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In today's newsletter:

• Why Sonoma rejected Healdsburg-style crackdowns on fast e-bikes
• How Cloverdale’s dam fight could ripple downriver to Healdsburg taps

Also on today's calendar: Healdsburg Senior Center Book Club and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the elephant wear pink socks? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 85 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
• Thursday: Low clouds, then sun and cool, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sonoma police turn to e-bike safety education over enforcement (pressdemocrat.com) — Sonoma’s police chief is shifting from ticketing to education to handle fast e-bikes and e-motos, while noting that stricter enforcement in cities like Healdsburg hasn’t solved the problem. Officials are emphasizing parental responsibility, school outreach, and safety courses instead of citations. The city is also exploring better signage and trail design to protect pedestrians.    

• Cloverdale City Council bickers over input on fate of Eel River dams (pressdemocrat.com) — Cloverdale’s City Council is bitterly divided over how to respond to PG&E’s plan to remove Eel River dams that help supply Russian River water from Ukiah down to Healdsburg. Council members clashed over transparency, legal strategy, and regional cooperation as they debated comments to federal regulators. The outcome could influence long-term water reliability for downstream communities, including Healdsburg.    

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📸 Around Healdsburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Healdsburg

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Tuesday June 16

• Healdsburg Senior Center Book Club →
  Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St, Healdsburg
  10:00 am
• Tuesdays in the Plaza: Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (Jazz/Swing) →
  Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Buzz, Bloom, Read Storycraft →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  11:00 am
• Intercambio →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  4:30 pm

Friday June 19

• Holiday Closure: Juneteenth →
  Healdsburg City Main Calendar - Healdsburg CA 95448

Saturday June 20

• Mambo Soul Music →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  11:00 am
• Quiet Reading Time Together →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  1:00 pm

Sunday June 21

• Sundays in the Plaza: Love Notes Music by Daniela (Folk Guitar) →
  Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg
  1:00 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Canon Book Club →
  Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St, Healdsburg
  6:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 16

• Zero Waste Sonoma Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Oakmont →
  Santa Rosa Transportation and Public Works By Appointment Only - Santa Rosa CA 95404
  2:00 pm
• June 2026 Pro Ed Forum →
  Health First Training, Wikiup Professional Park, Santa Rosa
  5:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board Meeting →
  Santa Rosa Transportation and Public Works Municipal Services Center Complex > MSC South - 69 Stony Circle S
  4:00 pm

Friday June 19

• City Holiday - Juneteenth →
  City of Santa Rosa

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

• Riviera Ristorante's Giampaolo Pesce, champion for Sonoma County cycling, dies at 61 (pressdemocrat.com)
• Family behind several North Bay hotels lists 100-room Sonoma County property in bankruptcy (eastbaytimes.com)
• Sonoma County programs aim to address alarming rates of senior isolation (pressdemocrat.com)

Guerneville

• 6 retro-cool homes built in the 1960s (theweek.com)
• Are these the 7 best beaches in the world for lesbians? (gaycities.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because his blue socks were in the wash. (Thank you Mary C. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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