🌱 Which Sebastopol council candidates back Grocery Outlet and Flock cameras?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Sebastopol council candidates back Grocery Outlet and Flock cameras?
• Sebastopol man identified in deadly Highway 116 pedestrian crash

Also on today's calendar: See 'ART IN ACTION' at T Barny's STUDIO TOURS and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 50 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 51.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What happened at the League of Women Voters' Sebastopol City Council Candidate Forum? (sebastopoltimes.com) — Sebastopol voters get a detailed look at where all seven city council candidates stand on Grocery Outlet's proposed location, racist graffiti behind Safeway, and the use of Flock surveillance cameras. The online League of Women Voters forum highlights sharp differences over affordability, small-town character, racism, and privacy, with incumbents constrained from taking firm positions on issues likely to come before the council.
   

• Pedestrian killed in crash on Highway 116 identified as 74-year-old Sebastopol man (pressdemocrat.com) — A 74-year-old Sebastopol man, John Mock, has been identified as the pedestrian killed after being struck by a Mazda on Highway 116 near Sparkes Road on Sept. 28. Authorities say the driver was neither speeding nor impaired, and note a separate, unrelated fatal crash about 30 minutes later in Two Rock that claimed the life of a Petaluma man.
   

📸 Around Sebastopol

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sebastopol

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• See 'ART IN ACTION' at T Barny's STUDIO TOURS →
  4370 Pine Flat Rd, Healdsburg
  10:00 am
Saturday October 31
• Halloween Booo Bash! →
  6990 Front St, Forestville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• HAI Global's "The Connection Experience"- Sebastopol - Oct 7, 2026 →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol
• Danceypants →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol
  9:00 am
• Luther Burbank Experiment Farm Work Day →
  Luther Burbank Experiment Farm, 7777 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
  9:00 am
• Jazzercise →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Main Hall, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol
  9:00 am
• Qigong for Health & Longevity →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Main Hall, 390 Morris St, Sebastopol
  10:30 am
• Modern Dance for Returning Dancers →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol
  11:00 am
• Seido Karate (Juniors, Ages 5 - 8) →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol
  4:30 pm
• Seido Karate (Youth, Ages 9 - 12) →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol
  5:15 pm
• The Folk Farm Music School: Fiddle Improvisation →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex – Music Room, 425 Morrist St, Sebastopol
  5:30 pm
• Flying Salvias Full Band →
  Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol
  6:00 pm
• Flying Salvias Full Band at Hopmonk Tavern →
  Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol
  6:00 pm
• Seido Karate (Teen & Adult, Ages 13+) →
  Sebastopol Community Cultural Center – Annex, 425 Morris St, Sebastopol
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trashlantis returns to the parking lot behind the Youth Annex at 425 Morris Street in Sebastopol!
  October 17 from 11am to 5pm. 10x10 vendor spaces available for those offering green, sustainable, equitable solutions to the challenges before us. … (Nextdoor Bloomfield)
• Solid recommendation
  They came fast and fixed my broken springs The technician was great Thank you !! (Nextdoor Gold Ridge)

• Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Forestville. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Beauty Brand Expert - Lancome, Santa Rosa Plaza - Full Time in Santa Rosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sebastopol here.

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Rosa

• Colleges use taxpayer-backed grants for 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' events (campusreform.org)
• Sunday RoundUp: And the days fly by... (sebastopoltimes.com)
• Your guide to California's 1st Congressional District race (sacbee.com)

Rohnert Park

• Support for Joanna Paun and Eric Jones, Opposition to Measure K: Oct. 5 PD Letters (pressdemocrat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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