The Healdsburg Tribune 3-09-2023

The Healdsburg Tribune

The Healdsburg Tribune

ERIKA THIBAULT MOVES FROM ACTING TO PERMANENT POSITION

The Sonoma County Library Commission voted to appoint Erika Thibault as the new director for the Sonoma County Library at its Feb. 1 meeting, after a nationwide executive search.

PROMOTED On Feb. 1,

Erika Thibault was named the new director for the Sonoma County Library system, which includes the Healdsburg Library.

Thibault has served as interim director since July 2022, when the previous director retired. She was hired as deputy director in 2021 and came to Sonoma County from the Los Angeles Public Library where, as western area manager, she coordinated programs and services for 12 branches.

Sonoma County Library spans 12 regional libraries, two community libraries, a mobile library and multiple special collections, including the Sonoma County Wine Library, housed at the Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St.

“Erika is moving the Sonoma County Library into the future. We look forward to creating a 21st century library system that will make Sonoma County residents extremely proud,” said Deborah Doyle, chair of the library commission.

Piano Prodigy in Healdsburg Concert

MALOFEEV TO PLAY THE 222 PRIOR TO DAVIES DEBUT

Alexander Malofeev was just 13 when he came to prominence by winning his first major international competition, the celebrated International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, in 2015. Now 21 and living in Berlin, the young Moscow-born pianist continues to capture the musical world’s attention, winning consistent praise for his technical prowess and emotional maturity.

Malofeev will appear locally in concert on Sunday, March 12, at The 222, the arts stage inside the Paul Mahder Gallery at 222 Healdsburg Ave. The

concert will come just days before a major performance by the young artist at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, on March 22.

“We are extremely excited to bring the immensely talented Alexander Malofeev to Healdsburg, before his debut at Davies Symphony Hall,” said Gary McLaughlin, classical programmer at The 222.

“This intriguing young artist is a brilliant performer, playing with profound sensitivity, youthful passion and stunning virtuosity,” enthused McLaughlin. “He is drawn to difficult pieces, but shows a deep tenderness that can move audiences to tears. Being able to experience him perform, up-close in such an

This intriguing young artist is a brilliant performer, playing with profound sensitivity, youthful passion and stunning virtuosity.

GARY MCLAUGHLIN

intimate setting, is truly a unique opportunity for the audience.”

Malofeev regularly performs with some of the world’s best-known orchestras and appears with the most distinguished conductors on stage today. In 2022, he made debuts at major summer festivals including the Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Aspen

Music Festival with Vasily Petrenko and the Tanglewood Music Festival with Michael Tilson Thomas, where he delivered a stunning performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto.

From the 222 stage, Malofeev will open with two sonatas by Beethoven, followed by Polish composer Mieczslaw Weinberg’s masterful Sonata

PAID PARKING COMES TO HEALDSBURG

DOWNTOWN 43-CAR LOT BECOMES

BATTLEGROUND IN RACE FOR PARKING

By Christian Kallen

The blue “P” sign on Healdsburg Avenue, just north of the roundabout, is positioned on the east side of the street between two driveways. Turning into the first takes cars into Lot E, a city-owned lot of 48 parking spaces, most free for up to three hours, some with no time limit at all.

Turning into the second driveway brings drivers into the private paid lot behind The Matheson, the three-story building

#4. The program will conclude with the sweeping, virtuosic Rachmaninoff Sonata #2.

The March 12 concert will begin at 7pm, and be preceded by a pre-concert discussion at 6:15. Ticket prices are $50-$90. For more information, to buy tickets or to become a member, visit www.the222.org

at 104-108 Matheson St. that was redeveloped in 2019 following a lengthy process of public engagement and appeal. The lot is privately-owned, and signs on the parking stalls clearly state it’s a pay-topark lot, though with validation possible at The Matheson restaurant.

In recent weeks, the operator of that lot, AirGarage, has come under study by the City of Healdsburg for several potential issues, including the lack of a city business license, inadequate posting about towing and their right to issue tickets for unpaid parking.

AirGarage describes itself as “a full-service smart parking management solution that turns your lot into a revenue generating asset.” Now based in San Francisco, it was founded in 2017 in Tempe, AZ with the idea

Photo courtesy of Sonoma County Library

Photo by Ludmilla Malofeeva

MUSING Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Malofeev will perform piano works by Beethoven, Weinberg and Rachmaninoff at The 222 on Sunday, March 14.

