The Healdsburg Herald: Today’s Front Page
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City of Healdsburg to Raise Speed Limit to 100 MPH, Overturning Recent Change
The council that lowered downtown speeds to 20 mph still wants zero traffic deaths, and has found a faster way to get there.
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Healdsburg Announces Plan to Make Every Store an Antique Store
Antique dealers quietly won a majority on the City Council. Starting in 2030, every store in town must sell old things, at antique-store prices.
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In Failure to Agree on SMART Platform Location, City Announces It Will Just Keep Moving It
Unable to agree on a permanent site, the city announces the new train platform will simply relocate to a different downtown block every week.
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Rivians No Longer Considered a Status Symbol in Healdsburg, Study Finds
A new study finds Rivians no longer signal wealth in Healdsburg, where residents have moved on to subtler, harder-to-finance status symbols.
Overheard on the Plaza
“That used to be a different tasting room.”
— A longtime resident, pointing at a tasting room
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