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15 hrs ago | Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma council appoints new planning commission - again

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. For the third time, the Petaluma City Council on Tuesday night appointed new planning commissioners in an effort to finally put to rest an issue that has confounded the divided council for the better part of this year.

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Yesterday | Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma plans large Veterans Day parade on Wednesday

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:08 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:08 p.m. The annual Petaluma's Veterans Day Parade will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday and wind its way through downtown Petaluma with 120 entries.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma planning controversy won't die

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. After months of discord and accusations of political maneuvering, the Petaluma City Council's recent vote to merge two planning boards into one - removing all but three of the 12 sitting members - appeared to put an end to the controversy.

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Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma police arrest man in gun, drug find

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. A gang member remained in custody Monday in Sonoma County Jail after Petaluma police reported finding him with a loaded handgun, ammunition and marijuana, police reported.

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SFGate

Take it from the top, Jerry

John Ellis calls him "the ultimate green candidate: he's recycled" - is turning up everywhere.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Former Petaluma mayor will run again

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Petaluma City Councilman David Glass will seek the city's mayoral seat now that Mayor Pam Torliatt is running for the Sonoma County board of supervisors.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Man critical after being struck on 101

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. An unidentified man was critically injured when his stalled car was struck on Highway 101 in Petaluma early Friday, causing him to be ejected from the driver's side window, the CHP said.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Bohemian.com

Stage review: 'La Boheme' at Petaluma's Cinnabar Theater

Puccini's La Boheme is one of those operas that means something even to people who have never seen it.

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KSRO-AM Santa Rosa

State Parks in the North Bay Cut Hours For The Winter

As expected, several state parks in Sonoma County are now operating at reduced hours, reflecting declining financial support from Sacramento.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma budget woes spark debate and a proposal

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. Amid the intrigue of a shopping center developer's offer to prepay taxes and police on the way to deal with a recalcitrant ex-city councilman, Petaluma City Council members on Monday night got a taste of how thorny this next round of budget cuts ...

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Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Torliatt joins Sonoma County supervisor's race

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt announced Wednesday she will seek election to the 2nd District seat on the Sonoma County board of supervisors.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma to appoint new members on revamped Planning Commission

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. Petaluma City Council members on Monday are set to reconfigure a new Planning Commission in what has been billed either as a move toward efficiency or a power-grab by the slow-growth majority.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Petaluma faces more budget cuts, layoffs

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:23 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:23 p.m. Despite millions of dollars in cuts and more than three dozen layoffs in the past year, Petaluma officials say they must trim more than $2 million more in the next eight months to balance the budget.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Two Torn Families Show Flip Side Of 3 Strikes Law

Fifteen years ago, California voters passed the strictest three strikes sentencing law in the nation.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

KRON-TV San Francisco

Bid to Sell Sonoma County Landfill and Operations to Arizona Company Falls Through

Plans to sell Sonoma County's Central Landfill and three transfer stations and turn its waste disposal operations over to an Arizona company for 20 years failed Tuesday afternoon with two supervisors voting against the divestiture proposal.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Child's advocate reacts to nine-year-old's murder

For one father, what happened to nine-year-old murder victim Elizabeth Olten is a reminder of his own family tragedy.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

CBS 5

Petaluma: Coast Guard to Host Event Today at New Clean Energy Solar Array Field

The U.S. Coast Guard today will celebrate the completion of a solar energy construction project designed to power its training facility in Petaluma using renewable energy for the next 25 years.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

ABC7News

h1n1, flu, swine flu, virus, vaccinations, vaccines, shots, petaluma, sonoma county

Across the Bay Area, one of the few places to get the swine flu vaccine is in Sonoma County.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Photonics Spectra

Raydiance Sets Milestone

Petaluma, Calif.-based laser company Raydiance Corp. announced it has made a major breakthrough in manufacturing a wide variety of bioabsorbable materials with precise, micron-resolution feature sizes and with no heat-affected zones.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

KRON 4

H1N1-Swine Flu Vaccinations Available at Two Sonoma County Sites Saturday

The Sonoma County Department of Public Health is offering H1N1 flu vaccinations in Windsor and Petaluma on Saturday to priority groups.

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