Much is expected of the California voter. In any election year, we may be asked to dust off our labor-lawyer hats, brush up on oil and gas regulations, reacquaint ourselves with decades of tax policy or analyze infrastructure funding.
We may have to weigh the moral pros and cons of capital punishment, marriage equality or pig protection and—over and over again—oversee all things dialysis clinic.
This November, voters will decide the fate of 10 thorny policy proposals, including crime, health care, rent control and taxes. This year there were far more last-minute changes than usual.
Five measures were withdrawn by their proponents in deals with lawmakers, and another was kicked off the ballot by the state’s highest court. And Gov. Gavin Newsom scrapped a crime measure at the last minute.
But on the final day possible, legislators added two bond issues, one for climate action and another for school construction. The 2024 ballot will be more crowded than the 2022 ballot, which had seven measures, the fewest in more than a century.
After months of signature gathering, litigating and legislative wrangling, the final list of measures on the Nov. 5 ballot is set.
The Legislature directed the Secretary of State’s office to assign numbers to several, and the office set the others. (Reminder: Prop. 1 was Newsom’s mental health measure that narrowly passed in March.)
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FARM, VINEYARD WORKERS MAKE DEMANDS AMID EXTREME SUMMER CONDITIONS
By Simone Wilson
Santa Rosa-based farmworker advocacy group North Bay Jobs With Justice just held the largest demonstration in its near-decade of existence, right here in downtown Healdsburg. The fast-growing nonprofit—known locally for staging protests during the annual Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience each spring—this time brought together more than 600 farm and vineyard workers, and their supporters, to march through the streets of Healdsburg for two hours Sunday afternoon, halting traffic on the Memorial Bridge and other major thoroughfares.
“Esa es comunidad!
(This is community!),” organizer Aura Aguilar shouted into a mic while hundreds gathered on the
bridge that afternoon.
With signs, flyers and chants, workers demanded better pay from the local farms and wineries that employ them: $25 per hour, or $250 per ton of grapes picked.
They also called for “disaster pay” benefits, which would ensure that they earn extra for enduring extreme weather like triple-digit summer heat and natural disasters like wildfires—or, if it’s too dangerous to work, that they earn wages for lost hours.
Hot Work
Another of the march’s organizers, farmworker Anabel Garcia, said: “When it’s 100 degrees, you can’t work in those conditions. But when you can’t work, you don’t have enough money to make rent—to pay the bills, to get food on the table. And it’s not fair, because we know how much money the growers are making during the harvest—and they don’t pass that along to the workers.”
A handful of wineries in Sonoma and Napa counties offer disaster pay to their workers, but overall it’s a rarity in the industry, according to North Bay Jobs With Justice leaders. And they say many wineries still pay a standard wage of under $20 per hour.
“Healdsburg is kind of the center of wealth and opulence in Sonoma County,” said Davin Cardenas, director of organizing for the nonprofit. “It’s where many workers live and it’s where many workers work. So we thought it was a strategic moment and space to use.”
Sunday’s demonstration proved as loud and colorful as it was large: Marching from the Healdsburg Plaza to the roundabout to Memorial Bridge and back, driven forward by Latin music from three different bands in the crowd, protesters waved bright red, blue and yellow signs with messages like “Dignified Wages” and “Love Our Land Tenders.” Some signs were shaped like pineapples—a
COMMUNITY GARDEN HITS
A SNAG
HERITAGE OAK REMOVAL TAINTS FARM TO PANTRY PROJECT
By Christian Kallen
A joint community-county plan to allocate a third of an acre for a produce garden in Healdsburg got underway this spring, but not before it hit a snag: A tree that started growing in the 19th century had to be removed, disappointing residents who had hoped to save the heritage oak.
A four-man crew from Skyview Tree Experts showed up at 8am on
nod to the Flor de Piña dance from Oaxaca, homeland of many local workers.
Multiple overhead puppets and hats took the shape of an acorn woodpecker, official symbol of North Bay Jobs With Justice. Some participants wore neon vests and directed traffic; others handed flyers into car windows. Parents walked with children and carried babies in slings. Overall, they were a joyous bunch—smiling and laughing between impassioned calls for fair pay.
Boss Man
Another star of the show, a tall man dressed as an archetypal wine boss, or El Dueño, completed his costume with a jumbo dollarsign tie and oversized wine glass. L.M. Bogad, a Bay Area performance artist and professor at the University of California, Davis, played the character.
“Satire is part of the political process,” Cardenas said. “It’s a different way for more people to
Monday, July 29, to begin
participate, and for us to feel different emotions while we’re in the midst of a political moment.” By all accounts, Sunday’s march was a peaceful affair, with no reports of pushback from passerby or visible police presence. A few observers also noted a rigorous sense of order. Cardenas, head of organizing for North Bay Jobs With Justice, said he and fellow org leaders have worked for months to build out an internal hierarchy of dozens of sub-leaders to help recruit protesters and run the show.
