HAPPY NEW YEAR! Drama critics pick ‘Bridges’
Openings on the dais 2 seats each open for Senior Citizens, Parks & Rec commissions 3
List of Top 12 theater productions in North Bay includes Raven staging 4
Balls of the season Anyone for football? How about basketball? 5
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History comes alive for Healdsburg ● Museum docents to share their affection for home town By Christian Kallen
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this historic mill works a solid impact on downtown identity. The July 10 issue re-introduced the Harm Reduction Coalition, including two retired
Hea ldsburg resident s a re proud of their history, and the presence in town of the stately Healdsburg Museum building—itself a piece of history, formerly a Carnegie Library— does much to make the past come alive through its exhibits, resources and, for the past three years, its History Talks. These informal summer lectures and tours originate in the Plaza’s Gazebo, and crested with last year’s program that saw over 100 people attend some of the Saturday programs, which started at 10am. Most programs consist of an hour or so of lecture and discussion, which sometimes transitions to a walking tour of nearby sights.
TURNING POINT The Open House at the new Foley Family Pavilion on Dec. 15 gives locals a chance to enjoy Christmas cocoa from Melissa James’ The Rosevelt James trailer, as the expanded units of Hotel Duchamp overlook the new community meeting space.
Communities find a home ● July-December in the pages of The Healdsburg Tribune By Christian Kallen Picking up where we left off, at the end of June in last week’s paper, we find to no surprise that the first weekend in July 2025 was, as always, preoccupied with Independence Day celebrations, parades and fire-
works. And so it was in 2025— our July 3 issue had a colorized postcard of a late-19th-century parade in the Plaza, plus details on the Duck Dash, Kid’s Parade and American Legion Fireworks show the next night. Also covered was the new-
ly named Mill Street Row, a business park in development across the avenue from the more high-profile Mill District. The businesses in the Row included Coyote Sonoma, Jane Dispensary, the Elephant in the Room and Parish Café, each a potential anchor tenant in their own right. It got better: the celebrated Condor & Quail bakery moved in later in the year, giving
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FORMER HALL A colorized, early 20th-century photo of the former Healdsburg City Hall, a stone edifice that sat at the corner of Matheson and Center streets near where today’s police station is located. The museum has restarted its popular History Talks program, which begins on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
Goings on around town this week & next Seasonal Events ‘Season to Sparkle’ Enjoy the festive options at Healdsburg’s Chamber downtown businesses, including crafts markets, special tasting events, sparkling-wine experiences and more. See them all at stayhealdsburg.com/ a-season-to-sparkle. Museum Exhibit “Our Favorite Toys” features toys and photos of the children who loved them. Museum visitors will delight in seeing Barbies, Teddy bears, games, stuffed animals, toy trucks and more, as well as watching the Christmas train toot through town. Open 11am to 4pm through Jan. 4. 221 Matheson St., healdsburgmuseum.org. Santa Collection Judy and Steve Everett of Healdsburg have been collecting Santa figurines for over 40 years. They are on display until the end of the month at Mazzocco Sonoma during tasting room hours, seven days a week, 11am to 5pm at 1400 Lytton Springs Rd., near the airport.
Arts & Music Art Nite First Thursday Art Nite is Jan. 1, 2026, in Healdsburg, with 20 participating galleries. Show an “Artnite” passport at
participating restaurants and wineries for a free treat, pour or special perk. Downtown, 5-7pm, details at artnitehealdsburg.com. Elephant Rides The new year at the Elephant starts off like every month does, with a first Sunday show by Spike Sikes and his Awesome Hotcakes, featuring the multi-instrumentalist in a revue of rockabilly blues. Sunday Jan. 4, 6pm, $10 cover at the Elephant in the Room, 177-A Healdsburg Ave., elephantintheroompub.com. Tasting Music Furthermore Wines, which doubles as Cobb Wines during the day, continues to showcase local musicians most weekends, including Friday Jan. 2 with the Christian Foley-Beining Jazz Trio (with Kendrick Freeman and Tom Shader) from 5:30-8:30pm. Monday Jan. 5, Furthermore brings back “First Mondays Jazz Jam,” with Geoff Whyte and Chip Boaz backing whatever soloists show up. 328-A Healdsburg Ave., furthermorewines.com. Lobby Jazz Ease into the new year with the “NOT King Cole” trio, playing without a drummer and featuring tunes from the golden age of jazz. On Saturday Jan. 3 it will be Adam Shulman on piano, Jeffrey Burr on guitar and Eric Markowitz on bass, from 6-9pm in the Spirit Bar at Hotel Healdsburg at 25 Matheson St. No cover, DCK menu available. drycreekkitchen.com/ spirit-bar/music
Arts Opening The art exhibit “In the Clouds” with Sonoma County artist Gen Zorich will hold an opening reception on Saturday Jan. 3 with the artist, at 3:30pm at Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center St. History Talks Remember the History Talks in the Plaza last summer? They’re back with a winter series, to be held monthly at the Healdsburg Regional Library. First up: “Healdsburg 101,” on Tuesday Jan. 6, starting at 6pm for an hour of fascinating historical insight from Nita Miller and Joanne Taeuffer. Healdsburg Library Conference Room, 139 Piper St. Iranian Cinema In Gabbeh, Mohsen Makhmalbaf weaves a gorgeous tale very much like the colorful, hand-woven rug, the gabbeh, for which the film is named. A window into a different time and place, this 1966 Iranian film in Farsi screens Thursday Jan. 8 only at The 222, 7pm, with discussion to follow. Tickets $20, under 18 free at 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org. City Closed The City of Healdsburg will be closed for the holidays, from Dec. 24, 2025, to Jan. 2, 2026. Additionally, the City Council meeting scheduled for Monday Jan. 5 has been canceled. The next City Council meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 20. For additional events, visit healdsburgtribune.com/calendar.