SIMPLE SIGN An AirGarage sign at 230 Healdsburg Ave. makes it easy to sign in to pay for parking with a phone, at $3.50 an hour—and The Matheson restaurant will validate for up to two hours.

Photo by Christian Kallen

GOINGS ON IN THE ’BURG

OSCAR WATCH At the 2019 Red Carpet Evening in Cloverdale, from

This year’s Oscar watch party will be held at the Raven on Sunday, March 12.

A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN HEALDSBURG

DEI Meeting

“Living Together: Housing and Planning for a Better Healdsburg” is the third of five Diversity, Equity and Inclusion meetings, on Thursday, March 9 from 6:308:30pm. The web page at healdsburg.gov/dei has full details.

Goal Setting

A special meeting of the Healdsburg City Council will take place on Friday, March 10 from 9am2pm. This is an open goal-setting session at Council Chambers, 401 Grove St., or view live or in replay at facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Strike Up the Band

The Healdsburg Community Band presents “Music at the Movies,” featuring selections from films from West Side Story to La La Land and many others, at the Raven Theater on Saturday, March 11, at 7pm. Donations accepted; information at healdsburgcommunityband.org.

Poyntlyss

The Poyntlyss Sisters Rockin’ Soul Band, the eight-piece dance band with four-part harmonies and a 1,000-song repertoire, takes over the Coyote Sonoma stage on Saturday, March 11, at 7:15pm; $10 cover.

Clock Adjustment

Sunday, March 12 marks the end of Daylight Standard Time; clocks should be set one hour ahead

at 1am to begin Daylight Saving Time.

Piano Prodigy

Alexander Malokeev, a young Russian pianist who shows preternatural mastery of classical piano techniques, will perform on Sunday, March 12, at 7pm, on The 222 stage, 222 Healdsburg Ave. Malokeev has recently played all the major music capitals of Europe despite the Ukrainian conflict, which he strongly opposes. He will be making his debut at Davies Symphony Hall later in the month. Tickets $50-$90 at the222.org.

And the Oscar…

Celebrate the biggest night in movies at the Raven Theater, Sunday, March 12, the “Oscar watch” Red Carpet Evening for the Academy Awards. It starts at 4pm and continues

Hepburn, Tracy Work on Employment Equity

CLASSIC FILM KICKS OFF PANEL IN NEW DOWNTOWN ‘STUDIO’

By Christian Kallen

What is the proper role for a woman in the workplace? Is employment equity possible? Women are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to the latest “women in the workforce” study from the Government Accountability Office. Why?

These are still vital questions, even as they were in 1942, when Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn starred in

Woman of the Year. The film is a rom-com, with Hepburn an international affairs correspondent, and Tracy a sports writer. Their attempts to form the “perfect marriage” turn out to be not so. It was during the filming of Woman of the Year that Hepburn and Tracy became romantically involved—a relationship that lasted until Tracy's death in 1967. The movie will show at 6pm on Tuesday, March 14, at the Studio at the Plaza, a new downtown film venue at 375 Healdsburg Ave. It will be the first such program in the Studio, a foretaste of the eventual

Palace Cinema four-plex expected to open nearby sometime in 2023.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion to include Ariel Kelley, mayor of Healdsburg; Denia Candela, equity officer for the Sonoma County Health Department; and Erica Gutierrez of Corazon Healdsburg. They will discuss the gender pay gap and how it affects women in the Healdsburg community, and ask what will help women achieve equity in employment.

The event is presented by Healdsburg AAUW.

Tickets are $20, and admission includes wine and popcorn.

throughout the live telecast from Hollywood (this event is not sanctioned by the Academy). $15 admission; all proceeds from the evening benefit AVFilm’s coming Plaza Cinema Center.

Skate Saga I, Tonya, a serio-comic film about the rivalry between Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) and Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver), will screen on Monday, March 13, at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Theater, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd. AVFilms’ programming director Mike Traina will open with a 5:30pm discussion; film at 6pm. $15, $5 for students.

Planning Commission

The City of Healdsburg Planning Commission

meets on Tuesday, March 14, at 6pm. At Council Chambers, 401 Grove St. or view online at facebook/ CityofHealdsburg.

