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Coffee in hand, Petaluma? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Petaluma DUI checkpoint nets arrests after screening over 1,000 drivers
  • How a new library HQ could reshape Petaluma's north-end office corridor

Also on today's calendar: Aren't Reverse Mortgages a Scam? Learn the Facts at Free Webinar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very hot with periods of sun, with a high of 104 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 93, low: 54.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More Than 1,000 Vehicles Put Through Petaluma DUI Checkpoint (patch.com) — Petaluma police stopped more than 1,000 vehicles at a DUI checkpoint on Petaluma Boulevard North near Gossage Avenue, resulting in two suspected DUI arrests and one arrest for violating a protection order. Officers also cited 14 drivers for driving without a valid license or with suspended or revoked licenses, underscoring ongoing enforcement in areas linked to impaired-driving crashes.
   

• Sonoma County Library buys large Petaluma office building for new headquarters (pressdemocrat.com) — Sonoma County Library has purchased a large office building at 1400 N. McDowell Blvd. to move its headquarters and about 96 employees into Petaluma by fall 2027. The $12.78 million project should help fill long-vacant office space, shift more county operations south, and slightly ease the city's high commercial vacancy rate while centralizing library administration.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Lost dog found on Brown Ct on Labor Day at 3pm.
    No collar. Please message me if the pups is yours. Black-grey wiry fur with a white patch on its chest. (Nextdoor Midtown Petaluma)
  • Hi Neighbor's
    Can anyone recommend a reasonable landscape person. Thank you. (Nextdoor Happy Acres)
  • Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District posted a job opening for 2026-2027 Paraprofessional - Technology Middle in Rohnert Park. Apply here.
  • The Retail Outsource Group posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Rohnert Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petaluma here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Rohnert Park

  • 'Morally repugnant': Lawmakers, wildfire survivors call for regulation of wildfire betting (sonomanews.com)
  • Stanley Edward Cloney: Pharmacist, Woodworker, and Devoted Family Man (kymkemp.com)

Sonoma

  • Sonoma Barracks to host 115th anniversary celebration of California women winning the vote (sonomanews.com)
  • Sonoma County delays opening of El Verano behavioral health facility for second time this year (pressdemocrat.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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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