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CITY HALL Healdsburg’s City Hall, once located at the corner of the Plaza, now sits three blocks away at 401 Grove St.
City seeks 4 commissioners ● Parks and Rec, Senior Citizens advisory groups both have open seats Staff Report The City Council of the City of Healdsburg is seeking qualified applicants to fill open positions on two important commissions: two vacancies on the Parks and Recreation Commission, and two vacancies on the Senior Citizens Advisory Commission. Both commissions have seven members, as is the standard for such bodies in the city—save for the City Council, which
has five. Odd-numbered panels are preferred so tie votes do not occur (a tie is a “no” in procedural votes). Just a few months ago the Planning Commission named a seventh member, breaking up the potential of a tie vote in the six-member commission. Though preference is given to the residents of Healdsburg, not all commissions require a 95448 address. The Parks and Recreation Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the
City Council on policies and programs related to public parks and recreation, including the Badger Park upgrade now in progress. Its primary purpose is identifying and addressing the needs related to the City’s parks, schools, playgrounds, open space and recreational facilities, as well as advising the City Council. The Senior Citizens Advisory Commission advocates for the needs and interests of Healdsburg’s older adult residents, creating or increasing awareness of those needs among the broader population and advising the City Council, boards and commissions, and private agencies on those needs. Those interested in applying will find applications available on the City’s website under Government: Boards and Commissions at ow.ly/PGwu50TIZYk or by emailing City Clerk Raina Allan at rallan@healdsburg.gov. All completed applications must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 5:30pm Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
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BRIDGES Elliot Davis and Katie Watts-Whitaker look for the missing bridge in the new Raven Theater production of ‘The Bridges of Madison County,’ named as one of the year’s top stage productions. Davis also received recognition for his acting in the role.
Critics pick theaters’ top tix ● Raven’s ‘Madison County’ makes the list By Weeklys Theater contributors It’s that time of year when critics look back and attempt to encapsulate an entire year’s worth of productions into one easy-to-read list of the “best of” the year. Why? Because it gives us something to do during the slow period between the close of the holiday shows and the onslaught of productions in the New Year. We’re kidding. Mostly. The end of the year is a time for reflection by many, and critics are no different. We take pleasure in remembering and reporting on the good work we’ve seen produced locally. It’s our way of saying thanks to the community for the work they do and for continuing to invite and welcome us into their theatrical homes.
Here, in alphabetical order, are the Top Torn Tickets for the best and/or most interesting theater produced in Sonoma and Marin counties in 2025, as determined by Beulah Vega (BV), Caitlin Strom-Martin (CSM) and Harry Duke (HD): As You Like It - Napa Valley College A joyous celebration of diversity and a giant thumb in the eye to those who have a problem with that. HD Bootycandy - Left Edge Theatre - A hilarious and transgressive ensemble piece. LET still reigns as the North Bay theater company that actively produces confrontational and gutsy shows. CSM The Bridges of Madison County Raven Players - Usually, I would run away from a musical romance like a Hallmark heroine from her big-city fiancé, but I liked
this production. The two leads rose above the trite script and the lackluster songs and delivered outstanding performances. BV Featherbaby - Spreckels Theatre Company - Maybe the greatest talkingbird play ever written. HD Gary, A Sequel to Titus Andronicus - Left Edge Theatre - An absolutely outrageous theatrical piece. Ballsy in every sense of the word. HD The Importance of Being Earnest 6th Street Playhouse - Proof that no gimmicks are necessary to get audiences to appreciate this hilarious Oscar Wilde classic. HD Meet Me at Dawn - Mercury Theater A very impressive opening entry into full productions by the newest North Bay theater company. HD Othello - Jacobethan Theatre Workshop - Towering performances and simple out-
door staging combined for Shakespeare as it’s meant to be done and done well. HD The Pirates of Penzance - 6th Street Playhouse - Charming performances, colorful stagecraft and a top-notch orchestra brought the Gilbert & Sullivan classic energetically to life. HD The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Mercury Theater - An astounding, unforgettable lead performance anchored this Bertolt Brecht cautionary tale. CSM Revenge of the Rebobs! - Lucky Penny In another life I’m a horror writer, and there is nothing I love more than campy cryptid horror. Most of my work falls into that category, so I was thrilled to see the elusive Rebobs take the stage. More horror plays, with or without the camp, please! BV Ride the Cyclone - SRJC Theatre Arts - An absolute showcase for the young artists involved in all aspects of this production and the theater local taxpayers funded. HD The North Bay is an incredibly supportive community for the performing arts. Thanks also to the audiences for continuing to show up.