Poet Laureate Dana Gioia will read from his latest work, “Meet Me at the Lighthouse,” at the Healdsburg Community Center on Tuesday, March 14, at 7pm. Gioia, a Sonoma County resident, was the state poet laureate in 2016-18, and is a former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. The reading is free.

Open Mic Wednesday, March 15 is this month’s open mic for teens, held monthly at Jendala Studio, 444 Moore Lane, from 6-8pm; sign up at 5:45. For more information, email jen@heartizens. com

Housing Party Gen H, aka Generation Housing, is hosting a house party at the Mill District on March 16, starting at 5:30pm. Location at Mill District is 164 Healdsburg Ave. From 5:30-6:30pm, join them for a quick catch up on local housing developments and Generation H’s work around the county.

Green Friday

The traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celtic Concert will begin at 7am on Friday, March 17, for a round-the-plaza parade. Meet at Sanderson Ford on Healdsburg Avenue at 6:30; wear green. Sponsored by City of Healdsburg. A noon Celtic music and dance event will be held in the Plaza, with Shiloh Irish Step Dancers, until 2pm.

left, John Bjornen, Carrie Brown, Alain Peirret and Cee Scott Brown, in the Clover Theater.

CLASSIC COUPLE Sportswriter Spencer Tracey and international correspondent Katharine Hepburn try to make it work in 1942's ‘Woman of the Year,’ screening March 14 as part of an AAUW panel on pay equity.

CRUISING A car drives slowly through the lot at 230 Healdsburg Ave., with its driver looking for a parking space on a recent Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18.

Paid Parking

of having people rent out their driveways to college students for parking. The company is hard to contact directly and did not respond to press questions for this story.

“We started AirGarage after researching a bunch of different options,” said Dustin Valette, co-owner with Craig Ramsey of the building and its restaurants. “The concern we're having is a lot of people who were not patrons of the restaurant were parking in the parking stalls. And we were getting complaints from our patrons...”

Valette said they chose AirGarage because “it seemed to us like the cleanest, simplest version” of a system to manage parking. Scanning the QR code or texting the message number, customers log in with their credit information and license plate number, and are charged $3.50 an hour— until they log out to stop the clock.

Customers of The Matheson and Roof 106 receive a validation code on their meal receipts, which is good for up to two hours of parking in the lot. Valette said they do get a percentage of the parking charges collected, but declined to say what it was.

General Plan Questions

Jon Eisenberg, the retired local lawyer who has raised a number of questions about AirGarage, the parking lot and its ownership, in recent weeks has focused attention on the lot’s compatibility with the city’s General Plan.

A general plan is widely perceived as the blueprint for how a local government meets its long-term goals, the city’s aspirations for the future. The Healdsburg 2030 General Plan was produced in 2015. It includes the policy, “The City will continue to provide off-street

public parking to support businesses in the Downtown Parking Exception area in order to make the most attractive use of the downtown core while directing parking to its periphery.”

Eisenberg holds that

“the operation of pay-topark private parking lots in the City of Healdsburg’s downtown core is inconsistent with the offstreet parking element of the Healdsburg General Plan.” His worries are echoed by Brigette Mansell, the former Healdsburg City Council member and mayor, who said, “This current direction is in conflict with, inconsistent with, the notion of payment for parking in the City of Healdsburg. The city council voted against paid parking in our Downtown District.”

The city commissioned parking studies from Walter Parking Consultants in 2013 and 2017, with the latter specifically stating, “Based on instructions from city staff, for the purpose of this analysis, from both revenue

and parking management standpoint, we assume that neither on- nor offstreet public parking will be priced.”

Pay to Park

However, the clear distinction is that the parking lot at 230 Healdsburg Ave. is a private lot, not public.

“How they manage the lot with respect to their tenants is up to them,” said Scott Duiven, the city’s community development director, while reviewing the terms of the project’s approval in 2019.

“I don’t believe that our general plan or land use code prohibit a property owner from charging for parking. What is at issue is AirGarage’s conformance to the California Vehicle Code with respect to signage and their ability to issue fines for those that don’t pay,” said Duiven. “Those are the issues that staff are looking into.”

