The Healdsburg Tribune
SPAN BUILT IN 1901 IS ONLY SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE
By Mark Horne Healdsburg’s
Healdsburg Tribune
Russian River Railroad Bridge is the sole remaining example of a steel Subdivided Warren Truss bridge on the former line of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1901, the bridge has three spans supported by four concrete piers, a steel deck and superstructure on both sides of a single track.
In 2005, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) released a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the environmental impacts from construction and operation of the entire SMART system. The Draft EIR assumed Railroad Bridge could be rehabilitated per Secretary of the Interior guidelines, but concluded necessary modifications would disrupt the historic integrity of the structure.
Archival photography of the bridge and the incorporation of “new concrete members… colored to match the existing metal [superstructure] would reduce visual impacts to less than significant...”as the rehabilitated bridge would be visually consistent with the original design. When SMART’s board of directors certified the Final EIR in 2006, the mitigation measures in the Draft & Final EIRs became conditions of project approval.
In an October 2023 workshop at the Healdsburg Senior Center, SMART’s general manager, Eddy Cumins, informed
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‘MERRY HEALDSBURG’ TREE-LIGHTING INCLUDES SANTA, SHOPPING AND THE SUGARPLUMS
By Christian Kallen
When Santa Claus throws the big switch that illuminates the “Merry Healdsburg!” tree on Friday night, it will be the culmination of many days, many more people-hours and many thousands of dollars invested in the display. Will it be worth it?
Heck yeah!
This year’s Merry Healdsburg party is, surprisingly, only the fourth for this still-fresh city celebration, though the tradition of a tree-lighting the first week of December is much older.
But it used to be a quieter affair—maybe the Community Band would play a program of holiday music from the gazebo stage or something, but the glamor and the glitz of Merry Healdsburg didn’t start until 2021.
Though this tree is two feet shorter than last
year’s, in every other way Merry Healdsburg 2024 is a larger-than-life expansion of the “winter wonderland” concept. The jinglejangle is everywhere, from the free Cinderella-worthy carriage rides around the colorfully lit Plaza to the surrounding sounds of holiday song.
Here Comes Santa Claus Santa should show up after dark, but this is not a night for anyone to show up late. The attendance for Merry Healdsburg grows every year, and with this weekend’s good weather, it’s sure to beat last year’s rainsoaked crowd of 2,000.
The evening begins with a 5pm holiday performance by the Healdsburg Chorus, and before 6pm, Santa arrives. Meanwhile a 76-vendor Holiday Night Market starts up in full swing, with everything from hot savory foods to sweet and baked goods, gifts and crafts, plus wine and beer.
And that’s just the basics.
Soaps, candles, amethysts, pottery, lavender and more are sold by local vendors— the market manager is Janet Ciel, who manages the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market almost all year round and twice in summer.
The lighting of the tree, which is expected on the hour or close to it, is an astonishing revelation that emphasizes not only the height of the tree but its width and conical shape with 5,000 colored lights in both wrapped and vertical strings.
“First day, we wrapped the tree in lights. Second day, we finished with the ones that come from the top, and then we do the ornaments,” said Rich Swartz, the recreation supervisor for the job with the Community Services Department.
This Year’s Tree
Speaking of the tree, once again it is a farmed white fir from Jones Forest Products in southwestern Oregon, many a city’s usual source for Christmas trees
FAHERTY OPENS AS COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE FORMULA
ISSUE THOUGHT
RESOLVED IN 2011
RETURNS TO HAUNT HEALDSBURG
By Christian Kallen
The City Council returned this week to an issue it wrestled with once before: The opening of “formula stores” in the downtown shopping area. Skip Brand of Healdsburg Running Company and Merete Wimmer of Rete, among others, raised
(“Majestic Christmas Trees – No Tree Is Too Large,” the company proclaims). Healdsburg has even published an About Our Tree pdf that can be downloaded from the city’s website. It includes the history of the tree’s 40-year growth cycle, from innermost ring to harvest, and a photograph of the cross-section of the trunk for anyone interested in counting the rings.
To see the real thing, go to the Healdsburg Plaza.
The tree’s been standing since the middle of last week, once the rains let up and it could be delivered on its huge double trailer, then sunk in a custom Christmas tree holder in the middle of the Plaza’s west lawn.
On Tuesday afternoon, workers rose on bent-neck cranes into the green shaped canopy, to dangle ornaments in primary colors from its limbs and branches, as Swartz directed their movements from the ground.
“Each year the tree’s a little different,” said Swartz, who has acted as
alarms last summer about the lease of a storefront at 326 Healdsburg Ave. to a national men’s clothing store brand, Faherty.