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Starting next Tuesday, a new iteration of the museum’s History Talks—a winter season series to be held at the Healdsburg Library—begins. The first Talk will be Tuesday at 6pm, with two of the museum’s active docents, Nita Miller and Joanne Taeuffer, each presenting their own subject. “This is a chance to get an overview of the town’s history,” said Taeuffer, the chair of the Museum Docents History Talks program. “If you don’t know who put the ‘Heald’ in Healdsburg, if you’ve never seen the town’s first grand city hall building and if you wonder who owned all the great old houses back in the day … this talk’s for you.” The hour-long programs generally take place on the first Tuesday of each month. Upcoming topics include “Coming to Healdsburg, Italian Style” (Feb. 3) with Don Anderson, Julie Seghesio Neumiller and Joe Pelanconi. That will be followed on March 3 by “Healdsburg in WWII, the 1950s to 1960s,” from Jerry Haag, Patrick Mukaida and Jim Dreiseback. The fourth topic in the series is “Shopping in Old-Time Healdsburg” (April 7), with Lillie Deas and Meredith Dreisback. “The Talks are presented by a group of almost 20 museum volunteer docents, who organize, plan and implement the events,” Taeuffer said. “Within the History Talks group, we have individual chair-people for some tasks like logistics, hospitality (snacks!) and A/V technology.” With such a large group of people taking an active role in sharing Healdsburg’s history, one might ask, “Why?” Taeuffer
said that a few years back a consultant held listening sessions with the community, asking what they would like to see the museum do. “One idea was that we should be bringing history out into the community to get it to more people. The History Talks is a part of that effort,” she said. Specific reasons include ensuring that Healdsburg “retains the stamp of its long and varied traditions,” holding onto the culture of living here. And, said Tauffer, the study of local history helps unite those who have lived here for generations and those who just moved to new homes in locations like Enso Village. “I think their interest in the town’s history is an expression of their desire to maintain or promote a sense of community, making Healdsburg the kind of place they want to live in,” she added. Another new development is a dedicated YouTube channel, where History Talks videos are published “for those who are too busy to come to the events or who have moved away but never quite given up their connection with the town,” Taeuffer said. Still in its infancy, the YouTube channel at youtube.com/@HealdsburgHistoryTalks includes video introductions from a number of the docents, as well as recreations of short films on local architecture, historic festivals and restaurants that were once well-known and now gone. Other videos are in development. A good place to start might be Taeuffer’s own The Healdsburg Story in 10 Minutes, which she described accurately as a “whirlwind tour” of the town’s first 200 years. Actually, a good place to start might be next Tuesday, in the Healdsburg Library Community Room, at 6pm, for the year’s first free History Talk.
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HISTORY TALKS Louis M. Foppiano discusses his family history in winemaking to an audience at the Healdsburg Plaza on Aug. 2, in one of the Healdsburg Museum’s summer History Talks, held Saturdays from 10am to noon.
BALLS OF THE SEASON Footballs and basketballs define fall and winter sports, though these sports can be played any time.
The modern hearth and team sports ● On the tube or on the field, the season brings games By Pierre Ratte The holidays have a way of turning TV’s into modern fireside hearths. Folks settle in, families linger and embrace sports’ entertainment. Football’s regular season gets exciting. Key games decide playoff rosters. Basketball approaches mid-season with leaders emerging from the pack. It’s interesting how fundamental and different balls are in America’s major league sports. Let’s dive deeper with fun facts. FUN FACTS: Football teams use about 30 balls per game. Wilson handsews about 500,000 official balls per year, all in Ada, Ohio. Arnold Horween Sr., pro player and Harvard coach circa the 1920s, invented the distinctive Horween leather and embossing pattern on footballs. Each team brings 12 scrimmage balls and 3 kicking balls to an NFL game. Scrimmage balls’ better grip and brown color develop with mud conditioning. Kicking balls are a lighter reddish color and firmer. Since 1941, NFL balls have been labeled “The Duke” in honor of Wellington Mara (whose namesake was the Duke of Wellington). The Duke was Wellington’s nickname as a ball boy. His father, Tim Marra, the onetime NY Giants owner and founder of Wilson Sporting Goods Company, ensured his son’s legacy. Since 2017, NFL balls have embedded chips tracking spin, speed and distance.
