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PD Editorial: California can help democracy by helping newspapers
pressdemocrat.com > article > opinion...When the United States fails to act on critical challenges, California often goes it alone.... ...California can help democracy by helping newspapers.... ...Introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, the bill would require them to pay a "journalism usage fee" for news content they... ...Shasta News no longer employ full-time reporters. They run wire stories and use an occasional freelancer....

GOP lawmaker calls for tracking homeless spending, working with ...
pressdemocrat.com > article > news...Roger Niello, a businessman who returned to the Capitol in December after a 12-year hiatus.... ...Among the GOP lawmakers calling for greater accountability is state Sen.... ...And Niello is working with the Democratic chair of the Senate Health Committee, Sen.... ...Angela Hart....

Prep roundup: Windsor, Montgomery earn softball victories
pressdemocrat.com > article > sports...Sydney Millea fired a five-inning no-hitter in a 13-0 nonleague win over St. ... ...The Jaguars rallied past Cardinal Newman in extra innings for a 10-5 win in their first game of North Bay League-Oak play, while Montgomery pitcher... ...Demi Lagourgue and Lily Caughie each drove in two runs and Maddie Senkowski went 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored three times, while Haley Homan recorded... ...Hayden Mariani went 3-for-4 with a double and five RBIs for Healdsburg, while Wyatt Dugan added a double with two RBIs and Sam Vanden Heuvel had...

Wednesday's Letters to the Editor
pressdemocrat.com > article > opinion...I would like to extend kudos to the supervisors and county staff for the emergency tent village proposal on the Sonoma County campus.... ...Wednesday's Letters to the Editor. Add a solar array.... ...In your wildflower article, it appears that Trione-Annadel State Park didn't make your list ("Prepare for epic wildflower bloom," March 24).... ...Regarding the recent tragic event at Montgomery High, I support what Dave Delgardo, a former principal, wrote: "And while many will opine that the...

Small but mighty: Credo High's underdog robotics squad headed for ...
pressdemocrat.com > article > news...Five minutes into Monday's practice session for the Credo High School Eco Robotics team, Clawdia suffered the mechanical equivalent of a pulled hamstring... ...How to help the Credo High School's Eco Robotics team get to the world championships.... ...Thus did the public charter high school in Rohnert Park earn an invitation to the FIRST World Championships, from April 19-22 in Houston, Tex.... ...What Florida Atlantic University is to this year's NCAA Final Four, these Gryphons are to the upcoming competition in Houston, where 600 teams from...

Strange-shaped sea mountain discovered off the coast of Northern ...
pressdemocrat.com > article > news...It was found in February by an ocean mapping autonomous sailboat as part of a multi-agency survey led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... ..."Typically seamounts have sloped sides, like Mount Fuji," Dr.... ...Aurora Elmore, the program manager for NOAA's Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, told SFGATE.... ...The vessel set sail from Alameda in July 2022 and mapped Alaska's Aleutian Islands before heading back down the California coast....

Close to Home: Teens need us now more than ever
pressdemocrat.com > article > opinion..., most recently the tragic death of a student at Montgomery High School, breaks my heart.... ...As a parent, community member and executive director of Chop's Teen Club, witnessing the trauma young people have endured these past several years... ...Melissa Stewart is executive director of Chop's Teen Club in Santa Rosa.... ...What happened at Montgomery High is a tragedy. It has illuminated safety concerns that are real and valid....

What a former Santa Rosa woman learned as she competed to become a Inked Magazine cover girl
pressdemocrat.com > article > lifestyle...Krystina Hoag, a 2009 Windsor High School graduate, was among the thousands of women across the United States who entered the magazine's annual contest... ...A former Santa Rosa woman with dreams of opening her own tattoo shop came close to becoming Inked Magazine's newest cover girl.... ...friends to make extra money while working as a mortgage loan processor in her new home state of Oregon.... ...Hoag is in the process of becoming a licensed tattoo artist and recently became an apprentice to a tattoo artist in Eugene while taking tattoo courses...

Elena Rybakina hits 10 aces in Miami for 12th straight win
pressdemocrat.com > article > sports...Elena Rybakina hits 10 aces in Miami for 12th straight win.... ...MIAMI GARDENS, Florida -- Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 12 matches by delivering 10 aces -- her fourth... ...Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner all beat seeded opponents in straight sets.... ...In fourth-round men's action Tuesday, No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was beaten 7-6 (4), 6-4 by No. 14 Karen Khachanov, while defending champion Carlos...

Novato man charged in Sonoma County fatal warehouse shooting
pressdemocrat.com > article > news...Morales is scheduled to be arraigned in Sonoma County Superior Court Wednesday morning before Judge Robert LaForge.... ...David Jeremiah Morales, 20, is charged with one count each of murder and attempted murder, according to a complaint filed by the Sonoma County District... ...The shooting was reported just after midnight Saturday at a warehouse in the 5500 block of Hall Road, between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. ... ...The complaint identifies the deceased victim as Raul Ramirez-Reyes....