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🌱 Patch AM: Police seek tips after antisemitic pamphlets left in East Petaluma driveways

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Hi there, Petaluma! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police seek tips after antisemitic pamphlets left in East Petaluma driveways
  • Why one 72-year-old Petaluma woman built a tiny house for retirement
  • How Petaluma's flag football team is stacking up in VVAL play

Also on today's calendar: Adult Group Ukulele Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Hot with clouds, then sun, with a high of 94 and low of 51 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Turning sunny; hot, temps: high: 91, low: 54.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Antisemitic Pamphlets Distributed In Petaluma Neighborhood (patch.com) — Police are investigating antisemitic pamphlets left overnight in driveways in an East Petaluma neighborhood, calling it a hate-related incident that does not currently threaten specific people or places. Officers are canvassing for surveillance footage and witnesses, and residents with information are urged to contact Petaluma police at 707-778-4372.
   

• 72-year-old outsmarted her family to build the retirement life she wanted (latination.com) — A 72-year-old Petaluma resident, Kathie Schwartz, invested about $280,000 and a year of permitting to build a modern tiny house behind her primary home instead of moving to a retirement community. The space now hosts classes, visitors, and could one day house a caregiver, illustrating how some Petalumans are rethinking aging and independence on their own property.
   

• Flag football: Windsor wins 10th game in row; Rancho Cotate stays hot (pressdemocrat.com) — Petaluma High's flag football team notched a 32-19 win over St. Helena and now sits 6-3 in league, 8-5 overall in the VVAL race. The roundup also highlights dominant wins by Windsor, Rancho Cotate, and Cardinal Newman, plus updated league standings that show where Petaluma stacks up against Sonoma Valley, Vintage, and other rivals.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Penngrove

  • Where to watch Sonoma County supervisor candidates discuss district issues at upcoming forums (pressdemocrat.com)
  • Letters to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, Oct. 9, 2026 (petalumanews.com)
  • Polenta and Stew dinner at Penngrove Clubhouse, just like 'old-time famers ate' (petalumanews.com)

Rohnert Park

  • Thoughts on elections in Sebastopol, Rohnert Park and Sonoma County: Oct. 6 PD Letters (pressdemocrat.com)
  • Rohnert Park man faces 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal gun charges (pressdemocrat.com)

Sonoma

  • Sonoma Valley School Candidate Forum (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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