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Healdsburg trustees adopt orange trustee‑area map as district switches to by‑trustee elections
Summary
After a presentation from demographers and attorney advisers, the board adopted Resolution 2025‑25 selecting the orange trustee‑area map and scheduling trustee areas 1 and 5 for election in November 2026 and areas 2, 3 and 4 in November 2028; the motion passed by roll call.
The Healdsburg Unified Board of Trustees voted to adopt Resolution 2025‑25 and implement a by‑trustee‑area election system using the board’s recommended orange map scenario. A trustee moved that the board "adopt resolution 2025‑25 for approval with the orange map as the districts adopted trustee area scenario with trustee areas 1 and 5 scheduled for election in November 2026 and trustee areas 2, 3, and 4 scheduled for election in November 2028," and the motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
Board members explained the choice in terms of neighborhood pockets and representation: several trustees said the orange map groups key in‑town Latino neighborhoods (including areas around Foss Creek Circle, Grove Street and Gulf Court) into heavier Latino trustee areas (areas 3 and 5) while also preserving representation for out‑of‑town pockets. Counsel and demographers advised that maps were drawn blind to incumbents but that scheduling elections must respect trustees’ normal cycles; the board selected areas 1 and 5 for 2026 under that guidance. The clerk recorded the roll call Aye votes and the resolution passed; one trustee later said, "Tell my vote no," after the roll call was recorded, a comment noted by the board.