Their complaints reached the council on Aug. 19, and they turned it over to the Planning Department to figure out how to deal with it.
Monday night that issue returned to the council with a report from the senior planner, Ellen McDowell, augmented by additional input from the community. Her solution: Expand the zone wherein formula stores are prohibited, from just around the Plaza to almost seven full city blocks, from the roundabout to North Street, from Foss Creek to East Street.
The weight of the largely positive public comment, however, was to further refine those borders around the edges, to make this expanded
the city’s St. Nick for the past three years. “This one’s 46 feet. Last year was 48. But this one’s three feet wider, so it’s a little fluffier.” How many ornaments will be used overall? “I think we’re at 700 now. We had 600; we added more this year,” Swartz said.
Elsewhere in the Plaza Back to the Merry Healdsburg events. Following the tree-lighting that will reveal the fir in its finest glory, Santa will stick around for photos with the kids (and their parents, if they insist). At around 6:45pm the Sugarplums, a trio of talented young women in red Santa suits, will perform. Their style is based around Andrews Sisters-styled female harmony, with a nod and a wink. While their musical accompaniment is pre-recorded— don’t go looking under the palms for a hidden string section—the vocals are
➝ Tree Lighting, 4
definition of downtown something that everyone could agree on.
Behind the Open Door
In the meantime, Faherty opened its store in the former Ooh La Luxe space, a roomy but narrow showplace for the upscale beach fashion Faherty is known for. It opened on Nov. 3, just one month ago, and while a robust “grand opening” was originally planned, it didn’t happen.
“We did more of a soft one, and then kind of just rolled right into shopping season,” said Iyayi Onaghinor, the local store manager. The shop is filled with high-quality clothing, not inexpensive, and more stylish than one might find at another men’s store in town.
“It gives off, like, a beach feel and a beach vibe to it when you walk
➝ City Council, 7
GOINGS ON AROUND
TOWN THIS WEEK & NEXT
OPENING
Vroom!
“Toys on the Go” is the theme of a new exhibition at Healdsburg Museum, featuring toy vehicles collected by the late Steve Castelli. It includes pretty much everything that goes, from trikes to trains, and is enhanced by a model train display from enthusiast Wayne Padd. Opens Dec. 5 and continues through Jan. 19, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11am to 4pm. 221 Matheson St.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5
Dine Out for Life
The annual dine-anddonate event at Sonoma County restaurants to benefit Food for Thought. Participating Healdsburg restaurants include Agave Mexican, Baci Café and Wine Bar, Drewish Deli, Gallina D’Oro, Lo & Behold Bar + Kitchen, Spoonbar. Others in the county listed here fftfoodbank.org/ dining-out-for-life.
Housing Forum
“Know Your Rights” is the title of the Healdsburg Housing Forum, held Thursday at the Community Center for both tenants and landlords. An informative panel discussion on understanding rights and resources in today’s housing landscape. 6-7:30pm, 1557 Healdsburg Ave.
Griffo and Gill Old Crow Medicine Show veteran Gill Landry brings a night of musical expression to the Second Story
HEALDSBURG HAPPENINGS
stage, accompanied by local distillery Griffo for specialty craft cocktails. Another in a notable series of often free concerts on Thursdays, from 6-9pm, at Little Saint, 25 North St., littlesainthealdsburg.com.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
Merry Healdsburg
Celebrate the holidays with the annual tree lighting and other “winter wonderland” events, including carriage rides, a holiday night market, a live performance from the Sugarplums and more. Santa will be available for selfies. Friday night, Dec. 6, 5-9pm, at Healdsburg Plaza.
Bennett Friedman
The SRJC jazz instructor plays twice at Furthermore this weekend. On Friday night he sits in with the Jeff Pierce Quartet (making it a quintet), and on Saturday he fronts a trio. Both shows from 5:30–8:30pm, no cover, 328-A Healdsburg Ave.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7
Fall In the Air
The Countdown is on to the final Saturday Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market of the year (Dec. 21). Fresh local produce, holiday food and craft items; a great place to catch up with weekly friends. From 8:30am to noon in the West Plaza Parking Lot.
Sip & Shop
The Healdsburg Chamber has persuaded its members to support a Saturday afternoon Holiday Sip & Shop, this time with bites from food vendors as well as tastes from tasting rooms. $50 ticket includes access to every stop on the map, starting from Craftwork, 445 Center St., 4pm.
Son of Johnny
The Elephant in the Room features the new Nick Otis Orchestra, led by the drummer whose styles incorporate elements of jazz, blues and rock. The band includes members of the legendary Johnny Otis Show for the most authentic R&B around. Saturday night starting at 8pm, $10 cover. 177 Healdsburg Ave., elephantintheroompub.com.
