination,” according to Miracle Recreation.

Private Initiative

The three new swings installed in local parks so far were sparked by a donation from a reader-supported fund established by Weeklys publisher Dan Pulcrano, who purchased the Healdsburg Tribune in March 2022.

A self-described “park nerd,” and the founding president of the San Jose Parks Foundation, Pulcrano was inspired by the work done by Julie Matsushima, who spearheaded a

$6.5 million drive to build perhaps the most accessible playground in Northern California, Rotary PlayGarden.

Though accessible playgrounds have since sprouted up in Novato and Cotati among other locations, Pulcrano recognized that Healdsburg was, at least at the time, “truly underplaygrounded.” So he offered to help underwrite some adaptive swings, and Healdsburg’s Noon Rotary Club doubled his offer from their foundation account, providing the city with $8,000 worth of new equipment.

“Dan was terrific,” said Graham Freeman of the Rotary. “Just the fact that he’d done something similar in San Jose. It was his brainchild to say, ‘If we’ve got them there, why don’t we have them in Healdsburg?’ The irony is that we’d never thought about it; I don’t think anyone had really thought about it until he came up with the idea.”

Freeman said there was no trouble getting the Rotary to match the grant.

“When we talked to the board about the program,

(stifled by the GMO) when real opportunities to develop workforce housing present themselves.

Previous Efforts

There’s sometimes a claim that “other housing solutions” have been ignored, but most of the examples given have already failed (Measure P in 2018 and Measure H in 2020). Some are not legally possible (local preference for ownership).

Finally, some would provide a negligible impact, especially with regard to much-needed ownership opportunities.

For example, we want ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) but there’s no way that their development can keep up with our needs, especially the way that multi-unit apartments can. It’s a tiny part of the solution …

everyone was very much supportive of getting this done,” he said. “And as it turns out, from what I understand, they’re getting plenty of use in the community now.”

Pulcrano offered equal praise for Freeman. “We needed a champion to make sure it got done,” he said. “It sounds easy to buy and clip on a few swings, but municipal projects are never simple. Graham and the club members patiently stayed the course, working with Community Services officials to complete the project.”

Accessible Playgrounds

However, some of the local parents say that despite the three swings, Healdsburg’s parks are a long way from being accessible to children with disabilities. Specifically, there is no wheelchairaccessible path to the swing itself—the swing dangles over what most call “bark,” though City Parks Director Jaime Licea points out it’s American Society for Testing Materials ASTMF1292, approved for playground surfaces within the use zone of playground equipment.

Licea said, “Community

Making Progress

Some see growth management as a progressive tool to help curtail the excesses of developers who are out of tune with our town’s values. But sadly, the results of our current GMO are miles from “progressive.”

As City Manager Kay said during the June 3 meeting, most communities have already eschewed GMO type ordinances— facing legal challenges and questions about equity. We are among the final hold-outs.

We’ve already started by maintaining requirements in ballot measure language being developed that exclude expensive single-family dwellings. We are allowing only multi-family apartments to be built where the GMO is removed, and by keeping the GMO intact in the area adjacent to the plaza where property values are highest.

The Council is committed to providing essential guardrails to development,

Services has been actively prioritizing accessibility in its parks, as demonstrated by the comprehensive Accessibility Evaluation conducted in 2017.”

The most recent results of that prioritizing can be seen at Villa Dog Park and the Fitch Mountain Public Access Improvements, “both executed with accessibility in mind.”

ADA pathways do improve access to the dog park and an overlook of the bridge over the creek that marks the beginning of the Fitch Mountain trail to the summit. “These projects reflect our dedication to creating inclusive spaces for the community,” Licea said.

By comparison, the newly opened Pioneer Park in Novato is replete with play structures “thoughtfully designed with adaptive play elements, including ramps and platforms for individuals with mobility limitations, rubberized play surfacing, umbrellas and benches, and a number of new adaptive structures such as swing sets and a sensory wave Rock n Raft,” according to the City’s description of the inauguration.

At a lesser scale, Kotate Park in Cotati on LaSalle

with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on MAY 28, 2024. (Publication Dates June 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune).

of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202401765 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. STUMP N GRIND, 1256 MARK WEST SPRINGS RD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): PIVOT CONTRACTING INC, 1256 MARK WEST SPRINGS RD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: BRIAN WHITE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202401707 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BROWS & BEAUTY, 248 W. NAPA STREET STE B, SONOMA, CA 95476, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: 1160 MEADOW LN APT 58, CONCORD, CA 94520: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SANGITA PRASAIN, 1160 MEADOW LN APT 58, CONCORD, CA 94520. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 05/21/2024. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: SANGITA PRASAIN, OWNER. This

statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on MAY 21, 2024. (Publication Dates June 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202401692 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. CRU ESTATES, 809 SECOND STREET, SANTA ROSA, CA 95402, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): VICE PROPERTIES, INC., 809 SECOND STREET, SANTA ROSA, CA 95402. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: RYAN VICE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of

