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Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's...
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Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's one hour of reading, internet, or just thinking each way. No stress.
This doesn't address all the reasons people want affordable housing here, but it does solve some problems.
A solution focused on public transport would be (1) faster, (2) less expensive per person, (3) more scalable, and (4) more realistic (at least I think so) than trying to defy inevitable market forces created by limited housing in an increasingly popular town like Healdsburg.
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Jun 13, 2015 by
BJ Fogg (17 points)
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Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's one hour of reading, internet, or just thinking each way. No stress.
This doesn't address all the reasons people want affordable housing here, but it does solve some problems.
A solution focused on public transport would be (1) faster, (2) less expensive per person, (3) more scalable, and (4) more realistic (at least I think so) than trying to defy inevitable market forces created by limited housing in an increasingly popular town like Healdsburg.
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I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make...
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I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make things safer in that area.
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Feb 16, 2016 by
Healdsburger (5 points)
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I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make things safer in that area.
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A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews...
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A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews of a local screening, a disabled veteran was verbally and physically abused by a group of men and women at the Raven Center Theatre in Healdsburg, CA.
The veteran is currently undergoing a medical observation period at the local VA Hospital, after being attacked from behind while leaving the theatre by another male patron. The attacker has not been identified by Healdsburg PD.
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Jan 25, 2017 by
Al Meda (35 points)
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A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews of a local screening, a disabled veteran was verbally and physically abused by a group of men and women at the Raven Center Theatre in Healdsburg, CA.
The veteran is currently undergoing a medical observation period at the local VA Hospital, after being attacked from behind while leaving the theatre by another male patron. The attacker has not been identified by Healdsburg PD.
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By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry...
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By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry without infringing on the brick and mortar restaurant industry.
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Sep 3, 2016 by
Christine Hyde (7 points)
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By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry without infringing on the brick and mortar restaurant industry.
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In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a...
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In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a crime, a felony, to harbor illegal aliens..don't drop the soap..remember the young girl that was drowned in a local church baptismal recently by an illegal alien..maybe you would like to take him home with you..my feeling is that you do not care about the illegal alien but care about the cheap labor for the hospitality and wine industry..anyway it is a moot point..Trump will cut your federal funding and round up those breaking the law even if you won't..
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Feb 22, 2017 by
Conrad Winn (10 points)
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In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a crime, a felony, to harbor illegal aliens..don't drop the soap..remember the young girl that was drowned in a local church baptismal recently by an illegal alien..maybe you would like to take him home with you..my feeling is that you do not care about the illegal alien but care about the cheap labor for the hospitality and wine industry..anyway it is a moot point..Trump will cut your federal funding and round up those breaking the law even if you won't..
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We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums...
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We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums being hit by cars recently. Besides the additional fencing, i would also like more signs put up that show that deer cross almost every night.
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Dec 27, 2016 by
Kerry Anderson (5 points)
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We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums being hit by cars recently. Besides the additional fencing, i would also like more signs put up that show that deer cross almost every night.
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This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce...
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This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce off the house under my porch window, and a ball bounce behind me after I finished a jog.
Continuing to claim the damage on my insurance creates increased rates and some companies will drop customers. Not to mention if one of these balls hits one of the kids that live in this area the issues that might araise from the city knowing about an issue and failing to take action.
Please put a fence up.
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Jun 4, 2017 by
William Blosser (5 points)
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This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce off the house under my porch window, and a ball bounce behind me after I finished a jog.
Continuing to claim the damage on my insurance creates increased rates and some companies will drop customers. Not to mention if one of these balls hits one of the kids that live in this area the issues that might araise from the city knowing about an issue and failing to take action.
Please put a fence up.
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Offer an e-subscription method for the weekly city manager updates
Apr 15, 2018 by
Christine Hyde (7 points)
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Offer an e-subscription method for the weekly city manager updates
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If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are...
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If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are retired and on fixed income, so are we just increasing the problem by increasing their cost. They may be the first to need affordable housing.
Does Healdsburg have to solve affordable housing? I’m sure if we build 1,000 affordable houses they would sell in a week. But that would not be a solution, as the next 1,000 families would be waiting.
Maybe a better solution is transportation between the cities in Sonoma County. Low cost rail transpiration is a better solution.
Lets not approve a bond issue until we know the answers, is it going to solve the problem? We have already tried to solve this 3 times with poor results.