“This was our goal since March, to reach this level of attendance and worker participation,” Cardenas said. “So this was the result of at least four or five months of organizing work.”
Now, as summer wears on, Cardenas said North Bay Jobs With Justice will focus on “supporting workers as they go into harvest, as they go into fire season—in an industry where wages are stagnant and the climate crisis is rampant.”
Garden Spot
The lot is being developed as a community garden, in conjunction with an alliance of several local organizations including Farm to Pantry, Farm to Fight Hunger and Jardin del Pueblo.
“At the beginning of the year, we discussed a collaboration between the County of Sonoma and District 4’s
work on taking down the old valley oak. A worker in a basket boom armed with a chainsaw lopped off increasingly thick branches from the top and sides. Finally the main trunk was cut into sections, and the root ball ground into chips and sawdust. The project took all day. When the trunk was exposed at ground level, a thriving hive of ants was revealed, the source of the damage that compelled Sonoma County, the property’s owner, to order the tree’s removal—after no fewer than four arborists weighed in on the viability of the enormous tree, on the county-owned lot at 310 Mason St., at the corner of Fitch. The tree itself, more than 50 feet tall and with a diameter of about 10 feet at breast height, easily qualified as a heritage oak, and fell under Sonoma County’s new Tree Ordinance. And since the 17,000-square-foot lot is a parcel of county property inside the city limits, the county bears responsibility for the tree’s fate. With the planned increase in human use of the lot, the county reluctantly decided it had to go. Despite its heritage tree status, “There isn’t a prohibition on cutting down trees when they pose a significant safety risk,” Williams said.
Photos by Rick Tang
SUNDAYS IN THE PLAZA West County resident Davida Sotelo Escobedo, head of communications for North Bay Jobs With Justice, speaks to a crowd of supporters and onlookers in the Healdsburg Plaza on Sunday afternoon, July 28.
Photo by Christian Kallen
GOINGS ON AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK & NEXT
First Thursday
Every other month on the first Thursday the Chamber of Commerce hosts a virtual 8am “Good Morning Healdsburg!” meeting to get caught up on business, commerce and events in town. Pre-register at healdsburg.com/ chamber-of-commerce.
Taylor & Trouble
The Funky Dozen brings, guess what, the funk to the Windsor Town Green on Thursday, Aug. 1. The night starts with the Farmers’ Market at 5pm, then the music hits from 6-8pm.
Blue-Eyed Soul
Alligator Records’ artist Eric Lindell shows off his songs and band to the Cloverdale crowd for this week’s Friday Night Live show, Aug. 2. Street fair 6pm, live music 7-9:30pm.
Unorthodox
An unusual trio, featuring vocals by Elaine Jennings plus trumpet and sax, performs at Furthermore on Friday, Aug. 2, from 5-8pm. Never a cover, always cool music and good wine at Furthermore Wines, 328A Healdsburg Ave.
Post-Scandal
Zach Smith, founder of the ’80s band Scandal, brings his California rock band Wundercat to town for a night of fun on Friday, Aug.
2. Opening set from Clay
HEALDSBURG HAPPENINGS
Bell. $20 cover, show starts at 8pm. Coyote Sonoma is at 44-F Mill St.
Zucchini Fest
The annual Zucchini Festival is Saturday, Aug. 3, at the regular Healdsburg Farmers’ Market in the West Plaza parking lot, from 8:30am to noon. Judging, races and prizes including gift certificates and Market Bucks for biggest and fastest squash.
Healdsburg
History
Healdsburg Museum holds free weekly history lectures and tours on Saturdays, starting from the Plaza stage. History overview at 10am, guided tour 10:30-11:30am changes weekly.
Collaboration
Local saxophone professor Bennett Friedman plays favorites from Dizzy, Coltrane, Chick, Herbie Hancock and more. With Tom Shader (bass) and Kendrick Freeman (drums). At Healdsburg Hotel’s Spirit Bar on Saturday, Aug. 3. No cover, partial Dry Creek Kitchen menu available, 25 Matheson St.
Breathless Singer
The electrifying Ellie James makes her monthly appearance at Breathless Wines on Sunday, Aug. 4, noon to 2pm, $5 members, $10 general. Breathless is a sparkling tasting room tucked away at 499 Moore Lane, (707) 395-7300.
Awesome Hotcakes
Spike Sikes brings his R&B-flavored outfit to
the Elephant on Sunday, Aug. 4. $10 show from 6-9pm. The pub also has music Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes Tuesdays, maybe Thursdays—check out the Elephant in the Room, 177 Healdsburg Ave., www.elephantintheroompub.com.
Walking After Midnight
Joni Morris channels the late, great Patsy Cline in a musical tribute to one of the iconic voices in country music. Special 3pm
time on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Tickets from VIP front center: $45; general admission: $25; at raventheater.org, the Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St. Americana
The Anthony Arya Band, a Levis-jacketed trio, comes up from the San Francisco Bay for Tuesdays in the Plaza from 6-8pm, Aug. 6. Vendors offer locally sourced food for sale starting at 5pm; complimentary bike valet services available.