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
A perfect family night of music at the Raven: Pianist Adam Shulman, with John Wiitala (bass) and James Gallagher (drums), pay tribute to Bay Area jazz legend Vince Guaraldi and the soundtrack to Charles Schulz’s 1965 holiday classic. Tickets for the 7:30pm Saturday show start at $15 for under 12, $30 general and up to $70
for the front row. At the Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North St. 222 Jazz David Weiss is one of the founders of the Cookers, a modern incarnation of the great bebop lineup. He steps out front with his Sextet, which is as fine a lineup of today’s jazz stalwarts as one might hope for. It features Myron Walden on alto saxophone and E.J. Strickland on drums, with David Bryant on piano, Essiet Essiet on bass and Michael Zilber on tenor saxophone. A show that’s sure to stimulate and to please. 7pm show at The 222, tickets free for under 18, up to $80. Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Ladies’ Night
The always entertaining Poyntlyss Sistars put on their rockin’ show on Saturday night at Coyote
Healdsburg Hanukkah
6pm
Sonoma. These girls bring it every time, from ’50s dowop to Taylor Swift. Showtime is 7pm, tickets only $10 plus fees; 44-F Mill St. SUNDAY, DEC. 8
Holiday Concert
The Healdsburg Community Band kicks off its 42nd season with its annual Holiday Concert, free at the Raven, 5pm. Gary Johnson conducts the program featuring holiday favorites such as “Sleigh Ride” and “White Christmas” as well as his own composition, “Harvest Chorale.”
Fungal Forays
Five times over the next two months, Relish Culinary Adventures lives up to its name with wild mushroom forays and accompanying lunch, at a private property not far from Healdsburg. Experts and chefs David Campbell
and Julie Schreiber know the turf (and duff), so expect an elevated-sensory four hours, starting at 10am. Dates are Dec. 8 and 21; and Jan. 3 and 26, and Feb. 8, 2025. $225. More details at relishculinary.com/class_ schedule.htm.
CITY BUSINESS Commissions
The city’s Planning Commission meets on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6pm, in Council Chambers, 401 Grove St. A day later the Parks and Recreation Commission follows them into the room for their own meeting at 6pm, Dec. 11.
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Photo courtesy of David Weiss
STUDIO SESSION The David Weiss Sextet in the studio recording their new album last year. From left, David Bryant,
Nicole Glover, Myron Walden, E.J. Strickland, David Weiss and Eric Wheeler. Only Walden, Strickland and Weiss will be on hand for the Sextet’s Dec. 7 show at The 222, with David Bryant on piano, Essiet Essiet on bass and Michael Zilber on sax.
Trains and Boats and Automobiles, Oh My!
STEVE CASTELLI’S COLLECTION OF THINGS THAT GO ‘VROOM!’ AT HEALDSBURG MUSEUM
Staff Report
The newest exhibition at the Healdsburg Museum sticks to the tried-and-true formula: What once was commonplace is now historic, worthy of an exhibition.
Case in point: The vehicle collection of Steve Castelli, “who from an early age found worth in old things and loved the hunt to find them,” according to Holly Hoods’ exhibit notes from the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society.
Castelli, a model car enthusiast and drag racer, passed away at the age of 83 last year. His collection was legendary, and with the assistance of his daughter, Tina Castelli, the museum assembled and mounted these mechanical wonders. As Hoods said, they “mounted this tribute not only to Steve, but to forward motion itself.”
His collection of over 5,000 items ranges from bikes, tricycles, pedal cars, models, remote-controlled boats, farm machinery, fire engines, tether cars and hot rods, to toy wagons, airplanes and trains. It forms the centerpiece of the new museum exhibit, “Vroom: Toys on the Go,”
which opens today.
The collection includes his own childhood toy trucks from the 1940s and ’50s, still in pristine condition. “To say Steve was a collector is an understatement. Starting at a young age he took good care of his own toy trucks and we still have them in his collection today,” read a statement from his family on his website, hotrodwillys. com. “Steve especially loved the hunt!”
Castelli also collected soda fountain accessories and service station pumps, oil cans and signage—the physical evidence of transcontinental car culture that straddled the 20th century.
Model Trains
The Castelli exhibition is
enhanced by a model train display by another collector friend of the Museum. Enthusiast Wayne Padd has once again set up a festive vintage Lionel model train set and village, including an O-scale model of the historic Healdsburg railroad depot. (O scale is 1/4 inch to one foot, or four feet for every inch of track.)
As in past years, the O-scale train will be up and running to delight visitors of all ages, including a control port that allows kids of all ages to turn on the train and watch it circle its track.