Placement on the field is by officials due to the sensors’ insufficient accuracy—no laughing, please. Basketball teams use approximately 3-6 balls per game. Home teams select a game ball; balls going into the stands are returned. Since 2022, all NBA basketballs have been manufactured by Wilson, which took over from Spaulding. Basketball leather, like football leather, also comes from the Horween Company in Chicago. Rubber interiors are sourced from Malaysia and Vietnam; nylon windings come from Japan; assembly, cutting leathers, gluing and heating are done in China; and testing takes place in Alexander City, Alabama. Each ball gets four weeks of testing for uniformity and bounce during which the leather surface is roughed up for ease of grip. Baseball teams go through approximately 100 baseballs per game. All major league baseballs are made in Turrilba, Costa Rica, at the Rawlings factory owned by MLB since 2018. The factory makes approximately 2.5 million official baseballs per year, with strict standards for cork and rubber centers, wool yarn windings, cowhide covers and waxed-red stitching still handsewn. Of course, baseballs hit out of the park or into the stands are not returned for play, leaving many young fans with dreams or souvenirs.
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FULL COLOR Dancers from a Oaxacan troupe perform at the city’s Guelaguetza in the Plaza in July 2025.
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physicians David Anderson and Walter Maack, who embarked on wide distribution of Narcan. With the Police Department’s social worker Jeff McGee, the group distributed thousands of Narcan inhalers to counteract heroin and fentanyl overdoses, bringing the quick-acting antidote to at-risk populations, local stores and businesses. Gay Wine Weekend, formerly a Sonoma Valley event, embraced its new home with the July 29 issue and SIP, Songwriters in Paradise, showed up for its third year in Healdsburg. Also celebrating its third year in town was the BottleRock Ramble festival of alt-rock bands, held at the Community Center in early June. Such targeted social events helped focus Healdsburg’s identity as not just about wine, but as a community that has it all. Too, Healdsburg continued to be seen as quite receptive to the Hispanic population and heritage found here—appropriately, as Healdsburg’s population has been almost one-third Latine for decades. The Oaxaqueño tradition of Guelaguetza came to the Plaza on July 27, linking the deep Indigenous traditions of Southern
Mexico with Plaza Park, the one-acre tree’d and green square in the heart of town. Dances, songs and prayers, and arts and crafts animated the heart of the town that Harmon Heald sketched out in 1856. That cultural receptivity included the Pachanga Arts Festival in September and the Dia de Muertos celebration in October, both held in the Plaza. The Aug. 7 issue, intentionally or otherwise, focused on transportation. A local group of air-aware members of Climate Action Healdsburg took action to bring car idling to public awareness, with signs and outreach backed by the Healdsburg Police. Our neighbor to the south, Windsor, basked in early morning calm as SMART agreed to a “quiet zone” within city limits. And “lowrider culture” showed its colors at the Latino-owned Bacchus Landing in a photo essay by Tenay Macmillan. The recent loss of local bookseller Aaron Rosewater was brought achingly back to mind in our Aug. 14 issue by Pierre Ratte. Rosewater’s steady intelligence and kindness seemed as if from another era, said Ratte, “an era that savors tranquility and gentility …” The same issue included a photo essay by Rick Tang about the annual Zucchini Festival at the Saturday market, one of those steady traditions that likewise stems from another era.
With the collapse of the Koi Nation’s plans for a Windsor-area casino in April, we were intrigued by the parallel occurrence of accelerated development at the River Rock Casino. Overlooking Geyserville, it will become the third Caesar’s Republic destination in the Caesar’s empire in 2027. Looking back on the summer issues of The Tribune now, it’s striking how many stories are about local history. Not only the recurring “Flashbacks” column every two weeks from the Healdsburg Museum, but the museum’s own opening of a new, year-long exhibit on the town’s diverse past, and the rediscovery of a still-vital tribute to Healdsburg history though the lens of a local high school project of almost 30 years ago. Though the colorful mural has always hid in plain sight—at least since it was painted in 1989—a rumor that it was to be covered over swept social media, creating a crisis where there was none. That, however, is emblematic of so much news today. A “slide and slump” surface failure on North Fitch Mountain Road finally received help from the County Public Infrastructure Department with a $3 million fix, opening up the round-themountain road after extended closure. As the fall school year got underway, sports again took up some ink in The Tribune. The high school tennis team was a contender, but the girls golf team blew away the competition from here to Eugene. Meanwhile the boys football team got off on the wrong foot and had to forfeit the Sept. 12 game at home against Lower Lake, because they just didn’t have enough players on the roster to continue play. “I can’t risk our guys like that,” said first-year coach Taylor Tappin. The Greyhounds never quite got their balance back, and did not chalk up a win all season long. Considering the tumult playing out on the national scene, things went along pretty much as normal for weeks at a time. In mid-September the Raven Players staged a black comedy about vaccinations called Eureka Day, we took a photo-tour of the city’s solar array at the Water Treatment Plant, and what may be the last Healdsburg Arts Festival to be held in the Plaza filled the space with color and crafts on Sept. 20. Things returned to controversy in October, which broke with the news that the luxury B&B The Ruse was seeking a permit to run a luxury rehab facility, to be known as Ruse Treatment, on Grove Street. This slightly absurd idea accompanied its still-active application for a liquor license, making residents wonder who’s ruse-ing who. Also in October, Healdsburg mom Emily Peterson helped introduce an all-inclusive Magical Bridge Playground to Badger Park’s long-range plans, the True West three-screen cinema opened at last and Fire Station No. 2 held an inaugural event across the road from Enso Village. Another “No Kings Protest” on
