Are you "anti-tourist"?
Are you "anti-tourist"? Opposing tourism in a blanket way is a position that many people in Healdsburg are happy to take. They accept the label "anti-tourist' and their complaints are well known. Whether these people are a majority or not is hard to tell, but judging from the poll results from last year, their numbers are not small. Recently the city hosted a discussion about 'economic diversity'. During that meeting some prominent voices recommended that Healdsburgers not oppose tourism. It was suggested that we should not stand in the way of all the good it does for Healdsburg. The tourism industry should grow and all the benefits tourism brings to our community will grow along with it. It looks like both sides at their extremes are equally capable of generalizations. Is tourism good for us? Has it gone too far? Can we get more from it? It's a basic, well-worn debate in this town. Let's take a look at the (perceived and/or real)