“Every year it’s a little bit different—this year I’m going to do something a more traditional to fit in with the toy exhibit they
have,” Padd said. Padd, now 78, continues to explore the world of model trains, a world once far more common than it is today. “It was relatively rare when I grew up not to find some sort of train set around the Christmas tree,” he said. “Now, people don’t do it anymore—probably because trains aren’t a part of our life.”
The display represents the era of World War II through the late 1950s; a time when it was more common for families to have train sets at home.
The model train features a Santa Fe engine and Lionel cars. “If you look carefully as the train comes by, you will see Foppiano wine
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forms the centerpiece of
The depot is likely to undergo further changes in the next few years as the
through town, eventually to be extended
The Healdsburg Museum is open from 11am to 4pm, Wednesday through Sunday, at 221 Matheson St. Closed Wednesdays on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Admission is free and donations are encouraged.
cars,” Hoods pointed out.
model replica of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Depot on Harmon Street, located on the Redwood Empire Route that once extended through Healdsburg,
the train exhibit.
SMART system is built
to Cloverdale.
MODELS Toy boats from Steve Castelli’s collection are on display at the Healdsburg Museum through Jan. 19, 2025, along with a working model train set.
Photo courtesy of Healdsburg Museum
Thanksgiving Trotters Raise $100,000
2,679 FINISH THE 5K RACE TO ‘LIVE LIKE DREW’
Staff Report
The 14th annual Turkey Trot got underway on a brisk but clear Thanksgiving morning, as more than 3,000 runners competed in what’s become known as the Live Like Drew challenge. It was a youngerthan-normal crowd: Of the
2,679 who finished the 5k loop, half of the top 10 finishers were in their teens, including 14-year-old Corbin Post, of Windsor, in second place and 15-yearold John Harris, of San Francisco, in third. First place overall went to Rodrigo Vargas of San Francisco, whose time of 15:23 was only 10 seconds off the course record, set last year by Eric Noel. Top female finisher was Kari Taylor, the 11th to finish at 17:04—a new women’s
course record at 17:04.
Susanne Esquivel, the sponsorship director, said that the 3,400 registered “trotters” represented 31 states, though half of the total were from Healdsburg and immediately surrounding towns. “In the last 10 years, the event has grown over 10 times,” she said.
The high turnout raised $100,000 for Healdsburg nonprofits and scholarships, including Live Like Drew scholarships, Healdsburg High Interact Club,
Healdsburg Greyhound Boosters, Children of the Vineyard Workers scholarships and Sunrise Rotary Ideals scholarships. Healdsburg Sunrise Rotary hosted the event, though the cosponsors and supporters were legion.
These included Healdsburg Running Company, the City of Healdsburg Community Services, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce, and many local businesses and services.
Full results at 5ktrot.com.
HOLIDAYS
Crane, with its cost of just over $1,700 for its services to install the tree, and Image Tree Services, which donated its services to decorate it. Before the comments come in, be it known that the Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District, HTID, provided a $20,000 grant to the City to fund the tree and its installation. Since the HITD is supported by visitor expenditures in local hotels, it’s the tourists who bring Merry Healdsburg to town. ➝ Tree Lighting, 1
live, and charming. What does all this celebration cost? Well, it’s free to all comers, although the Holiday Night Market is a market, after all. But that tree didn’t grow itself: According to Themig, the tree cost $13,500. Freight and installation were another $4,360, for a total of $19,360. Major contractors included Precision
PRE-TEEN WINNERS Assembled on the podium at the 2024 Turkey Trot finish line were the top three pre-teen finishers and a couple of friends: On the barrels are second-place finisher Blake Koch (bib number 858), first place Sal Prytowsky (283) and third place Henry Ullyott (3078).
Photos by Michael Lucid
Photos by Rick Tang
SPORTS
Height Matters Even in High School Basketball
BIGGER PLAYERS FROM BIGGER SCHOOLS HAVE ADVANTAGE OVER GREYHOUNDS
By Caleb Knudsen
The 2024-25 edition of the Healdsburg Greyhounds varsity basketball team split their first four games this year, and are likely to find that stiff competition lies ahead for the rest of the month.
After defeating Rio Lindo Academy on Nov. 19, 52-45, the Greyhounds hosted Maria Carrillo in Smith Robinson Gym on Nov. 23. The Pumas led from the start, although even in taking the court they displayed a distinct size advantage.
With Healdsburg’s tallest player, 6-foot-4inch Ethan Overdorf, unavailable for the game, the Greyhounds found themselves looking up at Maria Carrillo’s bigger and bulked-up athletes. Those included the game’s top scorer, senior Eli Jamieson with 24 points, though no other Pumas scored into double digits.