WINE WORK Co-owner Chris Barrett of Rockp
Oct. 18 brought about 2,000 people out to Healdsburg Avenue, continuing to add the local voice to a national sentiment. November saw the start of demolition at the Healdsburg Boys & Girls Club on Piper Street, which will be rebuilt over the next 18 months as a new home for the after-school crowd. The high school cross country team found unprecedented success as it earned a place for the boys team in the state CIF Championship meet in Fresno, while the 76th annual Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament brought REIBT back to Smith Robinson Gym. The holiday music season began with the Klezmatics’ return to the Raven on Dec. 9, but the City Council continued to pressure local groups, including the Healdsburg Arts Festival, to forego their traditional Plaza location in favor of the new Community Pavilion. As the year drew to a close the city showed off the features of the Foley Family Community Pavilion at an Open House, complete with speeches, cocoa and pretzels, on Dec. 15. The year ends with a bright and colorful 51-foot holiday tree looming over the Plaza, despite a Christmas Eve effort by the Grinch to extinguish the lights in a windstorm. For still-more-recent news, consult this issue of The Healdsburg Tribune—and those to come in 2026.
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pile Vineyards applies his skills to the art of winemaking for the 2025 harvest.
FOUNDER A mural at Healdsburg High, painted in 1989 by Dan Lopez and high school students, shows Harmon Heald planning the new community.
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Photo by Christian Kallen
COBBLER In October Jorge Ramos stands before his shoe-repair shop, which he will probably leave behind when a building renovation begins.
READINESS One of Healdsburg’s fire trucks is ready for action at the new Fire Station No. 2 at an open house in October 2025.
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8:46am A former employee on Kinley Drive, who was fired the previous week, threatened the Reporting Party (RP) and other employees. The suspect left before officers arrived, and was unable to be located. 10:50am An employee on Healdsburg Avenue threatened another employee with a knife on Dec. 12, 2025. An officer took a report. 11:01am A warrant service officer on Brown Street served three out-ofcounty warrants on a 54-Year-Old (YO) man regarding driving with a license suspended for driving under the influence (DUI), violation of probation, possession of a hard drug with two or more prior drug convictions, resisting arrest, giving false identification to the police and possession of drug paraphernalia. 10:18pm A stolen vehicle was recovered at Healdsburg Gas Mart on Healdsburg Avenue after it registered on the Flock license plate reader system. The San Rafael Police Department had confirmed that the vehicle was outstanding. A 30-YO man was arrested and brought to county jail for receiving a stolen vehicle.
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7:41am At the Healdsburg Police Department on Center Street a man requested a copy of a police report. While in the lobby, the RP banged on the police department door. Officers
detained the RP for a probation search. The 54-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for violation of post-release community supervision and resisting arrest. Property was kept for safekeeping. 8:30am A person who was trespassed from Black Oak Coffee on Center Street on Dec. 15 returned and walked in and out of the business and acted erratically. Officers contacted the man and verbally trespassed him again. The business did not want to press charges. The man moved along. 9:47am A suspicious vehicle was parked at North Bay Eye Associates on Healdsburg Avenue. Officers contacted the 48-YO man inside the vehicle. He was cited and released on an outstanding Sonoma County warrant regarding driving under the influence of drugs. 11:19am The RP said a man in the Mitchell Plaza who had been previously trespassed from the property continued to be seen on the property. Officers responded, and the man left toward the Plaza. 12:27pm A vehicle on Philip Drive was stopped because of a warrant for a full search of the suspect’s vehicle and residence. The suspect, a 44-YO man, was arrested and brought to county jail for criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon. 12:40pm On Dec. 13, 2025, a plastic container of ceramics, estimated to be worth $500, was stolen from the Farmers’ Market on Healdsburg Avenue. The RP wanted to press charges. The RP believed the thief was the person the RP called about that day. An officer spoke to the RP and took a report. 1:14pm An employee at O’Reilly Auto Parts on Healdsburg Avenue processed refunds to the employee’s
own account. The RP lost $1,020.77 and wanted to press charges. The employee had already been interviewed and signed an admission form. Law enforcement planned to make a report. 4:14pm The RP at CVS Pharmacy on Center Street said he saw two women drink alcohol and leave in a vehicle on Healdsburg Avenue. Officers contacted the registered owner of the vehicle. Field sobriety tests were conducted. No DUI had occurred. 7:41pm The RP on March Avenue said his brother and stepfather physically fought. Officers responded. After being medically cleared, a 31-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for battery and resisting arrest.