Farm to Pantry Project
Wait for It
The first City Council meeting in over a month is on Monday, Aug, 5, starting at 6pm. Welcome back to the dais councilmembers Ron Edwards, Chris Herrod, Ariel Kelley, Vice Mayor Eveyln Mitchell and Mayor David Hagele to do the City’s business. 401 Grove St., prepare at www. Healdsburg.gov/agendas and view at facebook.com/ cityofhealdsburg.
Power Pop
Not until Thursday, Aug.
8, does the Second Story stage get a workout, and it’s from the Lemon Twigs. Their latest drop, “Everything Harmony,” got the attention of Questlove and Iggy Pop. Doors open 6pm, show starts at 7pm. No cover, get there early or listen from downstairs at Little Saint, 25 North St. Post events on the Tribune’s online calendar at healdsburgtribune.com/ calendar and send special announcements to editor@ healdsburgtribune.com.
office in which we would lease a vacant countyowned lot at 310 Mason St. to Farm to Pantry, a nonprofit, in order to grow produce for the community,” said Kasey Williams, a spokesman for the Department of Public Infrastructure (formerly Transportation and Public Works).
The lot has been fenced off for years, used primarily for equipment staging. It is located between Mason and Hudson, across the street from the depot that will come into use in the coming years as Healdsburg’s SMART station.
Estes who left earlier this year), was brought up-tospeed on the Mason Street project when she arrived earlier this year from an interim job back East.
“I honestly think it stemmed from seeing that out in the community, a lot of the families, a lot of the people who are working the land and who are providing the food for the rest of us, do not have access to land to grow their own food,” Gonzales said.
“It’s kind of taking community gardens to a whole new level. Anyone who is a resident of Healdsburg who needs the food, can have the food,” she added.
“We’ve made minor improvements to the lot [e.g. a water main, tree/ fence removal, weeding and more] in order to get it ready for growing in the ground. Last step is a clear soil sample result to give them the green light to plant,” continued Williams. The terms of the just-executed lease agreement are extremely favorable, about $150/year.
The garden project is expected to provide a significant amount of fresh produce to an underserved community in the county, and to offer the opportunity for members of that community—many of whom are farmworkers— to have a garden of their own to work.
Already a number of planter boxes are set up in the lot, with flowers, peppers, herbs and vegetables in healthy summer growth. Eventually in-ground gardens will be developed as well, once the county concludes the soil sample testing to verify the safety of grown food.
Rosa Gonzales, the newly-named executive director of Farm to Pantry (she replaces Duskie
Farm to Pantry has a number of so-called “Farmacy Carts” in operation that offer produce for community members whose diet may not have enough fresh produce for optimal health. One such cart is in town at Alliance Medical Center, while a dozen others reside in the northern Sonoma County area.
Mother Tree
“This is a sad day because this tree’s been here since the 1800s,” said Kimberly Burr of Forests Unlimited, who sorrowfully watched the dismemberment of the tree. “It’s just climatesmart policy to change the way we value trees.”
She held in her arms her a copy of Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree, a book that carried forward Simard’s theory that trees have much more collective intelligence than formerly recognized—and the “mother tree” was the hub of a complex, subterranean network of fungi she called the “Wood Wide Web.”
The scientist provided inspiration for Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Overstory
Burr referred to the tall, complexly branched tree on Hudson Street as a mother tree, and sadly noted that all of its progeny save one, a 12-foot sapling, were being removed as well.
Burr was not the only friend of the oak to witness all or part of the tree’s removal. Janice Watkins and Ty Benoit, both of Healdsburg, had shown up earlier in the day. “The updated tree protection ordinance is too vague and nonspecific to protect this tree. This tree has years of life left,” Watkins said.
“When I think of all the forests that have been destroyed and are still under threat because of the wildfires in the West, the climate grief becomes overwhelming,” Benoit said. “I believe we could have found a way to save this tree and simultaneously protect the humans who came close to it.”
Despite the ambiguity about the tree’s longevity—to the untrained eye it looked healthy, though several cables had been installed to hold the spreading limbs in place— the county bears responsibility for public safety on its property, and accepts responsibility for the tree’s removal.
“Now that we just have increased traffic on the lot, essentially this lot’s going to be functioning like a public park,” Williams said. “So our county counsel had concerns about it … And when we got those four arborist reports, that pretty much confirmed our suspicions.”
Still, striking a positive note, Williams said, “I consider this project to be pretty unique and a rare example of what could be considered a good use of public funds and public property.”
Photo courtesy Spike Sikes
ONE MAN BAND Spike Sikes is adept on saxophone, keyboards and guitar, and backed up by an R&B band in His Awesome Hotcakes, playing Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Elephant In the Room.
SAD DAY Kimberly Barr stands nearby as a 140-year-old heritage oak is removed at the corner of Hudson and Fitch streets in Healdsburg. She holds a copy of Suzanne Simard’s book, ‘Finding the Mother Tree.’