For the Greyhounds, seniors Eric Nielson with 11 points and Thatcher Little with 10 kept Healdsburg in the game, though the final score of 54-30 showed they weren’t really that close after all.
New head coach AJ
ALL ALONE Healdsburg junior Cooper Conrad (1) seems to be playing 4-on-1
Smith Robinson Gym. The Pumas won, 54-30.
Crosby, at 23 years of age another young coach in the evolving Healdsburg High athletics program, was an energetic and encouraging presence on the sidelines, characteristics that are important if the Greyhounds hope to improve over their 3-19 record last year. That promise was upheld on Monday night when the Greyhounds
crushed Roseland University Prep 67-37, dominating from the first period when they held the RUP Knights to 2 points while scoring 16. Ethan Overdorf was back in action, and younger players like freshman Pierce McWilliams and junior Frank Rea (who has quickly transitioned from football running back to basketball point guard) helped on both the offense
and defense. And junior Vincenzo Loupy in the first half alone had 12 points and 13 rebounds for a “doubledouble,” ending with 15 points for the team high.
“But it was a real team effort all around,” Crosby said. “The points were spread apart. The ball moved well. We played interesting basketball.”
The Greyhounds played again the next night,
Tuesday against the so-farundefeated (3-0) Marin Academy on their San Rafael court. Before the game coach Crosby pointed out that so far the Greyhounds are undefeated on the road, and it would be their first game with the full squad healthy and participating. The final score however handed the Hounds their first road loss, 82-43.
Upcoming this weekend
is a three-day tournament in St. Helena, and next weekend the three-day REIBT (Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament) will take place. They are followed by another three-day tournament in Kelseyville, Dec. 19-21, giving all area teams plenty of time to work through their playbook before the league season begins early next year.
‘Fútbol’ Comes Back into Season
GIRLS 4-0, BOYS 2-2 TO START 2024-25 SOCCER YEAR
By Caleb Knudsen
As November turns into December, high school winter sports begin serious competition. Even though league seasons won’t start until January 2025, soccer games are now being played at full tilt. The girls soccer squad has started off undefeated in their first three matches, winning twice more following their 3-0 seasonopening shutout against St. Helena on Nov. 14. In that
game, senior Julia Dolph had two goals and an assist, while Maddie Munselle also found the back of the net. Lila Kreck and freshman Maria Castro both had assists, and goalkeeper Kimberly Lopez batted away every threat.
Five days later, on Nov. 19, the Greyhound girls
had a much more challenging game, earning a hardfought victory in Cloverdale against the Eagles. Freshman June Sullivan started off scoring in the first quarter, and Healdsburg led 2-1 at the half. Dolph had two goals in the second half, as the Eagles drew close with a pair of their own. Dolph
kicked the game winner in the closing minutes, for a 4-3 victory.
The winning streak continued against Napa on Monday, Nov. 25, built around freshman Maria Castro’s contributions.
She made two of the three Greyhound scores, the other being a corner kick by Lucy Behrens.
The win improved the Hounds to 3-0 on the season, with a fourth game played against St. Vincent in Healdsburg this Monday, Dec. 2. The St. Vincent girls went 1-12-2 last year, which included a forfeit loss against Healdsburg in December 2023. This Dec. 2 game was the first one on their schedule this season, and perhaps predictably, St. Vincent came up short.
Dolph and Olivia Saini each scored in the first half, giving the Hounds a 2-0 lead at halftime. Vanessa Castro extended the lead with a penalty kick conversion, followed by another goal from Dolph plus scores from Behrens and Maria Castro. Goalkeepers Lopez and Kreck combined efforts to secure the clean sheet for the team’s second shutout, 4-0.
From this point on the soccer season picks up, with a Wednesday night match against Vallejo’s Jesse Bethel in Healdsburg (results too late for press time), followed by rematches against St. Helena (Dec. 6) and Cloverdale (Dec.10).
Boys Soccer Meanwhile the boys are fielding another strong team this year. They, too, started their season on Nov. 20 with a win against Cloverdale, a one-sided 6-0 victory. Things were a bit tighter on Nov. 27, as they battled Rancho Cotate all the way but could not surmount a first-half goal to lose 1-0. The tables turned a few days later, as the Greyhounds scored twice in the first half and held on for an exciting 3-1 win over Windsor on Saturday, Nov. 30. That put their record at 2-1 to start the season. But things evened up this week as the boys lost an away game against Ukiah, 3-0, on Dec. 3. It is to be followed by twice-weekly games until the Christmas break. League play begins in earnest on Jan. 16, 2025, against Piner High.
