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🌱 Jones-Carter claims Santa Rosa council seat as Sanders acknowledges likely defeat

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In today's newsletter:

  • Jones-Carter claims Santa Rosa council seat as Sanders acknowledges likely defeat
  • Man arrested after stabbing during fight at Santa Rosa Plaza
  • Santa Rosa rider Jaclyn Pepper sets her sights on bigger stages

Also on today's calendar: Santa Rosa Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs to Host Veterans Tribute Luncheon November 13 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 79, low: 44.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Election results: Jones-Carter elected to Santa Rosa District 4 after cementing lead over Sanders (pressdemocrat.com) — Melanie Jones-Carter has declared victory in Santa Rosa's District 4 council race, holding 57.65% of the vote in Monday's unofficial results. Opponent Terry Sanders acknowledged she is likely to win, though ballots remain uncounted. Jones-Carter, who will succeed Victoria Fleming, campaigned on housing affordability, downtown revitalization and homelessness.
   

2. Stabbing during fight at Santa Rosa Plaza leads to arrest (pressdemocrat.com) — A man suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a stabbing during a six-person fight at Santa Rosa Plaza on Sunday, Nov. 8, police said. Officers later arrested a 26-year-old Santa Rosa man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police believe the incident was gang-related, and the investigation remained open Monday.
   

3. USEF Dressage Training Series Brings Top-Level Education and Community to Athletes Coast to Coast (usef.org) — Santa Rosa dressage rider Jaclyn Pepper credits national training clinics with helping her and her mare, Limited Edition, qualify for the USEF Grand Prix National Championship. Now she plans her first winter training in Florida, with another championship qualification in mind and the 2027 Pan American Games as a possible goal.
   

4. Major Restaurant Chain Bankruptcy CA's Top Restaurants: CA Business News (patch.com) — A new airport bus service adds security screening in Santa Rosa, according to a brief item in this statewide business roundup. Other headlines cover a California Outback Steakhouse franchisee's bankruptcy filing, restaurant openings and closures, and a tech-industry lawsuit challenging California's law intended to protect children from social media harms.
   

5. Election results: Joanna Paun becomes Sonoma County's first Black supervisor after winning 2nd District race (pressdemocrat.com) — Joanna Paun will become Sonoma County's first Black supervisor after Sylvia Lemus conceded the 2nd District race Monday. The Petaluma school trustee held 61.6% of the vote in the latest count. Her victory will help create a female majority on the county board for only the second time in its history.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did Beethoven say when he heard about reincarnation?" — I'll be Bach! (Thank you Raymond S. for sending it in!)
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