Healdsburg heads for championship For the first time in memory, the girls basketball team is in the division finals, to be played Saturday 6
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Introducing ‘Council Reports’ Starting this issue, the Tribune will publish reports from that week’s City Council meeting 3
FEBRUARY 26, 2026
TEDx Sonoma changes points of view Photo courtesy TEDx Sonoma County
‘Mindshift: The Power of Perspective’ This year’s TEDx Sonoma brings 13 speakers to the Jackson Theater to share their insights and ideas about how changing the way we see the world can unlock transformative breakthroughs. It is co-hosted by “communications catalyst” Dia Bondi. — MORE PAGE 12
McGuire’s election gamble ● Vows to deliver ‘every damn day’ By Christian Kallen Last Friday, State Sen. Mike McGuire announced his campaign to run for Congress in the
upcoming special election for California’s 1st Congressional District, to fill the remainder of Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s Congressional term. LaMalfa died during emergency surgery on Jan. 6. He had represented California’s 1st Congressional District from 2013 until his death. That district was redrawn in a special election for Prop. 50 in November, creating a more Democratic-leaning district to counter Texas’ redrawn districts to create new Republican-leaning districts.
But the election to fill the remaining months of LaMalfa’s term will take place on Aug. 5, almost two months after the state primary for the “new” 1st District seat. Even if it goes to a Republican, that congressman will likely serve only two months, into January 2027. In January, Republican James Gallagher announced his intention to run in the special election to take over the seat held by LaMalfa, his mentor. However — More on page 4
● Annual assembly of ‘ideas worth spreading’ March 7 By Christian Kallen “This must be the place,” Brigham Young reportedly said when his followers brought him, bedridden, to Utah. It’s a saying that is not so much a geographical discovery, but a psychological one: No matter where you go, there you are. Be here now. The only thing you can change is your mind. It’s not so difficult to accept that viewpoint in Sonoma County, where every place looks pretty good any way. There are agricultural valleys, business parks, schools, regional and state parks. Recently we even had snow. “Sonoma County is an ideal location for TEDx,” said Marilyn Nagel, executive producer of TEDx Sonoma County. “TEDx thrives where there is a high den-
sity of ideas, diverse storytellers and an audience hungry for connection.” She is the “license holder” of the TEDx brand and of the 14-year-old mini-lecture series. “Sonoma County is ideal because we invest in creativity as a driver of economy, cohesion and identity.” This is the localized version of the TED conference— technology, education and design—that began in 1984 but is now widely diversified. Now grown beyond simple presentations with signature 20-minute speeches, the hatchery of “ideas worth spreading” broadcasts through podcasts, educational programming and thousands of the TEDx events, each independently produced. — More on page 4