Photos by Christian Kallen
Photo by Michael Lucid
MOVING Healdsburg’s Julia Dolph goes on the attack against St. Helena in the season opener on Nov. 14. The senior is again the team’s leading scorer so far this year.
LEGAL NOTICES
DE LOURDES MARTINEZ MORGAN, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on NOVEMBER 06, 2024. (Publication Dates November 14, 21, 28, December 5 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202403402 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.BISON RIDGE WINES, 2191 LAGUNA ROAD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s):MARTIN RAY WINERY INC., 2191 LAGUNA ROAD, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401: 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:COURTNEY BENHAM, CEO/CFO/SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on NOVEMBER 12, 2024. (Publication Dates November 21, 28, December 5, 12 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 24-30162-PM-CA Title No. 3046495 A.P.N. 066-344-007-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/19/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202403264 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.LA LOTERIA, 1612 GLADSTONE WAY, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): VICTOR MORA, 1612 GLADSTONE WAY, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. 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: VICTOR MORA, CO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on OCTOBER 24, 2024. (Publication Dates November 21, 28, December 5, 12 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune)
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BOLDFACE MEDIA, 4 TARRAGON COURT, PETALUMA, CA 94545 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address 911 LAKEVILLE STREET #200, PETALUMA, CA 94954: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): MARY LENA ROUALDES, 911 LAKEVILLE STREET #200, PETALUMA, CA 94954: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. 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: MARY LENA ROUALDES, PROPRIETOR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on NOVEMBER 05, 2024. (Publication Dates November 21, 28, December 5, 12 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune)
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202403445 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. COMMONS.ORG, 2. 0x4B46fD38B0D2fElaB29cfd525 d886dEd562E , 4025 MATCH POINT AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95472 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): THE COMMONS: AN INSTITUTE OF THE WHOLE, 708 GRAVENSTEIN HWY NO. #135, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472, CORPORATION CA 922180: 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: JW BALLARD - PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on NOVEMBER 15, 2024. (Publication Dates November 21, 28, December 5, 12 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202403318
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. G DESIGNS INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES, 808 HUMBOLDT ST., SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address PO BOX 14815, SANTA ROSA, CA 95402: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): GOVINDA HARMON, PO BOX 14815, SANTA ROSA, CA 95402: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 10/31/24. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: GOVINDA HARMON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on OCTOBER 31, 2024. (Publication Dates November 28, December 5, 12, 19 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202403320 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. OXFORD CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT & CONSULTING, 8426 STARR ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492 COUNTY SONOMA: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): TIMOTHY J. OXFORD,8426 STARR ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. 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: TIMOTHY J OXFORD. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on NOVEMBER 01, 2024. (Publication Dates November 28, December 5, 12, 19 of 2024 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202403501 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. STONIE HILL GARDENING, 1601 LANG CT., SANTA ROSA, CA 95401 COUNTY SONOMA: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): HILMAR SCHUBERT,1601 LANG CT., SANTA ROSA, CA 95401: This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The
into the store, but there’s more of a dressier look to it,” he said. “And then for our women’s wear, like a whole range of sweaters, blazers, dresses …” Elsewhere in the shop were the odd illustrated book, colorful ski caps or “beanies” and a brown bear climbing the wall in the back room.
All in all, it’s not that dissimilar from other stores in town, aside from the bear, and shopping is by its very nature a competitive enterprise. But the issue is not that the items being sold are inappropriate or wrong for Healdsburg—though Skip Brand did say, “It’s surf wear. We don’t even have a beach.”
Rather, the issue is that Faherty is a multi-milliondollar chain, with some 60 stores nationwide. In other words, it’s not local, and the local business community for the most part likes to keep the shopping experience in Healdsburg local. And by its very scale,
SMART
attendees that Railroad Bridge must be replaced, because the redwood piles beneath the concrete piers don’t meet current engineering standards. The replacement bridge would accommodate SMART trains as well as pedestrians and bicyclists via an extension of the Foss Creek Pathway across the Russian River.
it poses a threat to smaller businesses in town, whose pockets are not as deep.
Formula for Business
Healdsburg does have a limited prohibition against what are called “formula” stores, and prescriptions on “big box” stores and franchises as well. When Faherty was allowed to move in just steps from the Plaza, store owners complained that it opened the door to an entirely different shopping experience.
Basically, a formula store is: “A business that is required by contractual or other arrangement to maintain any of the following: standardized services, menu, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features and is not part of a locally- or regionally-based group of businesses.” That’s the city’s present definition, and while the proposed definition is not that dissimilar, many of the terms are further described to prevent any ambiguity.