Celebrate a life well lived

and to ensuring that the City remains laserfocused on the challenges of encouraging workforce housing specifically. … But these improvements will be meaningless without shouldering the risks (and real opportunities) that a modified GMO presents to us. This must come first, this November, during the

Avenue has adaptive features, and even the Town Green Park in Windsor has a ground-level carousel so there’s no need to climb onto it. That addresses one of many parents’ primary dissatisfactions—accessibility onto the play structure itself.

“I think that’s what we have heard from disability advocates, is that the overall design of our playgrounds is really difficult for families and children with disabilities,” said Councilmember Ariel Kelley. As mayor in 2023, she worked closely with Freeman, Pulcrano and Licea in the process of bringing the adaptive swings to Healdsburg.

Design Development

Just last month, the City Council was updated on the planning process for two major park development projects—Badger Park, with an estimated redevelopment budget of $13.47 million (much of it focused on opening the park to improved river access); and a full development budget of $32.6 million for the new Saggio Hills park on the northern edge of the city.

Since funding for these two parks is falling short of the goals, City staff recommended that the council establish priorities for each project, so design and planning can begin on a master plan instead of tackling the goals piecemeal, one at a time.

“We really need to look at the overall design of the playgrounds, not just an element-by-element basis,” said Kelley in response. “‘Inclusive playgrounds’ is an entire body of work that’s happening across the country to make playgrounds more accessible to kids with a variety of physical limitations.” Since public involvement is invited during this stage of the planning process, advocates of inclusive playgrounds and elements say the time to speak up is now.

“I truly hope that as we spend millions of dollars renovating these future playgrounds, that we do it in a way that is inclusive for kids with all abilities,” Kelley said.

Common Ground Society is a local organization connecting families who have children with varying diagnoses. www. commongroundsocity.org.

Sonoma County on MAY 20, 2024. (Publication Dates June 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202401496 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SONITROL OF MARIN/SONOMA, 2. SONITROL OF MARIN & SONOMA COUNTIES, 250 EXECUTIVE PARK BLVD #4500, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 9198, FRESNO, CA 93791: Is hereby

current election cycle. After years of informed input and public discussion, the time has come to act.

Chris Herrod has lived in Healdsburg for most of his life, and was elected to the Healdsburg City Council in 2022. The complete text of this message can be found online at tinyurl. com/2efytzf3.

LOUD PARTIES, FAST DRIVERS, STOLEN PURSES AND MORE GRAFFITI

Monday, May 20

• 9:34am Graffiti was reported on Dry Creek Road behind Big John’s Market near the railroad tracks.

10:22am Grand theft of a welder worth approximately $10,000 occurred on North Street.

The Reporting Party (RP) was the victim’s son. The RP believed an employee of his father who was recently let go was responsible. A report was taken and the suspect’s vehicle was entered into the Flock license plate reader system.

• 10:48am A man was yelling obscenities and threats in the West Plaza Parking Lot. The man left the parking lot in a vehicle. The incident was logged for information purposes.

• 11:38am Graffiti was reported at Double O Mini Storage on Adeline Way near Exchange Avenue.

• 5:24pm Reckless driving was reported near Rotten Robbie on Healdsburg Avenue. The driver was swerving, cutting off other vehicles and giving other drivers the middle finger. Officers responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.

• 5:48pm Reckless driving was reported near Wine Country Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue. A car with the hazards on was driving very slowly and swerving. Officers responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.

6:00pm A broken-down vehicle was parked in a handicap spot at Goodwill Industries on Healdsburg Avenue. An officer cited and released a 42-yearold (YO) woman on an

outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding failure to appear in court, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and theft or misappropriation of lost property.

8:14pm The RP’s exboyfriend went to the RP’s house on Healdsburg Avenue and banged on the door while yelling.

Earlier in the day, he had gone to the RP’s place of employment to find the RP. He may have had a dagger in his car, but left before police arrived. Officers responded, took a report and issued a protective order.

Tuesday, May 21

• 11:36am Graffiti was reported on the fence between the Seghesio Family Vineyards on Grove Street and McIntyre Tile.

2:35pm The RP stated a former friend showed up at an appointment at First Nails on Vine Street and threatened her. The subject also showed up at the RP’s school earlier in the week looking for the RP. An officer contacted all involved parties and gave advice.

3:09pm A vehicle was stopped on Presidential Circle because the driver was identified as someone with a suspended license from driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).