Photos by Christian Kallen
THE ARTS
Curtain Rises at The 222 With Monk Premiere
NEA JAZZ PROGRAM
‘MISTERIOSO’ KICKS OFF 4TH YEAR OF LOCAL ARTS STAGE
By Christian Kallen
The 222, the newest and some might say most sophisticated performance venue in the North Bay, is about to begin its fourth year of programming with a National Endowment for the Arts-supported premiere performance of “Misterioso,” an exploration of the music of Thelonious Monk.
The Aug. 10-11 concert will be the first of over 100 events scheduled over the next 10 months at The 222, ranging from literary readings to dance classes, classic movies to classical music, choral recitals to stage dramas.
“I’m interested in building community,” said Paul Mahder, in whose gallery The 222 performances are held. “Doing events is about that, and I had a space that could handle it—it was actually the ideal space.” The Paul Mahder Gallery opened 10 years ago (there’s a 10th anniversary celebration on Aug. 17), and the concept of The 222 developed over time as Mahder realized the depth of interest and programming talent that he could find in Healdsburg.
The season opener, performed both Saturday and Sunday next weekend, Aug. 10-11, consists of a collaboration between pianist Vijay Iyer and cornetist Graham Haynes. Each a composer in their own right, their combined effort is amplified by multimedia elements including film and video to create “a fantasia of electroacoustic music and images influenced by the spirit of Monk,” according to the program notes.
Sphere Monk should need no introduction to anyone with an awareness of music in the last 100 years. “Misterioso” is the name of just one of his many elliptical, surprising compositions that have become part of the “songbook” of jazz musicians today. Others include “Round Midnight,” “Blue Monk,” “Straight, No Chaser,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “Well, You Needn’t” and more.
The unconventional talent (whose middle name was Sphere, to give one an idea of his eccentricity) created music well suited to an imaginative sonic environment that Iyer and Haynes have shaped.
The two musicians appeared in Healdsburg at the 2012 Healdsburg Jazz Festival that was a tribute
“So I just decided to go full-on four years ago,” Mahder said. He cited classical musician Gary McLaughlin, literary arts programmer Denise Low, cinema teacher Eleanor Nichols, drama impresario Aldo Billingslea and of course jazz producer Jessica Felix—whose first of nine offerings is The 222’s season premiere.
to drummer Roy Haynes (Graham Haynes’ father). The elder Haynes (now 99 years old, then only 87) led a band that included his son Craig on percussion, while Graham played with the Vijay Iyer Trio.
Felix, who founded Healdsburg Jazz Festival and ran it until 2021, said she first met Vijay Iyer when he was a student at UC Berkeley 30 years ago. “I thought he was very talented then, but he’s very driven and he just built an amazing career with great music and great recordings,” she said. “He is really high up there in the masters of the music now.”
Haynes is a New Yorkbased cornetist and composer known for his work fusing jazz with elements of hip-hop and electronic music, a genre called “nu jazz.” The push-theenvelope techniques used by Haynes and the high level of talent demonstrated by Iyer make the Healdsburg premiere a noteworthy event.
The blending of jazz talents that the “Misterioso” concert will showcase proved so difficult to coordinate it took an NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) grant to make it happen. “For me to be able to present Vijay is really amazing; I just had to have a grant to do it,” Felix said.
She applied early in 2023, and found out in November that the $20,000 matching grant had been awarded, which necessitated finding local supporters to help
underwrite the concerts.
“We could not present them without this approach,” Felix said. Mahder said they are still open to co-sponsorships for the concert.
The Saturday, Aug. 10, event is a world premiere, complete with champagne, hors d’oeuvres and ice cream; it begins at 6pm. Sundays’ program begins at 7pm. Tickets are still available at the222.org.
A full-color, 60-page program of this year’s The 222 schedule came with last week’s issue of The Healdsburg Tribune for subscribers; others can pick up a copy of this booklet at the venue, the Paul Mahder Gallery at 222 Healdsburg Ave.
PIANO MAN Vijay Iyer, combining forces with cornetist Graham Haynes, introduces a world premiere of ‘Misterioso’ at The 222 on Aug. 10-11 to open the arts venue’s new season.
Photo by Ebru Yildiz
Photo courtesy of Paul Mahder
CO-COMPOSER Cornetist Graham Haynes, a force in the New York ‘nu jazz’ genre, will appear at The 222 next weekend to premiere his ‘Misterioso’ with Vijay Iyer.
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PEL’s First Season Ends With a Blast
PRUNE PACKERS’ FINAL WEEK HAS EXCITEMENT, SURPRISES
By Caleb Knudsen
The Pacific Empire League just concluded its inaugural season, and to no one’s surprise the Healdsburg Prune Packers walked away from the field in the final standings. But while their 22-5 league record was dominant, and they secured the first-place finish and playoff home field advantage, it wasn’t always easy.
