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Hello Petaluma! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See what a four-bedroom Petaluma home just sold for.
  • How a Petaluma couple turned weekend rides into a historic archive.
  • How a 120-mph chase tore through Petaluma before ending in Marin

Also on today's calendar: Thursday Live Music with Dan Durkin at Adobe Road Winery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 54.
  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 83 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 4-bedroom-home-sells-for-892000-in-petaluma (fresnobee.com) — A four-bedroom, single-story home on Ponderosa Drive in Petaluma just sold for $892,000, highlighting current prices in a popular east-side neighborhood. The bot-generated report also lists several nearby recent sales, giving Petaluma homeowners and buyers a quick snapshot of what similar houses are going for right now.
   

2. 'We had a mission': Local couple photographs hundreds of historic schools (pressdemocrat.com) — A longtime Petaluma couple, including a retired Petaluma police captain and a Petaluma High alum, spent 13 years photographing more than 300 historic one-room schools across Northern California, including several in Petaluma. Locals can view many of these Sonoma and Marin school images by contacting the History Room at the Petaluma Library, turning a personal adventure into a community resource.
   

3. High-speed chase that started in Santa Rosa ends in parolee's arrest in Marin County (pressdemocrat.com) — A high-speed police chase Sunday night roared down Highway 101 and onto Petaluma surface streets before continuing along Lakeville Highway into Marin County, where officers finally stopped a fleeing Jeep. A Santa Rosa parolee was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly driving up to 120 mph, evading spike strips in Petaluma, and forcing patrol cars to take evasive action.
   

4. Loaded Gun, Drugs And Stolen IDs Found During Santa Rosa Traffic Stop: Police (patch.com) — A 48-year-old Petaluma woman was arrested in Santa Rosa after a late-night traffic stop uncovered a loaded revolver, suspected drug paraphernalia, and numerous IDs and checks belonging to other people. Police say the driver, stopped for expired registration, now faces multiple firearm, drug, and identity-theft-related charges in Sonoma County Jail.
   

5. Duesenberg SSJ Wins Best of Show at 75th Pebble Beach Concours (theshopmag.com) — A Petaluma-based collection, The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, earned third place in the Streamliner class at this year's prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance with a 1932 Duesenberg J Streamline Coupe. The wider event crowned a Clark Gable–owned Duesenberg SSJ as Best of Show and surpassed $50 million in total charitable giving for Monterey County nonprofits.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Last Wednesday I had a blowout on the highway and I was only on the side of the road a couple minutes still trying to get ahold of AAA when a young man stopped to see if I needed help.
    He changed my tire for me lickety split! It really renewed my belief that in spite of everything there are still good people in the world. His name… (Nextdoor Petaluma Northeast)
  • Learned a lot about the flock cameras in this conversation with the CEO of Flock.
    https://youtu.be/5BWuvjGLMik?is=wDa6A1cTSQJ7q306 (Nextdoor Kenilworth)
  • Active Wellness posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Women's Locker Room in Petaluma. Apply here.
  • Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor - 1st Shift in Petaluma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petaluma here.

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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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