Susan Minichiello
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Santa Rosa, CA, United States
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What were face masks like during the 1918 flu pandemic?
Many Sonoma County residents made face masks out of gauze, but a group of Petaluma women preferred chiffon. → Read More
‘Worst drought’: Sonoma County residents in 1977 had tight water restrictions
After two years of drought in 1977, Lake Mendocino’s elevation was down about 80 feet. → Read More
Sonoma County’s largest freshwater lake, sacred site was drained by a farmer with dynamite
Tolay Lake used to be Sonoma County’s largest freshwater lake. → Read More
North Bay Spirit Award winner, foster mom writes books for kids about trauma
North Bay Spirit Award winner Keri Vellis and her family have opened their home to 20 foster children over the years. → Read More
Santa Rosa High gun threat tests police, school district amid rise in deadly school shootings
The May 31 lockdown at Santa Rosa High triggered the largest-ever police response to a report of a gun at a local school. → Read More
Santa Rosa school board to consider salary increases for superintendent, other district officials
The Santa Rosa superintendent said she makes less than other superintendents at districts of similar size, but some critics argue the proposal lowers morale and exposes issues of income inequality. → Read More
Morning commuters witness hot air balloons landing along Highway 101 in Petaluma
The two bright yellow hot air balloons were spotted by morning commuters around 8:15 a.m. on the Cotati Grade. → Read More
SRJC unveils $42 million on-campus student housing plan
The five-story development represents an unusual step in the world of U.S. community colleges, just 1 in 4 of which offer on-campus housing. → Read More
‘A lot of stressors on kids these days’: Sonoma County school counselors on alert following Parkland teen suicides
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Americans between the age of 10 and 24, according the Center for Disease Control. → Read More
Santa Rosa school district, teachers union reach tentative contract agreement
The agreement reached Wednesday still needs to be approved by the nearly 1000-member Santa Rosa Teachers Association. → Read More
Santa Rosa school district calls for more state funding amid teacher strike discussion
From the Press-Democrat: The relationship between Santa Rosa school district officials and teachers union leaders have eroded to an acrimonious level amid tense teacher pay negotiations. → Read More
Miss Sonoma County crowns first openly gay winner
SSU art major Rhiannon Jones hopes to raise awareness of sexual assault. At the competition Saturday she told a panel of judges her own story of being raped. → Read More
Petaluma school named one of 162 California Distinguished Schools
Petaluma Accelerated Charter School was the only Sonoma County school to make the 2019 list. → Read More
Press Democrat carrier dies after car rolls on him while delivering newspapers
A longtime Press Democrat carrier died Saturday morning while delivering papers in Santa Rosa’s Oakmont community. → Read More
12 Sonoma County schools land on low-performing list, including two impacted by the wildfires
Among those that made the list of poorest-performing schools are Dunbar Elementary and Schaefer Charter School, which are recovering from the 2017 wildfires. → Read More
Sonoma group holds New Year’s celebration to honor Chinese laborers, raises money for pavilion
To honor forgotten Chinese laborers, a fundraiser was held Sunday to build a Chinese-style pavilion in Sonoma. → Read More
Santa Rosa Junior College scraps math, English placement tests
During 2017-18 school year, about 3,000 SRJC students were placed in remedial English classes, and 4,200 in remedial math classes. → Read More
See what's new at SRJC: Classroom building, student center, athletic field upgrades
The new 105,000 square foot STEM center will cost about $75 million. → Read More
‘Change in culture’: New California guidelines aim to help teach social, emotional skills
The state released new social emotional learning guidelines to help educators teach students how to understand their emotions and develop empathy and relationship skills. → Read More
SSU rolling out new STEM curriculum to Sonoma County public schools
The science, technology, engineering and math program was developed by Sonoma State University’s education group. → Read More