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California Inmates Get the Chance to Become Composers Through Nonprofit's Program 'Music for the Future'
The nonprofit Project: Music Heals Us has developed a program called “Music for the Future," which offers incarcerated individuals an opportunity to tap into their musical sides. The goal is to give the inmates hope.
Woman passed out in Sebastopol car ensues in police chase
(KRON) — A woman led Sebatstapool police into a car chase after police received calls of her being passed out on the wheel, the Sebastopol Police Department said. Police initially received calls of the driver at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday. As they were responding, officers learned that the registered owner of the car was […]
Santa Rosa Parolee Re-arrested for Severe Assault in Petaluma, Held Without Bail
N an incident reported by the Petaluma Police Department, officers and medical personnel were called to the scene of a violent incident at about 3:43 AM on April 23, where they discovered a victim with significant facial and head injuries. Fleeing the scene before law enforcement arrived, Hiram Joseph, a...
Santa Rosa public safety event showcases growing role of female first responders
With dogged determination, Deja Jones and Lewelyn Orlandi, both 18, used heavy hydraulic rescue tools, commonly known as jaws of life, to cut and pry the doors and roof off a green mini-SUV. Standing behind a line of orange safety cones, parents and children — many of them grade-school girls...
Water dispute escalates between Vallejo, Napa Valley city over warehouse project
The water-supply battle between Vallejo and American Canyon has opened on another legal front, as Solano County’s largest city has sued its southern Napa Valley neighbor over a recently adopted streamlined approval process for certain large warehouse projects. At the center of the latest dispute is the 208-acre proposed...
Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. Each year about 300,000 immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take seasonal jobs on U.S. farms. The new rule, which...
Where to Find the Best Quesabirria in Santa Rosa
My buddy Ana is a serious quesabirria fan and swears that Mi Ranchito in Larkfield is the hands-down winner for her. That’s a tall order, my friend, since I’ve had my share of these long-simmered beef tacos dunked into their chile-laden broth, stuffed with cheese and grilled to a bubbly brown.
Railroad Square’s community benefit district has a new executive director
Since the Historic Railroad Square Association was formed into a community benefit district in 2019, Kris Wilson has worked alongside a board of directors to spruce up and further develop the downtown neighborhood and bring new life to the streets. But now she’s ready to pass the baton so she...
Skull found in Sonoma County identified as 1980s homicide cold case victim
(KRON) — The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified the skull of “‘Motorcycle Mountain’ John Doe” as Thomas Jeffrey Rupen, the victim of a cold case dating back to the 1980s, officials announced Tuesday. On Feb. 15, 2001, a civilian turned a human skull into the sheriff’s department office in Santa Rosa. The civilian said they […]
Former Santa Rosa planning director files wrongful termination suit against city
Santa Rosa’s former planning chief says a request for a temporary medical accommodation precipitated her abrupt termination last September. Clare Hartman, in a claim notice first filed with the city in February and later amended in April, alleged she faced discrimination after asking for intermittent leave granted under state and federal law to deal with an illness.
Santa Rosa man accused of killing sister-in-law to undergo competency review
Days before final trial preparations were to begin in the case of a Santa Rosa man accused of fatally stabbing his sister-in-law in 2022, the man’s defense attorneys voiced concerns about his competency. If all had gone according to schedule, Varinder Singh’s trial readiness conference would have happened Monday...
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