Eisenberg counters, “Vehicle Code section 21107.8 says a private property owner may issue parking tickets if— and only if—it’s authorized by a city ordinance. Healdsburg has no such ordinance. Absent such an ordinance, it’s flat-out illegal in Healdsburg.”

Over the past few weeks, AirGarage has suspended their ticketing and fining of vehicles, replacing them with a kinder, gentler method.

As Valette described it, an AirGarage employee, who regularly surveys the lot, leaves a written warning on cars that haven’t registered, saying essentially, “Hey, this is paid parking! Please pay here.”

Neither have they towed any vehicles, at the Healdsburg Avenue lot or the one at North and Center, which AirGarage also services. “That’s

not the goal,” said Eric Drew, owner and manager of that lot. “The goal is to preserve parking for the benefit of the small businesses that are there, when the city has eliminated about 18 spaces within half a block. So we need to manage the site a little bit better than we have in the past.”

Both Drew and Valette say they have implemented the paid parking program because of stress on downtown parking availability, which requires that they manage their available spaces.

Friends and Neighbors

That 2019 agreement specified that the lot would be for the use of two other businesses on Matheson Street, Copperfield’s Books and Plaza Gourmet. The owner of Plaza Gourmet, Michelle McConnell, said they had received a parking code to allow up

to two employees to park in the lot, and seemed satisfied with the program. Employees at the bookstore were less enchanted, but the manager was unavailable for her input. However, several slots are reserved for companies that do not technically qualify under the 2019 agreement, including the Ivy House BnB and Bacchi Branches.They are both associated with the Bacchi Building at the corner of Matheson and Center, and Brenda Bacchi characterized it as a trade between businesses to allow Dustin Vallete to have outdoor dining during the pandemic period. A number of tables and planters were set up in the adjacent Bacchi-owned lot on a platform, cozily invisible to public view. “The city was not involved in that arrangement,” Duiven noted, saying that no permit was necessary for the dining area upgrade.

Senior Living: Beyond Expectations

CITY PARKING The City of Healdsburg's parking map, showing where the city offers free public parking in the downtown area.

Photo by Christian Kallen

Photo courtesy of City of Healdsburg

‘Ghost Gun’ Found in Police Stop

SUNDAY DUI ARREST ON PRESIDENTIAL CIRCLE YIELDS WEAPONS, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

By Christian Kallen

Late Sunday morning, March 5, two Healdsburg

Police vehicles stopped a white pick-up truck on Presidential Circle near Memorial Bridge, in

response to a request from another agency, according to Healdsburg Police Sgt. Kristin Dean. Oscar Aguilar, a 27-year-old Healdsburg man, was pulled over in the 100 block of Presidential Circle for suspected drunk driving, and detained in handcuffs. When the officers searched the vehicle, according to their Facebook post, “they located a fully loaded ‘ghost’ gun with an extended 34-round

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magazine that was directly under the driver’s seat.”

A ghost gun is a weapon lacking serial numbers or other markings, often privately assembled from kits purchased online, and therefore untraceable.

In addition to the initial charge of possession of a ghost gun, charges included “possession of a large capacity magazine, possession of a dirk or dagger, possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a BAC of .01% or more while on DUI probation, driving on a suspended driver’s license, and a warrant for failing to appear after his written promise.”

Dean clarified that

while the alcohol reading of .01% was sufficient to charge Aguilar with driving with an alcohol reading while on DUI probation, his BAC at the time of arrest was .08% or higher, sufficient for the separate DUI charge.

Aguilar was stopped by police at 11:05am; by the time he was taken to County Jail and processed, about three hours had elapsed. He was released on Monday, Dean said, and is no longer in custody. “Ghost guns have been a growing issue

throughout the state for some time,” said Chief Matt Jenkins about the illegal firearm recovered. “This is the first one that we have recovered in Healdsburg since 2021, when we recovered three.”

The photograph accompanying the post of March 5 showed the handgun with its long magazine, a number of bullets, the “dirk” or dagger and two baggies of what appear to be marijuana and mushrooms.

While Jenkins agreed “the picture makes it very difficult to determine what’s

in the baggies,” he said it was marijuana. The post concluded with the statement, “In the past 10 days, HPD officers have made 22 arrests, including two for illegal firearm possession, illegal ammunition possession, and narcotic possession.” Jenkins later noted that the number of arrests is about 50% higher than normal, which he said was due to “a combination of proactive police work by police department staff and as a result of calls from the community.”

