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🌱 Patch AM: See how much this Schuman Lane home just sold for
Make time for Annual Northbay Craft Bash on the Petaluma Patch calendar

Hello Petaluma! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how much this Schuman Lane home just sold for
- What personal treasures are Petalumans putting on display at the museum?
- How Flock cameras helped Petaluma police track a missing man northward.
Also on today's calendar: Annual Northbay Craft Bash and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 85 and low of 50 degrees.
- Monday: Not as warm but pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
- Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3-bedroom-home-sells-in-petaluma-for-1-million (fresnobee.com) — A three-bedroom, single-story home at 1205 Schuman Lane in Petaluma just sold for $1 million, or $573 per square foot, on August 20. The piece also highlights several other recent nearby Petaluma home sales, giving residents a quick snapshot of current neighborhood prices and trends.
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• Petaluma Museum's 'Belongings' show explores the things that make a home (petalumanews.com) — Petaluma's Historical Library and Museum is launching "Belongings," a community-sourced exhibit opening Sept. 4 that explores how cherished objects help define home and identity. Curated by local filmmaker and former pie shop co-owner Lina Hoshino, the show features artifacts and stories from Petaluma residents, plus free events including an opening celebration, talks, and a film screening throughout September.
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• Bay Area police say Flock camera network helped locate missing at-risk man 150 miles away (mercurynews.com) — Petaluma police say a regional Flock Safety camera network helped them quickly find an at-risk resident who drove roughly 150 miles from his Petaluma home before being located safe in Humboldt County. The case is being used to highlight how license plate readers aid time-sensitive searches, even as some Petaluma residents raise privacy concerns and question the expanding surveillance system.
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📸 Around Petaluma
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Petaluma
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Northbay Craft Bash →
1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Soulful Roots Rock, R&B and Twangishnes at Murphy's Sonoma Sun Eve, August 30, 5:30-7:30. →
5:30 pm - HOLD: PCS Board of Education Closed Session
Petaluma City Schools 200 Douglas St, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA, DO-1-Board Conf Room
5:00 pm - PCS Board of Education Closed Session
Petaluma City Schools 200 Douglas St, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA, DO-1-Board Conf Room
5:15 pm - PCS Board of Education Meeting
Petaluma City Schools 200 Douglas St, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA, DO-1-Board Conf Room
6:00 pm - Transit Month Read and Ride! →
Copeland Street Transit Mall, Petaluma
11:00 am - Caring for Our Community: Supporting Caregivers, Strengthening Connections →
10:00 am - Become a Professional Herbalist →
Gathering Thyme, 426 Petaluma Blvd S, Petaluma
6:00 pm - The Sisters Seasonal Gathering →
Soap Cauldron — Three Sisters Apothecary, 11830 Main St, Penngrove
10:00 am - 17th Annual Greek & Middle Eastern Festival →
St. George Orthodox Church, 7311 College View Dr, Rohnert Park
12:00 pm - 2nd Annual BEE in Kenya Dinner and Art Auction →
Dragonfly Farm and Floral, 425 Westside Rd, Healdsburg
6:00 pm - Building Foundations of Caregiving and Supporting Independence →
10:30 am
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
📣 Petaluma Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Is anyone missing a small black kitten?
This cuties has been hanging around the Grove apartments. She/he is very sweet and friendly. So I think she must be someone's pet and not feral. DM … (Nextdoor East Side Petaluma) - I have a dental question that I would like people familiar with the profession to comment on.
My elderly relative saw a new dentist about 6 months after seeing their former dentist for a routine cleaning at which no problems were noted. The… (Nextdoor Oak Hill)
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Petaluma. Apply here.
- Petaluma City Schools posted a job opening for Playground Supervisor (Multiple Openings) - Penngrove Elementary in Petaluma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petaluma here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cotati
- What to do about Rosie the Redwood, Lake 'America': Aug. 29 PD Letters (pressdemocrat.com)
Rohnert Park
- Nightly Roundup #696 (equestriadaily.com)
- Charges filed against two people in Rohnert Park human trafficking case (pressdemocrat.com)
- These are the banana shakes to beat in the Bay Area (sfchronicle.com)
Ok Petaluma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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