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🌱 Patch AM: Meet Sonoma Council Candidates At Chamber Gathering

Also check out Nancy Willis Open Studio on the Sonoma Patch calendar

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Morning Sonoma! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Chat directly with Sonoma's District 1 council hopefuls this month
  • Will you join Sonoma's Sherpa community to support Nepal flood relief?
  • How can Sonoma help send its young folklórico dancers to Pomona?

Also on today's calendar: Nancy Willis Open Studio and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 89 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Turning cloudy; not as warm, temps: high: 77, low: 51.
  • Monday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Meet Sonoma Council Candidates At Chamber Gathering (patch.com) — Sonoma residents will have a chance to meet three District 1 City Council candidates in an informal setting at the Swiss Hotel on Sept. 29. Hosted by the Sonoma Valley Chamber, the gathering includes brief remarks and one-on-one conversations with candidates and current councilmembers about issues affecting local families, businesses, and neighborhoods.
   

2. Free Fundraising Dinner For Nepal Flood Victims (sonomasun.com) — Sonoma neighbors are invited to a free fundraising dinner on Sept. 22 at Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall to support Nepal flood relief, with local restaurants and wineries donating food and wine. Organized by the longtime Sherpa community in Sonoma Valley, the event encourages voluntary donations that will be sent through the California Sherpa Association directly to Nepal's official disaster relief fund.
   

3. Grupo Folklórico Quetzalén of Sonoma Valley performing in Southland festival Sept. 19 (sonomanews.com) — Sonoma Valley's Grupo Folklórico Quetzalén, led by Treasure Artist Victor Ferrer and made up largely of Sonoma Valley High students, is heading to a prestigious statewide festival in Pomona. After their Mexican Independence Day performance on Sonoma Plaza was canceled, the group is fundraising hard to cover travel costs and is inviting locals to chip in through an online campaign.
   

4. Sonoma City Council: Flock sharing restrictions coming (pressdemocrat.com) — Sonoma's City Council is tightening how police share Flock license-plate camera footage while still allowing case-by-case investigative requests, following a recent homicide investigation. Councilmembers also approved new public art fees on most larger developments, expanded Zoom access for residents with disabilities, and adopted a hazard mitigation plan that keeps Sonoma eligible for federal disaster-prevention grants.
   

5. Investing in Safety: Measure H is Reshaping Sonoma County Wildfire Defense (norcalpublicmedia.org) — Sonoma residents are seeing their Measure H tax dollars at work as crews build fuel breaks and carry out vegetation management across Sonoma County to reduce wildfire risk. A new audio episode tours active and planned projects with fire officials, explaining how roughly $60 million a year is being spent to protect local communities and roads.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My neighbor just saw two white men enter my property through the pedestrian gate, walk around for 10 minutes, and then leave on scooters.
    Has anyone else on/around carriger road seen these two? I'm startled to learn someone was walking around my property uninvited at night. (Nextdoor Carriger)
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Cake Decorator - Full Time in Sonoma. Apply here.
  • CROSSMARK posted a job opening for reset merchandiser **IMMEDIATE HIRE** in Sonoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sonoma here.

Ok Sonoma! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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