The Librarian Returns

MONTHLY COLUMN IS BACK FROM HEALDSBURG’S LIBRARIAN

By Jon Haupt Spring

greetings from the staff at the Healdsburg Regional Library. We have been overjoyed to see the growing number of visitors to the library over the past year—our current numbers are inching closer to those we used to see pre-pandemic. As always, we’re here to let you know what’s new and invite you to take another look at your community library.

Speaking of visitors, we are thrilled to see many of you coming to the library for our new Sunday hours. As of a few months ago now, we are open to the public on Sundays from 1–5pm.

The library hasn’t been open on Sunday in recent local memory; having open hours seven days per week is a dream that has been made possible through the 2016 Measure Y tax measure. We have noticed that many local families with parents who work during the week are able to take advantage of the new hours.

As many of you are well aware, our library

building has not undergone any major update since opening in 1988. Planning is now well underway for a “refresh” project currently set to take place in 2024.

This major update will include new carpets, furniture, bookshelves, better use of natural lighting, new restrooms and significant changes to the layout inside the building.

In addition to over $2 million budgeted by the library for this project, the City of Healdsburg (our landlord) is collaborating with the library to apply for a California State Library Building Forward Library Infrastructure Program grant that would provide significantly more funding for needed structural modernizations and improvements.

The project will also feature exciting new improvements in our Children’s and Teen areas, greatly supported by our local Friends of the Healdsburg Library. We are filled with gratitude for their generous donation to the effort and excited to share more with you as this project continues.

Although the refresh project will not officially begin until many more months have passed, we

are working on other minor improvements in the meantime. In the next few months, we are anticipating the installation of a new BiblioBox unit at our location—a special pickup locker system that will allow our community to pick up requested items at the library 24/7.

Also, in preparation for the refresh, our Meeting Room is undergoing its own minirefresh with new carpeting and paint during the month of March. Unfortunately, we have had to cancel or find new locations for a variety of events this month, but we are looking forward to seeing our newly updated space.

On the topic of the meeting room, which is located just inside the library off the main lobby, I wanted to inform you of a new system we have rolled out for requesting reservation of this room. The meeting room is used primarily for all of our official events and programming at the library, but it is also a valuable public meeting space when available.

We have a new calendar and booking system that allows anyone to request use of the meeting room at an

upcoming date between seven days and three months in advance of an event. In order to make a request or determine availability, one need only visit our Events Calendar at sonomalibrary. org/events and follow the link near the top of the page to “Request a Meeting Room.”

I would encourage anyone interested to read our Policy on the Public Use of Meeting Rooms, also available via a link within the reservation request system.

EVIDENCE A ‘ghost gun’ with an extended magazine, capable of holding 34 rounds, was among the evidence collected at the arrest of Oscar Aguilar in Healdsburg on March 5.

RENEWED Jon Haupt, the Healdsburg Regional Library branch manager and the previous Wine Library director, contributes this column.

Photo by Christian Kallen

A ghost gun is a weapon lacking serial numbers or other markings, often privately assembled from kits purchased online, and therefore untraceable.

Craft Spirits to Stock Up

HOMEMADE COCKTAILS FROM LOCAL LIQUORS

By Brooke Herron

For those who like to keep a well-stocked home bar, it may seem like a nobrainer to include a few special, locally made craft spirits in the mix.

After all, Sonoma County is home to more than a dozen craft distilleries. But I would challenge one to go further, and stock an entire home bar with locally made products—from gin, vodka and whiskey to flavored liqueurs, bitters, syrups and even custommade, bar-grade shaped ice.

How? Use this guide to build and stock a “made in the North Bay” home bar.

Vodka

When it comes to locally crafted vodka, Hanson of Sonoma (Sonoma) and Spirit Works (Sebastopol) are specialists. Hanson’s vodka is distilled from wine the distillery makes with organic grapes and comes in a variety of flavors (mandarin, lemon, habanero, espresso, etc.), while Spirit Works vodka is distilled from organic Californian red winter wheat. Both distilleries have won numerous awards and accolades for their vodka.

hansonofsonoma.com

spiritworksdistillery.com

Gin For craft gin, look no further than Sipsong Spirits (Windsor), Young and Yonder (Healdsburg) and Spirit Works

Sipsong’s Indira Gin is crafted from a blend of grape and corn spirit and distilled with a blend of 13 botanicals.