Wednesday, Dec.17 7:42am A previously evicted tenant on Brown Street possibly tried to pick a lock on the property. The RP wanted to press charges for trespass. Officers responded and arrested the 60-YO man for violation of probation, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and on three outstanding Sonoma County warrants regarding possession of methamphetamine, violation of probation, possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. He was brought to county jail. On Dec. 20 at 4:48pm the man was back at Brown Street. Officers responded and detained him for a probation check. He was cited and released for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation. 8:33am An employee at Starbucks Coffee on Vine Street wanted law enforcement to have an unhoused man in the store move along. The man was loud and made other customers uncomfortable. The store was not willing to file trespass paperwork against the man. Officers responded and advised the man of the complaint. The man picked up his belongings and left the premises. 12:10pm The city therapist at CVS Pharmacy on Center Street requested assistance from an officer to advise a woman that she was no longer welcome at the property. The woman moved along. 3:33pm A man near The Parish Cafe on Mill Street threw dirt and rocks at cars. The RP was concerned for the welfare of the possibly intoxicated man. Officers responded and spoke to a woman who stated that the man threw a bottle at a person but missed and threw it in the road. A 29-YO man was arrested and brought to county jail for throwing an object at a moving vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon and on an outstanding out-of-county warrant regarding vandalism. 9:38pm A vehicle at Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue had malfunctioning tail lights. An advisory to be on the lookout for the vehicle was sent to police units. 11:02pm A vehicle on Healdsburg Avenue at Parkland Farms Boulevard
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was stopped for lacking working lights. A probation search was conducted. A 38-YO man was cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation.
Thursday, Dec. 18 5:55am A man in the West Plaza Parking Lot on Healdsburg Avenue put his hands on the RP. The RP said her head and ear hurt and that the man pushed her hand. She did not confirm that he hit her head or ear. She declined medical assistance and wanted the man to leave her vehicle. Officers contacted the parties. A 30-YO man was arrested and transported to county jail for domestic battery. 9:29am The RP said a man on Healdsburg Avenue slept behind the back office door. The RP wanted to press charges for trespassing if the man refused to leave. Officers responded, and the man left. The man was advised not to trespass at the property. 11:54am A woman at Plaza Park on Healdsburg Avenue yelled at people and subsequently left. The RP agreed to call dispatch back if the woman returned. 3:20pm The RP on Hummingbird Court wanted to file charges against his stepdaughter for an assault that occurred on Sept. 20, 2025. Officers responded to the residence at that time, but the RP had not wanted to pursue charges. An officer met with the RP and took a report. 6:26pm Two people at Safeway on Vine Street attempted to steal approximately $1,000 worth of products. The people left in a vehicle. An officer responded and took a report.
Friday, Dec. 19 10:47am The RP at Safeway on Vine Street said that on Dec. 17 her exstepfather stepped in front of her vehicle and restricted her from leaving. He cursed and demanded that she call her mother for him. He hit the RP’s driver’s side car window without damaging it and walked off. The RP wanted the issue documented. 1:55pm The RP at Barndiva on Center Street found a note on his window which stated, “I scraped your fender, I’m insured. Call me.” The RP tried calling several times, but did not get a response. Dispatch left a voicemail asking for the person to respond to the RP. The RP would follow up with the police again if the RP did not receive a response in a few days. 1:57pm Trespassing occurred at a store on Center Street. Someone removed all the trash bags from the trash cans. The person also removed the metal can from inside the receptacle and smashed it by standing on it. The RP wanted to press charges … For the complete Police Log for this week, please see healdsburgtribune.com.
