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NO 35
AUGUST 28, 2025
Healdsburg, Eisenberg settle litigation ● Local lawyer’s suit charged Brown Act, Public Records violations By Christian Kallen
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drew about 180 responses. Oaks received more than 34% of the vote, outpacing the California native grape at 24%, the Douglas lily at 18.5%, Blue-eyed grass at 12%, and two other wildflowers under 10%. While multiple
Late Friday afternoon last week, the City of Healdsburg announced the settlement of two lawsuits brought by Jon Eisenberg, a retired attorney living in Healdsburg, against the City for violations of the Brown Act. At issue was a “pattern of misbehavior that is deeply embedded in the culture of Healdsburg’s city government,” in the terms of Eisenberg’s January 2025 complaint. “While the parties continue to disagree about allegations raised in the lawsuits, the City acknowledges Mr. Eisenberg raised important and valid concerns,” read the City’s statement. It further states that both parties “share an interest in government transparency and have agreed to several measures
JIMTOWN A heritage Valley oak helps anchor an 80-year-old garage roofline in Jimtown, Alexander Valley. The Valley oak has just been named Healdsburg’s official plant, beating out five other nominated flowers, grasses and vines. The Goodyear Country Store, not from the same family as the tire makers, operated here from about 1940 on.
Valley oak picked as city’s official plant by council ● Native plant survey demonstrates preference for acorn-bearing tree Staff Report The Healdsburg City Council took a brief break from weightier business last week—new in-lieu fees, the Eel-Russian River project—to decide something
more symbolic: the city’s first official plant. The idea originated with Garden Club member Mary Kelley, who proposed the designation during the council’s
2024–25 goal-setting session. The Healdsburg Garden Club’s Theresa Wistrom eventually proposed six native plants at a May City Council meeting: three local wildflowers, Blueeyed grass, the California native grape and a non-specific oak were all nominated. An online public survey conducted from June 11 to July 9