They opened last week’s play against the Lincoln Potters, playing one game in the North Sacramento suburb and the other at home in Rec Park. Intriguingly, it was a split: The Packers won the first game of the series but it was the one in Lincoln, on July 23, and the Potters took the second, in Healdsburg, on July 24.
The July 23 match was scored 8-1—it wasn’t quite a blowout, but a tight 3-1 game going into the ninth inning. The go-ahead run turned out to be a Camden Hayslip home run in the fourth inning off starter Gerald Hanson, but most of the damage was done in the final frame.
Woody Brennan came in relief of Hanson and things started to fall apart. Brennan gave up three hits, two walks and five runs during his inning of work, but an error, a couple of stolen bases, two passed balls and a wild pitch kept the runners circling the bases until the inning ended on a ground ball to third.
The next night the Packers welcomed the Potters back to Healdsburg, but starting Pack pitcher Finn Chapman
barely made it out of the first inning. Three earned runs crossed the plate before the second out was logged.
Chapman was replaced in the next inning by Cole Stokes, who pitched two perfect innings before he in turn was relieved by Robert Aivazian, followed by Jacob Greiner, all of whom likewise kept the Potters’ bats largely silent.
Meanwhile the Packers got back the three runs with one in the first on scrappy baserunning, and two more in the fourth on Jonas Salk’s two-run homer. With the score tied 3-3, Tucker Bougie came in to pitch the eighth for the Packers, but gave up the winning run on Luke Mansy’s lead-off double followed by an RBI single from Will Linberg.
The final score, 4-3, turned out to be the difference between Lincoln’s second place finish, with a 15-12 record, just half a game ahead of the Humboldt Crabs at 14-12.
The weekend ended with three games against non-league opponents, the Alameda Anchors and the San Francisco Seals. The Prune Potters scored almost at will in the first two games, beating the Anchors 12-0 on Friday, and the Seals 12-3 on Saturday.
Ends With a Blast
But the return match between Alameda and Healdsburg on Sunday, July 28, provided a memorable season ender. Healdsburg got up to their old tricks with two three-run innings early to take a 6-0 lead, but the Anchors mounted a sturdy six-run rally in the fourth inning to tie. They traded runs and the lead for the next two
innings, then the Potters moved ahead 11-10 with two in the eighth when Mathew Singh doubled in a pair. Healdsburg’s efforts to follow up fell short then, but as the final inning got underway, the already-interesting game became compelling.
Bougie returned after his disappointing loss in the previous night’s game, and got three quick outs to send the Potters back to the shed. Then, with Justin Bellamy pitching in relief for Alameda, the Pack finally got moving.
With one out, pinchhitter Jack Tatom singled, and after Salk flied out it was up to Blake McDonald, also pinch-hitting, who came up with the next hit, a single.
The double-steal that followed brought the fans in the grandstands to
Potters Stun Packers With 8-run 9th
LATE RALLY BY LINCOLN PUTS THE PRESSURE ON HEALDSBURG
By Caleb Knudsen
The first game of the first championship series of the Pacific Empire League took an unexpected turn that now has the Prune Packers’ pitching staff re-evaluating their performance. An eight-run ninth inning, capped by a threerun homer by pinch-hitter Jason Hanson, gave the home team Lincoln Potters an exhilarating victory over the heavily-favored Packers. The development gives the Potters a 1-0 advantage in the best-ofthree series. For much of the game, the predictable dominance by the Packers drove the McBean Field crowd close to despair. Although the
Potters drew first blood with a first-inning run, the Prune Packers struck back with six runs in the second with two outs. Connor Charpiot’s home run with two on was the capstone, but the comfortable lead had the Packers dreaming of an easy path to victory. But the Potters would not give up. They scored two in the third and another in the fourth, and the Packers could hear them breathing down their necks. As a result, the Healdsburg team mustered a four-run rally in the top of the sixth inning, as Camden Hayslip got his own three-run homer and the lead grew more comfortable, 10-4 at the outset of the late innings. It stood at 12-5 when the ninth inning opened, and the Potters put Nolan Thebiay of Wilsonville, Oregon, on the mound for the final inning. He
delivered, striking out Jonas Salk, Tommy Farmer and Cade Campbell—strong hitters all, their late plate appearances futile.
With the Potters down to their last half-inning, the Packers made what turned out to be a mistake, giving Tucker Bougie another chance to pitch out a game. Bougie had a clean appearance in relief in Sunday’s season finale at Rec Park against the Alameda Anchors, but this night was different. A walk and two singles produced the first run of the rally, then the proverbial wheels came off.
Four of the next five batters got hits, and the other was walked as the Packers lead began to erode. It stood at 12-10 when coach Joey Gomes finally had enough and asked Mason Lerma of Santa Rosa to take over the pitching and
their feet. Center-fielder Tony Farmer fought Bellamy to a 3-2 count, with runners on second and third, putting the game just one strike away from the loss column.