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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notices CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEALDSBURG PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg has cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting of MONDAY, January 5, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. Dated: December 25, 2025 Raina Allan, City Clerk
CITY OF HEALDSBURG PUBLIC NOTICE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg is seeking applications from interested persons to fill two (2) vacancies on the City of Healdsburg Parks and Recreation Commission. The membership of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall consist of seven members. One of the seven members may be designated as a Parks and Recreation youth commissioner who shall be under the age of 18 or a full-time student under the age of 21. Two of the seven members may reside outside the City limits but must reside at a location that is within the boundaries of the Healdsburg Unified School District. All members of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall serve without compensation. The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the Director of Community Services on policies and programs pertaining to public parks and recreation and shall include: •Identifying and addressing the needs related to the City’s parks, school facilities, playgrounds, open space, and recreational facilities. •Advising the City Council and the Director of Parks and Recreation on all matters affecting the City’s parks and recreation programs and facilities. •Advising and assisting City boards and commissions, City departments, and private persons on matters affecting the City’s parks, school facilities, playgrounds, open space and recreational facilities. •Improving maintenance of City parks, school facilities, playgrounds, open space and recreational facilities. •Assisting in the development of a parks and open space master plan. •Developing and maintaining a community activities plan to increase, create, and implement community recreation classes and special interest classes. •Performing such other functions and duties as may be directed by the City Council from time to time. If you are interested in applying, applications are available on the City’s website under Government: Boards and Commissions at https://healdsburg.gov/177/Boards-Commissions or by emailing rallan@healdsburg.gov. All completed applications must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 5:30 P.M. Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Dated: December 11, 2025 Raina Allan, City Clerk
CITY OF HEALDSBURG PUBLIC NOTICE HEALDSBURG SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION VACANCIES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Healdsburg is seeking applications from interested persons to fill two (2) positions on the City of Healdsburg Senior Citizen Advisory Commission. The function of the Commission is to advise the City Council on all matters relating to policies and programs which serve all senior citizens of the community. Members of the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission are required to attend monthly meetings, reside within the City limits of Healdsburg and be fifty-five years of age or older at the time of appointment. If you are interested in applying, applications are available on the City’s website under Government: Boards and Commissions at https://healdsburg.gov/177/Boards-Commissions or by emailing rallan@healdsburg.gov. All completed applications must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 5:30 P.M., Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Dated: December 11, 2025 Raina Allan, City Clerk
CITY OF HEALDSBURG NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Healdsburg Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at or after 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg, California, to consider the following matter: Application:Land Use Code Amendment (REZN-0001-2025) Project Description:Amendments to the Healdsburg Municipal Code, Title 20, Land Use Code to address recent state law changes including SB 9 (Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act) by adding §20.20.120 to the Land Use Code, and SB 684 and SB 1123 (Starter Home Revitalization Act) by adding §20.20.125 to the Land Use Code. Amendments to the Land Use Code are necessary to ensure compliance with state law. Location:Citywide Applicant:City of Healdsburg
Environmental Determination:The proposed amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. PUBLIC COMMENTS: All interested persons are invited to send written comments to the Planning Commission at 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448, no later than the hearing date. One may also provide comments during the public hearing by being present at the hearing to comment orally on these items. If you challenge this particular item in court, you may be limited by law to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION: Details of the project and any written comments are available for review at the Community Development Department, 401 Grove Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448. The staff report for this item will be available at least 72 hours prior to the hearing at the Community Development Department and at www.healdsburg.gov under Government, Agendas & Minutes. Please contact the project planner Ellen McDowell, Senior Planner at emcdowell@healdsburg.gov or 707-473-4473. POSTED: January 1, 2026 Scott M. Duiven, Secretary Planning Commission For accessible meeting information please call (707) 431-3317.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503503 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. HEALDSBURG FOOD PANTRY, 1505 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 1646, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448 : Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): HEALDSBURG SHARED MINISTRIES,1505 HEALDSBURG AVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, CA. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 6/1/2009. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JANET S. ZIEDRICH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on November 21 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503629
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SONOMA COAST LIVING REAL ESTATE SERVICES, 575 S HWY 1, BODEGA BAY, CA 94923, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: PO BOX 125, BODEGA BAY, CA 94923: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): BODEGA BAY & BEYOND REAL ESTATE SALES, 575 S HWY 1, BODEGA BAY, CA 94923, CA. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on FEBRUARY 0, 2008. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: THERA BUTTARO, CEO, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on DECEMBER 4 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503494
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ACER LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, 7674 BERNICE AVE, ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): RAFAEL ORTIZ AGUILAR, 7674 BERNICE AVE, 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 08/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: RAFAEL ORTIZ AGUILAR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on November 20 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503649 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. PK CONSTRUCTION, 4658 PEPPERWOOD DR, PENNGROVE, CA 94951, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): PATRICK KIELY, 4658 PEPPERWOOD DR, PENNGROVE, CA 94951. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 12/08/2025. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: PATRICK KIELY, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on DECEMBER 08 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503506 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BINGO BANGO TM, 12000 HENNO RD, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 303, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JUSTINE ASHTON, 12000 HENNO RD, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442. 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: JUSTINE ASHTON - OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma
