🌱 Patch AM: Why 200 neighbors rallied in Healdsburg’s Plaza and what happens next

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In today's newsletter:

• Why 200 neighbors rallied in Healdsburg’s Plaza and what happens next
• How Healdsburg’s per-student funding stacks up against Petaluma’s cuts
• Why Wine Country’s flashiest vintner is shrinking, not growing, his empire

Also on today's calendar: Teen Hangout: Game On! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 39.
• Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Protesters, Pollution, Bovine Bob, And Public Art: A Busy Weekend Around Healdsburg (patch.com) — Healdsburg residents just saw a packed weekend, from an ICE protest in the Plaza that drew city leaders to ongoing Russian River health warnings after a major wastewater spill. At the same time, the city’s 2026 “Arts for All” public art grant program has opened applications, keeping local creativity in focus amid environmental and civic concerns.
   

• Petaluma schools chief reveals planned budget cuts totaling $6 million (pressdemocrat.com) — Healdsburg families may be surprised to learn their local school district receives about $40,000 per student, more than double Petaluma City Schools’ funding, as Petaluma now scrambles to cut $6 million from its 2026-27 budget. Petaluma’s board will weigh deep reductions to staff, programs, and athletics, highlighting stark funding disparities among neighboring Sonoma County districts.
   

• Wine Country's flashiest winery owner quietly closed two Napa Valley tasting rooms (sfchronicle.com) — Healdsburg readers may notice familiar names here: JCB once operated a tasting salon in town and Oakville Grocery’s Healdsburg outpost closed in 2023, leaving only the Napa original. Now owner Jean‑Charles Boisset has quietly shut two more Napa Valley tasting rooms, reflecting broader wine industry headwinds while promising future JCB projects elsewhere in Wine Country.
   

📸 Around Healdsburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Healdsburg

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 13

• Childrens' Aikido and Self-defense Classes
  Abel De Luna Community Center, 1557 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg
  4:15 pm

Friday January 16

• Friday Night Wine, Dine & Dance with Highway 12 & SoCo Paella
  Longboard Vineyards, 5 Fitch St, Healdsburg
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday January 13

• Teen Hangout: Game On!
  Healdsburg Regional Library , 139 Piper St , Healdsburg
  1:45 pm
• Aikido & Self-defense Class for Adults
  Abel De Luna Community Center
  5:15 pm

Wednesday January 14

• What Moves You? Spiritual Reflection at THE 222 / Healdsburg
  THE 222 / Healdsburg
  5:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Ellie James Music
  Lambert Bridge Winery , 4085 W Dry Creek Rd , Healdsburg
  5:00 pm
• Friday Night Wine, Dine & Dance with Highway 12 & SoCo Paella
  Longboard Vineyards , 5 Fitch St , Healdsburg
  5:00 pm
• Spring Music Series · Dustin Saylor
  Hotel Healdsburg , 25 Matheson St , Healdsburg
  6:00 pm
• Ying Li / Solo Piano - Classical at THE 222 / Healdsburg
  THE 222 / Healdsburg
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Winter WINEland ~ Northern Sonoma County
  60 Participating Wineries
  11:00 am

Sunday January 18

• Stanford doctoral student plays pipe-organ concert Jan. 18 in Healdsburg
  Saint Paul's Episcopal Church , 209 Matheson St , Healdsburg
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Healdsburg Senior Center Book Club
  Healdsburg Senior Center , 133 Matheson St , Healdsburg
  10:00 am

📣 Healdsburg Shout Outs!

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• Purls of Joy — (707) 433-5697
  Nancy Bates meet & greet Jan 11 12-3

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonoma Water will host a meeting on Monday evening to provide updates on the Dry Creek Habitat Enhancement Project.
  The meeting will be at the Mill Brandt Visitor Center at the entrance to Lake Sonoma on Monday, January 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This meeting… (Nextdoor Mill Creek-Wallace Creek)
• Hi Neighbors,
  I am an art teacher for kids aged 5-9 (for a non-profit organization and also a public charter school) and I am looking for used magazines for… (Nextdoor Presidential Estates)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Executive Chef - Upscale Steakhouse in Healdsburg. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Police Officer Recruit in Healdsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Healdsburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

• Letters to the Editor, Sunday Jan. 11 (pressdemocrat.com)

Forestville

• Photos: Fans celebrate the life of Grateful Dead's Bob Weir in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury (pressdemocrat.com)

Santa Rosa

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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