Then Farmer lifted the ball high into the twilight sky and over the big leftfield fence, and the Packers ended the season with a bang and a 13-11 win. The Prune Packers
out the regular schedule with a 36-6 accumulated record, and headed for the first PEL championship series—now underway. (See accompanying story.)
HOME RUN GREETING The Lincoln Potters welcome home-run hitter Cade Parker during the July 3 game in Healdsburg. A similar ninth-inning home run by Jason Hanson gave the Potters a stunning upset win over the Packers in Lincoln for Game 1 of the championship series.
stop the bleeding. Too little, too late. Hanson, from nearby Rocklin, looked at the first pitch outside then took the next one downtown—scoring the two runners on and coming across the plate himself into his mobbing teammates and an ovation
from the Lincoln crowd, as the Potters won, 13-12. It was an eerie echo of Sunday’s game in Healdsburg, when a bottom-ofthe-ninth three-run homer from Tommy Farmer gave the Packers the 13-11 win. This time, the spotlight of victory fell on the other side.
Game Two of the series will be played at Rec Park on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 6pm. Barring a two-game sweep from the Potters, Game Three will take place Friday night, again at 6, unless the Lincoln Potters pull off another upset and sweep the series.
Photos by Christian Kallen
Photo by Christian Kallen
LIBRARY
Library Investment Pays Off, Says Study
COUNTY LIBRARY
ECONOMIC
IMPACT STUDY
MEASURES BENEFITS
Staff Report
For every dollar the Sonoma County Library spends on library services, Sonoma County residents receive $3.82 in benefits, according to an independent economic-impact study.
Sonoma County Library Director Erika Thibault said the significant returnon-investment validates the library’s role in Sonoma County as both a source of education, information and entertainment, and its substantial positive financial impact to the community.
“This report confirms that the library provides both amazing resources and a huge economic boost to our Sonoma County residents,” Thibault said.
The report was created by Economic Forensics and Analytics (EFA), a Sonoma County-based independent research and consulting firm led by Dr. Robert Eyler, a professor at Sonoma State University.
The EFA study looked at three key areas of impact: The library’s annual operating budget, its annual capital spending and the annual household savings cardmembers receive from free library services.
Eyler began with the property- and sales-tax funds spent by the library system, then added a key factor—the value of the collection that the library holds on behalf of the community. “If the estimated market value of collections is added to economic impacts described … the annual benefit rises from $2.41 per tax dollar spent to $3.82 per tax dollar spent,” Eyler wrote.
Economic impacts are the “ripple” or multiplicative effects of the library’s operations and capital spending on other parts of the local economy. The library's annual operations and spending touches industries as diverse as construction and health care.
According to Eyler, Sonoma County Library provides three main categories of economic benefits to Sonoma County and its households: daily operations, capital improvements and social benefits.
Social benefits provided by the library include providing spaces for lifelong learning, increasing community resilience, providing community gathering spaces and education, and being a key source for information access to county residents. The report concludes
Ballot Includes 7 Signature Measures
What’s on the November Ballot?
Proposition 2: Borrow $10 billion to build schools. Legislative Democrats put on the ballot a bond issue to give $8.5 billion to K-12 schools and $1.5 billion to community colleges for construction and modernization.
Proposition 3: Reaffirm the right of same-sex couples to marry. This constitutional amendment from the Legislature would remove outdated language from Prop. 8, passed by voters in 2008, that characterizes marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Proposition 4: Borrow $10 billion for climate programs. Legislative Democrats also placed a bond issue on the ballot that includes $3.8 billion for drinking water and groundwater, $1.5 billion for wildfire and forest programs, and $1.2 billion for sea level rise. In part, the money would offset some budget cuts.
Proposition 5: Lower voter approval requirements for local housing and infrastructure bonds. This constitutional amendment from the Legislature would make it easier for local governments to borrow money for affordable housing and other infrastructure. To avoid opposition from the influential real
estate industry, supporters agreed to block bond money from being used to buy single-family homes.
Proposition 6: Limit forced labor in state prisons. Lawmakers added this one late—a constitutional amendment to end indentured servitude in state prisons, considered one of the last remnants of slavery. The California Black Legislative Caucus included the amendment in its reparations bill package.
Proposition 32: Raise the state minimum wage to $18 an hour. This initiative seemed a much bigger deal when it was first proposed in 2021. But under existing law, the overall minimum wage has risen to $16 an hour. And lowerpaid workers in two huge
LEGAL
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is (are) doing business as: 1. PANGUR, 200 CONCOURSE BLVD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): FOLEY FAMILY WINES, INC, 200 CONCOURSE BLVD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403: DELAWARE. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 7/11/24. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: ROSENDO VELAZQUEZ JR, CFO/ SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on JULY 11, 2024. (Publication Dates July 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune). ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA 600 Administration Dr. Room 107-J, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 CASE NUMBER: 24CV03830 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): ERIN SONG CORTEZ, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ERIN SONG CORTE, to Proposed Name: ERIN SONG 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before
this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING 09/06/2024, at 3:00 PM, in Dept: 17: Sonoma County Superior Court, 3055 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Via Zoom. GO ONLINE TO ZOOM.US/JOIN OR PHONE IN AT Meeting ID Dial 1-669-900-6833, MEETING ID 161 126 4123 Passcode 062178. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in The Healdsburg Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Sonoma. DATED: JULY 02 2024 Hon. BRADFOD J. DEMEO, Judge of the Superior Court. (Publication Dates JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202402262 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BAY AREA MOISTURE CONTROL, 450 LAKEVILLE ST #D, PETALUMA, CA 94952, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered
with: “Working to support the Sonoma County Library and to ensure its long-term success will protect the significant benefits it provides to the county economy.”