Young and Yonder’s

H.O.B.S. Gin is distilled from organic corn and macerated with organic botanicals that include: juniper, lemon peel, coriander, lavender, hibiscus, bay leaf, angelica root and cardamom.

Spirit Works Gin is distilled from organic Californian red wheat and distilled with a blend of both traditional and Californian botanicals, including juniper, lemon zest, orange and hibiscus. sipsongspirits.com youngandyonder.com spiritworksdistillery.com

Whiskey and Bourbon

For great small batch rye whiskey or bourbon, head to Alley 6 Craft Distillery, Young and Yonder or Barber Lee Spirits (Petaluma). Alley 6 crafts their rye whiskey in traditional copper alembic pot stills, from a blend of rye and malted barley mash, before aging it for 18 months in heavy charred American white oak barrels. They also do a single malt barley whiskey. Barber Lee Spirits crafts their single malt rye whiskey in a copper Alembic still and ages it in heavy charred American oak barrels. They also make an heirloom bourbon from a blend of three different kinds of non GMO heirloom corn, malted barley and malted rye.

Young and Yonder

crafts their straight bourbon whiskey from a blend of non GMO corn, rye, wheat and barley and ages it in American oak barrels for a minimum of two years. alley6.com youngandyonder.com barberleespirits.com

Brandy

For sipping brandy or premium brandy for classic brandy cocktails, try Sonoma Brother Distilling’s Brandy made with Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc; Prohibition Spirit’s Chauvet Brandy, made with California Colombard grapes and aged between 10-20 years (VS, XO, XOX); or Barber Lee Spirits Apple Brandy, made with the juice of Gravenstein and Fuji apples. sonomabrothersdistilling. com

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Flavored Liquors, Liqueurs, Digestifs and Bitters

These locally crafted liquors, liqueurs and digestifs are fantastic replacements for big brand, mass produced products like Kahlua, Campari and Angostura.

Griffo Distillery Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur Made with Equator Coffees & Teas Mocha Java blend and five time distilled vodka, this coffee liqueur will inspire one to ditch the Kahlua, permanently.

Young and Yonder Spirits Amaro—This California Amaro offers the classic bitter-sweet balance of a traditional Amaro digestif, with rich citrus flavors of grapefruit, orange and lemon peel.

Bitter Girl Bitters

This bartender founded business in Penngrove crafts unique bitters (concentrated flavor extracts for seasoning) from homegrown and locally sourced ingredients, including pears, hops, roses, lavender, mint, walnuts, pomegranates and prickly pear. griffodistillery.com youngandyonder.com/ spirits bittergirlbitters.com

Syrups and Shrubs

Every mixologist needs a selection of simple syrups, flavored syrups and/ or shrubs to concoct uniquely delicious libations. From plain simple syrup and classics like vanilla bean, Meyer lemon and mint to specialty and seasonal flavors like lavender, hazelnut and pumpkin spice, Sonoma based Sonoma Syrups is

a bartender’s dream come true. For shrubs–flavored cider vinegar syrups that brighten up any cocktail—Little Apple Treats offers a mouthwatering range, made from apples and fruit grown on their Sebastopol farm. sonomasyrup.com littleappletreats.com

Bar Quality Ice Cubes

Petaluma based startup Abstract Ice offers amateur bartenders the opportunity to bring bar quality craft ice cubes to their home bar. Abstract’s craft ice is frozen crystal clear, using pure water, and is available in a variety of shapes and sizes at several local retailers, including Griffo Distillery, Bottle Barn, Wilibees and Big John’s Market. abstractice.com

Photo courtesy of Spirit Works

BAR STAR The Gravenstein Gimlet is both local and classic.

NEITHER MOSS NOR PLANT Lace lichen hangs from trees in Sonoma and is formed when organisms from at least two kingdoms combine.

Liking the Look of Lace Lichen

A FUNGI AND ALGAE COHABITATION IN SONOMA

By Pierre Ratte

Last week’s column mistakenly identified California Spanish moss

INCIDENTS REPORTED

FEB. 20-24

Monday, Feb. 20

1:48pm. At Parkpoint Health and Swim Club on Foss Creek Cir., Reporting Party (RP) states that while she was in the gym her vehicle was keyed. Report taken.