County on November 21 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503508 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.MYHERITAGESTORY.ORG, 12000 HENNO RD, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 303, GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JUSTINE ASHTON, 12000 HENNO RD(BOX 303), GLEN ELLEN, CA 95442. 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: JUSTINE ASHTON OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on November 21 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 11, 18, 25 of 2025, January 1 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
TRUSTEE SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSG No.: 92061881 TS No.: 24-034849 APN: 163-021-014-000 Property Address: 121 THRUSHWING AVE, WINDSOR, CA 95492 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/27/2021. 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. On 01/07/2026 at 10:00 A.M., America West Lender Services, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/29/2021, as Instrument No. 2021052782, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of SONOMA County, State of California. Executed by: RICHARD J. MCCHINAK III, A SINGLE MAN, AND HALIE M. MATLOCK, A SINGLE WOMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) In the Plaza at Fremont Park located at 860 Fifth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 163-021-014-000 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 121 THRUSHWING AVE, WINDSOR, CA 95492 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 723,314.03. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this 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. All bids are subject to California Civil Code 2924h and are sold “AS-IS”. 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 844-693-4761 or visit this internet website www.awest.us, using the file number assigned to this case 24-034849 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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, 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 844-693-4761, or visit this internet website www.awest.us, using the file number assigned to this case 24-034849 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, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: America West Lender Services, LLC P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 America West Lender Services, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 844-693-4761 NPP0482032 To: HEALDSBURG TRIBUNE 12/18/2025, 12/25/2025, 01/01/2026 (Publication Dates Healdsburg Tribune 12/18/2025, 12/25/2025, 01/01/2026 )
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503651 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. NEXT INVESTMENTS, 539 HIDDEN ACRES RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SCOTT F SCHADLICH, 539 HIDDEN ACRES RD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448. 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: SCOTT SCHADLICH, PRINCIPAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on DECEMBER 09 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503672 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. RADIX CONSTRUCTION, 8065 SPEER RANCH RD., FORESTVILLE, CA 95436 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): CHRISTOPHER MARTIN MULLINS, 8065 SPEER RANCH RD., FORESTVILLE, CA 95436. 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: CHRISTOPHER MARTIN MULLINS, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on DECEMBER 10 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DEANNE FRANCES DAVIDSON, AKA DEANNE F. DAVIDSON 25PR01436 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and contingent creditors, and persons who may be otherwise interested in the will or estate, or both of DEANNE FRANCES DAVIDSON, AKA DEANNE F. DAVIDSON: A petition for probate has been filed by DEAMBER DANYELLE DEWITT, in the Superior Court of California, County of SONOMA. The petition for probate requests that DEAMBER DANYELLE DEWITT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act, (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: 02-06-2026 TIME: 9:30 AM, DEPT. 12, Sonoma County Superior Court, 600 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. To join online, go to Zoom.us/join Or by phone, Dial 1-669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 160 377 2262 Passcode: 419097 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR OR A CONTINGENT CREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 58 of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of delivery of the notice to you under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code. OTHER CALIFORNIA STATUTES AND LEGAL AUTHORITY MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A CREDITOR. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a request for Special Notice (form DE-145) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. FILED: December 10th 2025 Attorney for Petitioner: BRENDAN P. BREWER SB# 173807 Telephone (415) 492-0590, 950 NORTHGATE
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503484. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. HEALDSBURG FASHION WEEK, 5600 MILL CREEK ROAD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JOSEPH DOMINGO, 5600 MILL CREEK ROAD, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448. 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: JOSEPH DOMINGO, FOUNDER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on November 20 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503696 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. RADIX BUILDING, 8065 SPEER RANCH RD., FORESTVILLE, CA 95436 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): CHRISTOPHER MARTIN MULLINS, 8065 SPEER RANCH RD., FORESTVILLE, CA 95436. 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: CHRISTOPHER MULLINS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on DECEMBER 12 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202502241. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. IRISANYA MOON, 2. IRISANYA, AND 3. IRISANYA RAINBOW, 329 LUCAS CIRCLE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401 COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): LYNDA FORMAN, 329 LUCAS CIRCLE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95401. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names above on 4/06/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: LYNDA FORMAN, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 11 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA CASE NUMBER: 25CV08525 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): TIMOTHY JON GULLEDGE, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. TIMOTHY JON GULLEDGE , to Proposed Name TIMOTHY JON SILVA: 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 02/25/2026 at 3:00 PM, in Dept: 19: Sonoma County Superior Court, 3055 CLEVELAND AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403. Via Zoom. GO ONLINE TO ZOOM.US/JOIN OR PHONE IN AT Meeting ID Dial 1-669-254-5252, MEETING ID 160-421-7577 Passcode 410765. 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: DECEMBER 15 2025 Hon. Oscar A. Pardo, Judge of the Superior Court. (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. O SOL, 2. O SOL CANINE EXCURSIONS, 450 DECANTER CIR, WINDSOR, CA 95492, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): DIEGO ADRIEL DURAN, 450 DECANTER CIR, WINDSOR, CA 95492, CALIFORNIA. 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: DIEGO A DURAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 15 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 18, 25 of 2025, January 1, 8 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 202503728 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. NEXT GEN WINE AWARDS, 155 FOSS CREEK CIRCLE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, COUNTY SONOMA, Mailing Address: SAME: Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): GEORGE CHRISTIE, 918 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE, HEALDSBURG, CA 95448, 2. DEBRA DEL FIORENTINO, 30 PALOMINO CT, PETALUMA, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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: GEORGE CHRISTIE, PARTNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Sonoma County on December 17 of 2025 (Publication Dates: December 25 of 2025, January 1, 8, 15 of 2026 The Healdsburg Tribune)
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Note: If you filed your fictitious business name more than five years ago, you must file a renewal and re-publish to remain compliant.
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