A 21-YO man was cited and released for driving with a license suspended for DUI.

• 6:04pm The RP on Healdsburg Avenue indicated a tire on her vehicle was slashed on May 20. An officer responded and took a report.

11:43pm A vehicle was stopped near Carl’s Jr. on Vine Street for having a tail light out. A 24-YO man was cited and released on an outstanding warrant regarding DUI, possession of methamphetamine and driving without a license.

Wednesday, May 22

10:12am Reckless driving was reported on Highland Circle. The RP indicated that “every couple weeks” a teenage neighbor invited several guests to his house who drove at excessive speeds throughout the neighborhood. The information was logged, and the RP was told to call back next time it occurred.

12:45pm A vehicle was stopped on Alexander Valley Road for violating vehicle registration rules.

A 50-YO man was cited and released for violating probation, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• 1:33pm The RP on College Street spoke with an officer regarding several domestic violence incidents that occurred throughout the past year.

A report was taken.

2:23pm A 44-YO man on North Street was located regarding a previous incident. He was arrested and brought to county jail for burglary and grand theft.

2:50pm A probation officer identified a 49-YO man driving near Rotten Robbie on Healdsburg Avenue. The man was cited for violating probation and driving with a license suspended for DUI. A friend took the man home.

7:50pm A vehicle was stopped near Healdsburg Gas Mart on Healdsburg Avenue for a tail-light violation and displaying an altered license plate. A 51-YO man was cited and released for driving with a license suspended for DUI and violating probation.

9:04pm The RP indicated that approximately six credit cards were stolen out of her wallet while she had dinner outside at Willi’s Seafood and Raw Bar on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP stated that her purse was hanging on the back of her chair when someone took her wallet out of

her purse, removed the credit cards and put the wallet back. The RP soon after received fraud alerts regarding her credit cards.

An officer responded and took a report.

Thursday, May 23

• 7:26am The RP’s vehicle on Crofton Court was entered the previous night. The garage door opener was stolen along with a small coin purse containing money. The RP said the suspect also opened her garage door and left it open.

7:42am (This incident is separate from the 7:26am incident detailed above involving different victims).

The RP indicated that someone entered the RP’s vehicle on Crofton Court and stole a laptop valued at $1,500 belonging to the RP’s wife. The suspect took the garage door opener, opened the garage door and left it open. The RP was not sure if anything was taken from the garage.

An officer responded and took a report.

• 9:53am The lock to the RP’s trailer was damaged at the Russian River Covered RV Storage on Healdsburg Avenue. The inside of the trailer appeared to be untouched. The suspect possibly accessed the property through the back fence, which was damaged. The situation was documented.

Another call at 10am reported similar damages.

An officer responded and took a report.

• 11:22am The RP at Regina Plumbing on Moore Lane received a letter from a collection agency regarding an account the RP never opened.

An officer responded and took a report regarding the fraud.

• 1:33pm The RP indicated that a male driver on Matheson Street at Greens Drive passed over the double yellow lines to pass the RP, slammed on his brakes in front of the

RP and then gave her the middle finger. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.

1:46pm A truck was reportedly swerving and speeding going northbound on Highway 101 near Dry Creek Road. An officer responded, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located. The situation was transferred to the California Highway Patrol.

2:19pm Graffiti was reported at Railroad Park on Front Street.

5:47pm People were arguing with the RP on Fitch Street at Tucker Street about getting into the fair. The people refused to leave. A person attempted to go through the parade and scared one of the horses. The horse then hit a vehicle. When officers arrived at the scene, the horse and its owner were no longer there. The incident was documented for insurance purposes.

Saturday, May 25

• 4:15am The Flock license plate reader system aided officers in locating a suspect’s vehicle on Dry Creek Road at Grove Street. A 24-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for stalking and corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. An emergency protective order was served.

9:29am A purse was stolen from a Farmers’ Market booth in the West Plaza Parking Lot on Healdsburg Avenue. An officer responded and took a report.

9:51am A car window was damaged, likely during an attempted break-in while the vehicle was parked at Recreation Park on Piper Street. An officer responded and took a report.

11:19am The RP indicated that on May 24, a cordless framing gun and battery were taken from Healdsburg Lumber Company on Healdsburg Avenue. An officer responded and took a report.

Sunday, May 26

2:23am The RP believed she heard a shot fired near Pure Water Technology on University Street. Officers responded and checked the area.

12:43pm

• 11:10am Reckless driving by a motorcyclist was reported at Plaza Park on Healdsburg Avenue. The driver was reportedly on the walkway at Healdsburg Hotel before driving in the alley. The driver left and then returned. An officer responded, but the driver was gone on arrival and unable to be located.