This week’s meeting,
and McDowell’s presentation, was the planning department’s attempt to codify any ambiguities in the city’s ordinances, sync them with the General Plan, and, per the community and council’s request, expand the downtown area where formula stores are prohibited. (Faherty will stay, regardless, as it has a lease and would be “grandfathered” into any changes in city code.)
The ambiguity starts with the definition of what a formula store is, and what big box retail and outlet malls are, for that matter (both of which are prohibited in Healdsburg according to the General Plan). The definitions in the municipal code were not fully clear, so much of McDowell’s presentation was crafting bomb-proof definitions of the terms that would withstand legal scrutiny and avoid confusion in the permitting process.
Repeat?
Oddly, the city and its planning department went through this very same
process in 2011, and crafted an ordinance to clarify these business types. But although the ordinance was prepared by the Planning Commission and sent to the council for approval, it was never passed and never implemented. Its fate is unknown.
As complex (or nerdy) as the definitions were, most of the discussion circled around the area McDowell identified as “formula-free zones.” At present only businesses facing the Plaza, on the four streets that surround it, are prevented from fitting the formula model. That’s why Faherty could open at 356 Healdsburg Ave., three doors away from the Plaza.
The new proposal was to expand the formulafree zone one block further into the Downtown Commercial district. McDowell showed a map where a red line marked the border of the proposed formula-free zone; it surrounds most of seven city blocks adjacent to the Plaza, marking a significant expansion of the
prohibition zone. Her map showed that “the parcels located within the Plaza Retail and Downtown Commercial districts south of North Street were appropriate in meeting the intent of the General Plan to regulate formula businesses around the Plaza.”
Both Sides Now
When the presentation went to public comment, several people were quick to point out that if the formula-free zone is relegated to the south (downtown) side of North Street, it would create an artificial and perhaps unworkable contrast down the middle of the street. Others pointed out that the downtown character of Healdsburg followed Healdsburg Avenue north past North Street, all the way to Piper.
McDowell admitted that North Street seemed logical as a boundary, though she hadn’t specifically called out “both sides of North Street” in her proposal. The council agreed that both sides of North Street should be
formula-free, from East Street all the way down to Grove—a stretch to include SingleThread, the Raven Theater, Fideaux’s and Little Saint among other businesses. But the call to add a corridor of Healdsburg Avenue all the way to Piper Street was narrowly eliminated by the three most businessoriented council members, Ron Edwards, Evelyn Mitchell and David Hagele. Rather than battle over the lines being drawn and what exact legal terminology would work best, City Manager Jeff Kay suggested the next step for the process would be to send it to the Planning Commission for its input and a draft—at which point it would come back to the City Council for a final vote. Ironically, that’s the same process that led to the disappearance of the 2011 effort to define formula businesses out of Healdsburg’s downtown area—a “lost in the mail” scenario that one can only hope will not be repeated in 2024.
If Railroad Bridge cannot be rehabilitated, can the metal superstructure on one or both of the smaller spans be salvaged and adaptively reused?
Imagine walking or riding a bicycle across the Russian River on an extension of the Foss Creek Pathway,
Last month, Cumins informed the Healdsburg City Council that the agency would use progressive design-build contracting to replace Railroad Bridge and extend the SMART line to Lytton Springs Road. His remarks didn’t address whether the outsourced design of the bridge will respect or reference the original design.
with part of the historic superstructure framing unimpeded views of the Russian River and Fitch Mountain. The same view that passengers on the Northwestern Pacific enjoyed for decades. Will there be any opportunity for public comment on the design of the new bridge? Will SMART preserve and incorporate a key element of Healdsburg’s history in the replacement of Railroad Bridge or cut to the bottom line?
Mark Horne is a former land use planner who lives in Healdsburg.
STORMY WEATHER Healdsburg’s Railroad Bridge, as seen from the north bank, spans the Russian River with the towers of the retired Syar gravel plant and stormy skies in the background.
Photo by Rick Tang
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CRIMES & CONCERNS REPORTED TO HEALDSBURG POLICE, NOV. 18-24
Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at (707) 431-3377, operational 24/7
Monday, Nov. 18
3:21pm The Reporting Party (RP) at Safeway on Vine Street reported that her wallet and phone were taken from Safeway, and her card was used to purchase items at Game Stop in Santa Rosa. She said she had surveillance photos from the store of the suspect. A Healdsburg officer took a theft report, and the Santa Rosa Police Department took a fraud report.