I don’t have the answers but getting funding before you have answers is not the answer.
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Aug 3, 2018 by
Bob Wadsworth (21 points)
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If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are retired and on fixed income, so are we just increasing the problem by increasing their cost. They may be the first to need affordable housing.
Does Healdsburg have to solve affordable housing? I’m sure if we build 1,000 affordable houses they would sell in a week. But that would not be a solution, as the next 1,000 families would be waiting.
Maybe a better solution is transportation between the cities in Sonoma County. Low cost rail transpiration is a better solution.
Lets not approve a bond issue until we know the answers, is it going to solve the problem? We have already tried to solve this 3 times with poor results.
I don’t have the answers but getting funding before you have answers is not the answer.
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Resident discount card would give a heralds burg resident discount at all participating merchants. Most Healdsburg residents can't afford to Dine , have a drink, or Shop around the Plaza.
Dec 20, 2015 by
Juan Mota (5 points)
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Resident discount card would give a heralds burg resident discount at all participating merchants. Most Healdsburg residents can't afford to Dine , have a drink, or Shop around the Plaza.
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The post show fireworks that were shot off more than an hour past the end of the show. I called the Police Department and they didn't know why a second and third barrage of fireworks occurred but they...
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The post show fireworks that were shot off more than an hour past the end of the show. I called the Police Department and they didn't know why a second and third barrage of fireworks occurred but they said they were "assuming the Fire Marshal was on site and authorizing the fireworks to go off."
I contacted the Lance MacDonald after the fire department did not answer its phones at all and at 11:41pm Mr. MacDonald said that "the fireworks had to be set off as they couldn't be stored."
I told Marshal MacDonald that in our family we'd taken out pet and had left town until the show was over because of the trauma the fireworks cause in pets and that we'd returned and without ANY warning or public information City authorized fireworks went off on multiple times between and hour and an hour and a half after the regular show. He apologized for them going off and said he "thought they were just about done".
No use of Nexel or any other social media but simply a HUGE mistake.
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Jul 5, 2023 by
Mark Thomas (5 points)
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The post show fireworks that were shot off more than an hour past the end of the show. I called the Police Department and they didn't know why a second and third barrage of fireworks occurred but they said they were "assuming the Fire Marshal was on site and authorizing the fireworks to go off."
I contacted the Lance MacDonald after the fire department did not answer its phones at all and at 11:41pm Mr. MacDonald said that "the fireworks had to be set off as they couldn't be stored."
I told Marshal MacDonald that in our family we'd taken out pet and had left town until the show was over because of the trauma the fireworks cause in pets and that we'd returned and without ANY warning or public information City authorized fireworks went off on multiple times between and hour and an hour and a half after the regular show. He apologized for them going off and said he "thought they were just about done".
No use of Nexel or any other social media but simply a HUGE mistake.
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Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If...
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Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If your not going to work on thats street you shouldnt tell people not to park there or they will get towed. Its great your fixing the streets buts its definitely not great that i have to park down the street for no reason. Its a good thing your done but i dont like haveing my time waisted.
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Sep 19, 2015 by
iris more (5 points)
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Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If your not going to work on thats street you shouldnt tell people not to park there or they will get towed. Its great your fixing the streets buts its definitely not great that i have to park down the street for no reason. Its a good thing your done but i dont like haveing my time waisted.
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Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that...
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Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that any new housing be sold to first time home buyers or at least to people who will use it as their primary residence? What is the Council doing to encourage the construction of granny units?
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Jun 30, 2016 by
Lucy (5 points)
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Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that any new housing be sold to first time home buyers or at least to people who will use it as their primary residence? What is the Council doing to encourage the construction of granny units?
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Needing more affordable housing in Healdsburg...I'd like to have more affordable housing in Beverly Hills..Move to Windsor and take the bus..when trump removes all the illegals from this town they...
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Needing more affordable housing in Healdsburg...I'd like to have more affordable housing in Beverly Hills..Move to Windsor and take the bus..when trump removes all the illegals from this town they will find a lot of affordable housing in Mexico...
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Feb 22, 2017 by
Conrad Winn (10 points)
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Needing more affordable housing in Healdsburg...I'd like to have more affordable housing in Beverly Hills..Move to Windsor and take the bus..when trump removes all the illegals from this town they will find a lot of affordable housing in Mexico...
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Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a...