The Economic Impact Study is online at sonomalibrary.org/economicimpact.
industries are getting more: Fast-food workers received a $20-an-hour minimum on April 1, and health care workers will eventually get $25, though the start date has been pushed back to at least Oct. 15.
Proposition 33: Allow local governments to impose rent controls. This is the latest attempt to roll back a state law that generally prevents cities and counties from limiting rents in properties first occupied after Feb. 1, 1995.
Proposition 34: Require certain health providers to use nearly all revenue from a federal prescription drug program on patient care. Sponsored by the trade group for California’s landlords, this measure is squarely aimed at kneecapping the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which
Print copies in both English and Spanish are also available at library branches.
Sonoma County Library has more than 600,000 physical items at its 14 libraries, as well as three special collections and a mobile library van. Cardholders may also access an
by the following owner(s): BAY AREA MOISTURE CONTROL BY RESTOREX, INC, 450 LAKEVILLE ST STE D, PETALUMA, CA 94952: 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: CHRISTOPHER KING, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on JULY 15, 2022. (Publication Dates: JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15 The
extensive selection of online books, movies, music and more. More than 1.4 million people visited a library branch during fiscal year 2023-24, and the library’s total circulation (physical and online) topped 4.4 million items in that period of time.
After months of signature gathering, litigating and legislative wrangling, the final list of measures on the Nov. 5 ballot is set.
has been active in funding ballot measures (see the rent control one above).
Proposition 35: Make permanent a tax on managed health care insurance plans. This initiative is sponsored by California’s health care industry to raise more money for Medi-Cal and block lawmakers from using the cash to avoid cuts to other programs. The measure would hold Newsom to a promise to permanently secure that tax money for health care for low-income patients.
COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address P.O. BOX 27278, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): MELISSA V REDMOND, TRUSTEE, 567 FIRST STREET EAST, SONOMA, CA 95476, 2. TERENCE A. REDMOND, TRUSTEE, 567 FIRST STREET EAST, SONOMA, CA 95476 : This business is being conducted by A TRUST. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 9/11/13. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: MELISSA V REDMOND, TRUSTEE OF THE REDMOND FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on JULY 17, 2022. (Publication Dates: JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15 The Healdsburg Tribune). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202402306 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SONOMA COURT SHOPS, INC., 2. VINE ALLEY VACATION RENTALS, 27 E. NAPA STREET, SONOMA, CA 95476, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address P.O. BOX 27278,
Proposition 36: Increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking. This initiative may be the most contentious on the ballot. It would partly roll back Proposition 47, which was approved by voters in 2014.
ENTRANCE The Healdsburg Regional Library branch, on Piper at Center street.
Photo by Christian Kallen
CRIMES AND CONCERNS REPORTED TO HEALDSBURG POLICE
Monday, July 15
• 12:03am Early in the morning of July 15, numerous reporting parties (RP) on Heron Drive indicated a man was running while yelling that someone was trying to kill him. Officers responded and contacted the 46-year-old (YO) man, and determined he did not need a mental health hold.
Less than an hour later, following numerous additional calls from Heron Drive regarding similar behavior from the same man, another RP at Fitch Mountain Terrace I on South Fitch Mountain Road stated the man tried to enter her apartment.
Officers arrested the man for being under the influence of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and aggravated battery on a police officer. He was transported to county jail.
1:21am An alarm company indicated that a man was seen walking near Sawmill Circle. A 40-YO man was arrested for resisting arrest and public intoxication. He was transported to county jail.
• 3:03pm A person biking was stopped for an illegal U-turn on Grove Street at Healdsburg Avenue. A 44-YO man was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia.
• 7:48pm The RP indicated that someone broke a window in her unit at L&M Motel on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP did not want to press charges or proceed with filing trespass paperwork.
Tuesday, July 16
• 3:26pm A person became verbally aggressive at
L&M Motel on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP indicated that the person might become physically aggressive with staff and was not leaving the property. The site supervisor, director, property manager and social worker were all at the property. Officers responded and the man left.
• 6:50pm A vehicle was stopped for a probation check near the onramp of Dry Creek Road at Hwy 101. A 40-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for displaying an altered license plate, driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and violating probation.