• 9:26pm The RP at the 7-Eleven on Healdsburg Avenue indicated that two men stole items valued at approximately $20 to $30. One man left on foot wearing a mask, and the other was still in the store. The man in the store smelled of alcohol. Officers responded to the store, and the man was cited for public intoxication and released to his mother. The store was not willing to press charges, but filed trespass paperwork against the man.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
12:14am The RP on Matheson Street was selling two kayaks on Facebook Marketplace for $1,000. The RP gave his address to an interested person. That person told the RP that he sent the RP $1,000. The money was never sent. The RP thought that the person tried to commit fraud. Dispatch advised the RP that since he was still in possession of the kayaks, a crime had not been committed. The RP was still concerned about the person and believed that the person was trying to steal his wife’s identity. The RP was advised that his wife should call if she was a victim of identity theft. The information was logged.
1:01am An unlicensed driver was cited on Redwood Highway at Westside Road. • 10:26am Fraud occurred on Plaza Street. The RP, a detective in Michigan investigating the fraud, indicated that someone attempted to use forged checks for a home purchase in Michigan. The detective wanted a Healdsburg officer to make contact with the victim. An officer contacted the victim by phone, and the victim confirmed the checks looked like their checks. Related paperwork would be mailed to the Healdsburg Police station.
1:33pm Fraud occurred on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP indicated that a fake $11,000 invoice was paid to a fraudulent Zoom account. An officer provided advice.
2:32pm A vehicle at Wine Country Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue was stopped for having a modified exhaust system and violating vehicle lighting equipment rules. A 23-YearOld (YO) man was cited for lacking proof of insurance and violating probation.
2:58pm A vehicle on Piper Street at Center Street was stopped for unsafe lane changes and violating vehicle lighting rules. A 51-YO man was arrested and brought to county jail for driving under the influence (DUI), driving with a license suspended for DUI and driving with an open container.
6:59pm The RP near Wells Fargo Bank on Vine Street saw a group of 10 people, four of whom were physically fighting. The people appeared to be in their early to mid-20s, wearing hoodies. Officers responded, and the people were gone on arrival and unable to be located. At 7:01pm, an officer spoke with people in a vehicle who saw the fight, but were not involved.
7:55pm The RP near the former location of Wicked Slush on Healdsburg Avenue indicated a driver of a truck spun its wheels, tailgated other drivers, drove recklessly and intentionally released black exhaust.
An officer responded, and the RP stated that the truck entered Hwy 101 southbound driving approximately 100 mph. The RP was transferred to California Highway Patrol. An officer looked for the vehicle, but it was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
12:49am The RP on Canyon Run heard a man yell and use multiple slurs and obscenities. The man said something about going to jail. Officers responded, but the man was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
2:59pm Petty theft occurred at Healdsburg High School on Prince Avenue. A week prior, AirPods were stolen. The RP tracked the location of the AirPods to an address. The RP did not know who lived at that address. The RP wanted a report, but did not want to press changes. • 5:05pm A woman caused a disturbance near Harmon Guest House on Healdsburg Avenue at the bus stop. Officers contacted a 67YO woman at Healdsburg Bar & Grill. The restaurant requested she be trespassed
from their business. She was cited, formally trespassed from the business and asked not to return.
6:59pm A vehicle was stopped near Rotten Robbie on Healdsburg Avenue. A 51-YO man was cited for possession of methamphetamine.
Friday, Nov. 22
10:55am A male transient was at Powell Avenue Laundry on Powell Avenue for over six hours. The RP was not willing to press charges. Officers responded, and the man was gone on arrival and unable to be located.
4:31pm A 36-YO man at Powell Avenue Laundry on Powell Avenue was cited on outstanding Sonoma County warrants regarding false imprisonment, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and battery.
6:28pm The RP on Sunnyvale Drive received threatening phone calls from his brother. His brother posted about the RP on Facebook, and on Nov. 13 his brother left a voicemail indicating that he would kill
the RP. The RP believed it was a valid threat. About one year prior, his brother went to the RP’s home, banged on the door and accused the RP of the same things he posted on Facebook. The situation never got physical. The RP asked to speak to an officer regarding the threat.
Saturday, Nov. 23
7:45am Vandalism occurred on Chalk Hill Road. The RP stated that someone pulled her
the concrete. The RP was referred to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office due to the jurisdiction.
Sunday, Nov. 24
• 12:37pm A 44-YO man was arrested near Carl’s Jr. on Vine Street on four outstanding warrants regarding shoplifting, violating a written order to appear in court, possessing drug paraphernalia and allowing debris to enter the waterways. He was taken to county jail.
1:07pm The RP at La Tradicion Market on Healdsburg Avenue asked for assistance to get an employee to leave the premises. The employee showed up with marijuana.
Photo by Christian Kallen
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