• 4:18pm. A party came into the Police Department (PD) lobby stating that she was verbally assaulted by a female inside Lola's Market. RP and the other female “have a past.” Informational purposes only.

• 4:34pm Graffiti was reported on a retaining wall at Parkland Farms Blvd./Rosewood Dr. Report taken.

4:42pm. Fraud reported at Healdsburg Gas Mart on Healdsburg Ave. by RP who came to the PD to make the report for insurance purposes. Disposition: Report taken.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

7:14am. RP came to

as Spanish moss. Oops—apologies. What commonly hangs from trees in Sonoma is lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii), officially designated the state lichen by Gov. Jerry

Brown in 2016. Lace lichen, also called fishnet lichen, is mistaken for Spanish moss, but there is no true Spanish moss in California. Last week, Spanish moss was called out for

not being Spanish, nor moss, nor lichen, nor fungi, but a bromeliad related to plants in the pineapple family. This week, lace lichen is called out for not being a plant. Wait, what?

POLICE LOG

PD lobby to report that some time overnight on Mason St., someone “blew out the locks of his truck and stole over $5000.00 worth of Makita tools.” Disposition: Report taken.

8:06am. Graffiti reported at Harvest Grove apartments on W Grant St. on the back wall of the property as well as the trash enclosures.

9:00am. Battery was reported at Wicked Slush on Healdsburg Ave. by a Spanishspeaking RP, who said a physical fight in the parking lot between two males. Officers determined no prosecution required.

9:44am. Petty theft was reported by RP called to report that tools were stolen out of the toolbox of his truck last night on Center St. The toolbox was unlocked. Tools are valued at approximately $250.

• 10:23am. Graffiti occurred at Healdsburg Community Center on one of the metal containers on the property. Report taken.

2:01pm. Reckless driver reported at Giorgi Park on University St. RP stated a reckless driver swerved into RP's lane and hit a curb. RP confronted the female driver and then she and another passenger switched positions and drove away in an unknown direction.

3:30pm. Officer stopped a vehicle for expired registration at Healdsburg Ave. and Matheson St. The driver, a 26-yearold male, was cited for driving on a suspended license, and the vehicle driven home by his father.

Wednesday, Feb. 22

1:21pm. A 911 call from an employee at Garrett Hardware and Plumbing on Healdsburg Ave. stated that an irate customer yelled at staff and then exited the store and got into a white U-Haul truck in the parking lot. The subjects were contacted and asked to leave the store.

3:03pm. An officer contacted a 43-yearold man at Purity Chemical, North St.,

who was found to have an active “Do Not Cite” warrant issued by SCSO for outstanding $5,000 bail. Subject was arrested and transported to county jail after being taken to Sutter for medical clearance.

• 4:49pm. Petty theft occurred at Big John’s Market on Healdsburg Ave. An employee requested an officer respond, as they had video of the theft and vehicle information for the suspect, and wished to file a report.

Thursday, Feb. 23

• 11:16am. Mail tampering reported on Riesling Ln. RP called to report that her mail is being stolen from her mailbox. Four packages in the last week were taken and RP verified with the postal service that they were placed in her mailbox. The first occurrence was in Feb. of 2022.

• 1:12pm. Accident with property damage occurred at Rotten Robbies on Healdsburg Ave. Both vehicles and drivers remained on scene, no injuries &

That’s right. Lichens are a strange phenomenon created when fungi and algae cohabitate to form a unique organism. Think of them as combo creatures.

A lichen is formed when organisms from at least two kingdoms combine. As a single living creature, their symbiotic relationship provides the fungi nourishment, while the algae receive structure on which to grow and gather sunlight.

Fungi cannot photosynthesize, and the algae would not survive without their partner. Together, they thrive in the coldest arctic regions to the driest deserts, to the wettest tropical forests.

Fun facts: In North America, there are an estimated 3,600 species of lichen. As a combination creature, their taxonomy is problematic.

Taxonomic classification of living things begins with “kingdoms.”

For reference, the hierarchy goes: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

As recently as the 1970s, textbooks referenced only two kingdoms, plants and animals. However, in a 1969

Science article, ecologist Robert Whittaker introduced the five-kingdom system separating fungi and two other groups thusly: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista and Monera.