Wednesday, July 17
• 3:18pm An officer contacted a 53-YO man at Healdsburg Community Center on Healdsburg Avenue. He was cited and released for violating probation and possessing controlled medication without a prescription.
7:06pm A car was stopped for a vehicle registration violation near Tip Top Liquor on Dry Creek Road. A 22-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for illegal possession of an assault weapon, being a convicted person in possession of a gun, contempt of court, operating a vehicle without the required ignition interlock device, violating probation, driving with a license suspended for DUI and possession of a large-capacity magazine.
8:34pm A traffic stop was conducted near Carl’s Jr. on Vine Street. A 25YO man was cited and released on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding identity theft.
Thursday, July 18
1:20am A vehicle was stopped on Healdsburg Avenue at Powell Avenue for not having a front license plate. Following a search two men in the vehicle proved to have
POLICE LOG
outstanding warrants, and further investigation led to charges against each.
One was a 44-YO man who was transported to county jail for failing to appear in court on felony and misdemeanor charges, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a control substance, and on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The other, a 42-YO man, was arrested and transported to county jail for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and on outstanding Solano County and Sonoma County warrants regarding being a felon in possession of a firearm; violating probation; possessing, making or selling false identification; possession of drug paraphernalia; driving on a suspended drivers license and theft or misappropriation of lost property.
10:08am The RP indicated that his vehicle was burglarized on Canyon Run. The incident was transferred to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
• 3:05pm A vehicle was stopped for running a stop sign on Matheson Street at Second Street. A 22-YO man was cited and released for driving with a license suspended for DUI.
8:22pm A car was stopped on Old Redwood Highway at Hwy 101. A 32-YO woman was arrested and transported to county jail on outstanding warrants regarding violating probation, resisting an officer and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
• 9:30pm The RP at L&M Motel on Healdsburg Avenue indicated a person was breaking and throwing items while screaming. Officers responded and arrested a 42-YO
woman for vandalism, violating probation and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to county jail.
• 10:54pm At Casa Del Mole on Center Street, an officer met with a man who stated he was involved in a hit-and-run, but did not need medical attention. The RP was willing to press charges. The suspect vehicle was entered into the license plate reader system. A report was taken.
Friday, July 19
• 8:27am The RP at Hotel Healdsburg on Matheson Street indicated that five e-bikes were stolen from the courtyard on July 18. Each bike was valued at $3,000. The RP was advised a member of the group that owned the bikes would need to call the police.
11:27am A package worth $30 was stolen on Front Street. The RP was provided an incident number and was referred to the United States Postal Service.
12:20pm The RP’s vehicle was hit in Big John’s Market parking lot on Healdsburg Avenue. The suspect vehicle left the scene and a witness provided the license plate. The RP was provided an incident number for his insurance, and an officer spoke with the RP about the process to press charges.
8:04pm An RP at Villa Chanticleer on Chanticleer Way thought a vehicle was being driven drunk. The vehicle was driving at 5 mph and making erratic stops. An officer arrived on the scene, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
8:41pm An officer contacted a 63-YO man on Healdsburg Avenue at Marigold Drive. The man was arrested and transported to county jail for public intoxication, violating probation and on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding possession of methamphetamine.
Saturday, July 20
• 8:02am The RP at Circle K on Healdsburg Avenue stated that a vehicle tried to illegally pass him in Alexander Valley. The RP threw his coffee at the vehicle, and the driver of the other vehicle threw something at the RP’s vehicle. The RP was very upset and wanted to follow the vehicle. An officer met with the RP and gave him advice.
2:33pm The RP at Big John’s Market on Healdsburg Avenue recognized two suspects from a previous incident. During this visit, they stole merchandise valued at $49.21. The RP stated Big John’s has photos and video. An officer responded and took a report.
2:51pm The RP indicated that domestic violence occurred on Adeline Way on July 19, as well as many additional times. The RP was not willing to file a restraining order. The RP had scabbing and bruises on her fingers as well as photos for evidence. An officer responded to further investigate. There was no answer at the door, and the officer left a business card and note advising to contact the police.
• 9:35pm The RP on Grove Street indicated his 48YO wife punched him in the face. She left in a vehicle. The RP declined medical attention. Officers responded and stopped the woman in her vehicle. She was arrested and transported to county jail for domestic battery.
Sunday, July 21
• 7:29am The RP on Monte Vista Avenue indicated that his pain medication, approximately 148 pills of oxycodone, was stolen from his vehicle on July 20. The RP was provided with an incident number.
10:58am A vehicle on Healdsburg Avenue at South University Street was stopped for violating vehicle-lighting rules. A 47-YO man was cited and released for driving with a license suspended for DUI and driving without proof of insurance.
10:37pm The RP indicated that a person poured beer on the RP’s head at the Elephant In The Room on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP wanted to press charges. Officers responded and took a report.
Compiled by Carolyn Brenner
Photo by Christian Kallen
SHINE A LIGHT Healdsburg’s Police Station is located at 238 Center St.