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Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a charity drive. Would you consider printing out the flyer located at [www.srbrown.info/flyer.pdf] and posting it on a bulletin board in your facility? It asks people to knit squares that will be used for afghans that will be distributed to poor families of students in Mexico who are being sponsored by Project Amigo [www.projectamigo.org]. This is a charity that supports students from Colima in rural western Mexico so that they can create their own educational opportunities and better their quality of life. The pattern and instructions on where to send the knitted squares are on a website that is listed on the flyer.
Thank you for your help.
Samuel R. Brown, Ph.D.
Project Amigo volunteer
219 Argyle Road
Cheshire, CT 06410. USA
Email: cheshbrownsr@cox.net
Cell phone: (203) 597-7181
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Jan 21, 2017 by
Samuel Brown (5 points)
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Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a charity drive. Would you consider printing out the flyer located at [www.srbrown.info/flyer.pdf] and posting it on a bulletin board in your facility? It asks people to knit squares that will be used for afghans that will be distributed to poor families of students in Mexico who are being sponsored by Project Amigo [www.projectamigo.org]. This is a charity that supports students from Colima in rural western Mexico so that they can create their own educational opportunities and better their quality of life. The pattern and instructions on where to send the knitted squares are on a website that is listed on the flyer.
Thank you for your help.
Samuel R. Brown, Ph.D.
Project Amigo volunteer
219 Argyle Road
Cheshire, CT 06410. USA
Email: cheshbrownsr@cox.net
Cell phone: (203) 597-7181
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Asad Khatri (5 points)
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As in many places within California housing can be expensive. There are no quick answers but still a lot of questions:
This is a never-ending problem. There are areas where I can’t afford to live...
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As in many places within California housing can be expensive. There are no quick answers but still a lot of questions:
This is a never-ending problem. There are areas where I can’t afford to live in; New York City, San Francisco, Paris, and many others. So I didn’t look there.
What is considered affordable living? Zillow has the median home value in Healdsburg at $881,600 I think that may be low.
How many affordable living dwellings are there in Healdsburg? As I walk the town I find apartments tucked away all over, down allies and behind houses. Does anyone have a count?
How many dwellings are there in Healdsburg? I’ve heard between 4,500 and 4,900. We need to know.
If the city is subsidizing affordable living should it be rental or sold?
If it is sold who gets the profit when it is resold?
Rental seems to be the best solution; by renting we don’t have an issue of resale and then having to solve a continual problem.
Who selects the family that gets the housing? And how?
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Aug 3, 2018 by
Bob Wadsworth (21 points)
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As in many places within California housing can be expensive. There are no quick answers but still a lot of questions:
This is a never-ending problem. There are areas where I can’t afford to live in; New York City, San Francisco, Paris, and many others. So I didn’t look there.
What is considered affordable living? Zillow has the median home value in Healdsburg at $881,600 I think that may be low.
How many affordable living dwellings are there in Healdsburg? As I walk the town I find apartments tucked away all over, down allies and behind houses. Does anyone have a count?
How many dwellings are there in Healdsburg? I’ve heard between 4,500 and 4,900. We need to know.
If the city is subsidizing affordable living should it be rental or sold?
If it is sold who gets the profit when it is resold?
Rental seems to be the best solution; by renting we don’t have an issue of resale and then having to solve a continual problem.
Who selects the family that gets the housing? And how?
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I am a homeowner with a house I currently rent out on Harmon Street. I plan to retire there in 10-15 years. I love the idea of the Mill District, but I am hoping I will be able to cross the street to...
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I am a homeowner with a house I currently rent out on Harmon Street. I plan to retire there in 10-15 years. I love the idea of the Mill District, but I am hoping I will be able to cross the street to the pool some day and use the facility.
What kind of access will citizens of Healdsburg have to the proposed "common amenity building with food and beverage service, a fitness facility and a pool"?
I would be open to a locals access for a fee if it is not a public facility.
Thank-you
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Apr 12, 2018 by
Harmon St. Neighbor (5 points)
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I am a homeowner with a house I currently rent out on Harmon Street. I plan to retire there in 10-15 years. I love the idea of the Mill District, but I am hoping I will be able to cross the street to the pool some day and use the facility.
What kind of access will citizens of Healdsburg have to the proposed "common amenity building with food and beverage service, a fitness facility and a pool"?
I would be open to a locals access for a fee if it is not a public facility.
Thank-you