The kingdom Protista includes algae (formerly, plant) and protozoa (formerly, animal), while Monera is composed of bacteria. Lichens’ greenish color comes from algae, but that color can also come from cyanobacteria known as bluegreen algae. To make things confusing, bluegreen algae are not algae. They are, of course, Monera—bacteria. Reversing direction to go up the taxonomic rabbit hole, above kingdom is domain. Domain separates organic (living) from inorganic (non-living).

The question as to how inorganic elements became living creatures is in the process of being solved. This quest for LUCA (Life’s Universal Common Ancestor— the cross-over point from non-living to living), is described in Nick Lane’s scientific page turner, The Vital Question.

no airbags deployed. One vehicle blocking southbound traffic.

1:18pm. Mail tampering at Parkland Farms Bl./Healdsburg Ave. reported by a USPS worker who said he’s received multiple complaints regarding packages taken from customers’ porches/ mailboxes in the Parkland Farms neighborhood. RP is requesting extra patrol of the area; patrol officers contacted.

7:46pm. Violation of Court Order on Olive Cir. RP states he has a temporary restraining order against his neighbor, who unnecessarily called the fire department. RP states there was just a fire that he had lit in his fireplace. The fire dept. determined this as well. The RP considers this harassment and wants the information documented.

Friday, Feb. 24

• 12:44am. Officer initiated activity at Mitchell Ln./ Healdsburg Ave. A 43-year-old male was stopped for running

a stop sign, and determined to be under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested on two charges and transported to County Jail.

• 2:07pm. Mail tampering reported on Riesling Ln. RP stated that packages have been taken from mailboxes in the Chablis/Riesling area. RP stated he and other neighbors are aware of the situation and have contacted USPS and asked them to stop delivering or hold the packages at the post office.

• 3:41pm. Occurred at Dry Creek Rd./Canyon Rd. RP stated there is a possible drunk driver behind her that keeps going into on-coming traffic. Silver Acura sedan. 1 person & a dog in the vehicle. Caller transferred to CHP.

Clarification: A report of a Feb. 8 incident in the Feb. 23 Tribune gave the impression that students at St. John’s were harassing another student. The aggrieved student was attending St. John’s; the others were not.

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LACHAPELLE PAREDES 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 04/19/2023, at 3:00 PM, in Dept: 16: Sonoma County Superior Court, 3035 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 824 7526 7360 Passcode 840359. 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: February 15, 2023 Hon. Patrick M. Broderick Judge of the Superior Court (Publication Dates: February 23, March 2, 9, 16 of 2023 The Healdsburg Tribune).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - FILE NO: 202300235 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. TAQUERIA EL MOLCAJETE, 1129 SOUTH CLOVERDALE BLVD, CLOVERDALE, CA 95425, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SAGUE INC, 1129 SOUTH CLOVERDALE BLVD, CLOVERDALE, CA 95425: This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 1/1/2023. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: MARIBEL SAHAGUN, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on January 23, 2023. (Publication

Dates: February 23, March 2, 9, 16 of 2023 The Healdsburg Tribune).

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000009639071 Title Order No.: 220589783 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 198-1188387-703-203B ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/22/2018. 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.BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/23/2018 as Instrument No.

property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:

The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 833-561-0243 for information regarding thetrustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site WWW.

SALES.BDFGROUP.COM for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000009639071. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephoneinformation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduledsale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder”, you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 833-561-0243, or visit this internet website WWW. SALES.BDFGROUP.COM using the file number assigned to this case 00000009639071 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.

TO ALL REQUIRED RECIPIENTS] NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case, CA-RIL-22019461. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. On April 14, 2023, at 10:00:00 AM, IN THE PLAZA AT FREMONT PARK LOCATED AT, 860 FIFTH STREET, in the City of SANTA ROSA, County of SONOMA, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by GREGORY A. MOHR AND MISHEL L. MOHR, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustors, recorded on 11/23/2021, as Instrument No. 2021126097, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SONOMA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will

that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being

auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 877-237-7878, or visit www. peakforeclosure.com using file number assigned to this case: CA-RIL-22019461 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PERSPECTIVE

OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any perspective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC. by 5:00 PM on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address

set forth above. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the