Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor The department has created a team to ensure businesses comply with the county’s health order a move intended to slow the toll of the virus locally When Sonoma County schools shifted to at-home instruction last month to block the spread of the coronavirus Santa Rosa school-resource officer Armando Jauregui figured a change of pace was imminent But keeping up with quickly changing situations is part of the job a 20-year veteran of the Santa Rosa Police Department who previously worked on the department’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Investigations team and assignments in patrol The department reconfigured itself to respond to the immediate and long-term needs of its community and staff after turbulent wildfires in 2017 and 2019 and it would do the same during the coronavirus pandemic “We adapt to whatever crisis is going on,” said Jauregui whose assignment as a school resource officer embedded him at Elsie Allen High School The department began that process in short order moving detectives and some of the department’s school-resource officers into patrol to help respond to calls from citizens in need of help sergeants and other civilian staff working in public-facing roles switched to schedules of three to four half-day shifts followed by two weeks of home isolation to prevent the spread of the virus among staff and the public in the event that an employee became infected Officers were equipped with personal protective gear in case they came into contact with someone suspected of carrying the virus and the agency began meticulously cleaning its offices and patrol cars The department also learned about a cadre of officers in San Jose who were tasked with compliance to their county’s local health order in relation to the coronavirus and decided to mimic the unit in Santa Rosa Jauregui was one of a handful of officers put on the local version of the team taking complaints called into dispatchers about businesses that had not closed down despite being ordered to do so by Sonoma County’s public health officer Jauregui also patrolled the city for signs of activity at businesses that should be closed keeping a copy of the orders and phoning the Sonoma County Counsel’s Office when it was unclear if there was a violation Most of the employees at those businesses said they were unsure about whether the order applied to them while others seemed to be waiting to be told to close down All have been asked to voluntarily comply with the orders by the city’s officers who have opted to educate rather than issue citations for failing to comply They’re trying to keep their business open I get it,” Jauregui said of his interactions with the businesses you have to do your part to keep the community safe.’?” Jauregui’s sentiment rang especially true this week when the coronavirus’ impact on public safety workers materialized into the worst-case scenario for family The Santa Rosa Police Department announced Marylou Armer a detective and longtime employee at the agency who was one of nine officers who previously tested positive for the virus died because of complications from the respiratory illness Armer’s death put into focus the contradictory nature of public health guidelines to prevent people from catching the virus such as working from home and avoiding contact with strangers with the reality of first responder professions deputies and other trained employees to step into harm’s way during times of crisis and confusion “I think there’s worry but you can’t focus on that,” Jauregui said in an interview before Armer’s death was made public EMTs - you’re going to have to set that aside and do what you have to do to help the public That’s what a lot of people signed up for.” Santa Rosa Police Chief Rainer Navarro highlighted how fortunate the department was to have a special team of officers doing business compliance checks which in turn frees up other officers who may be needed for more urgent calls for help and ensures complaints about businesses violating the local health orders are quickly answered Navarro commended Jauregui’s diligence in his new one aimed at reducing the toll of the virus within the community in the long term “I’ve seen him doing this work almost every single day,” Navarro said of Jauregui “They’re taking the lead in doing the educational piece of what the health order is.” You can reach Staff Writer Nashelly Chavez at 707-521-5203 or nashelly.chavez@pressdemocrat.com Korean company LS Cable & System and its Mexican subsidiary LS EV México broke ground on two plants in the central state of Querétaro The new facilities will require an investment totaling US $100 million and will create 500 specialized jobs in manufacturing over the next three years LS Cable & System is one of the world’s largest cable producers manufacturing products for power and telecommunications systems integrated modules and other related industrial materials who participated in the groundbreaking ceremony celebrated the company’s investment and the cutting-edge technology it will bring to the state According to Marco Antonio Del Prete Tercero head of Querétaro’s Sustainable Development Ministry (Sedesu) LS Cable’s plant will manufacture cables for use in submarine LS EV México’s plant will focus on manufacturing energy storage components systems and batteries for electric vehicles LS Cable & System CEO Bon Kyu Koo said that the company is expanding its business to play a leading role in the era of electrification will be an important production base for the battery components industry and boost duct industry Kyu Koo explained LS Cable & System supplies parts to EV battery and semiconductor manufacturers as well as high-rise buildings and data centers due to the expansion of the data center market Del Prete added that producing components for EVs contributes to the state’s decarbonization goals The Polytechnic University of Querétaro and the Polytechnic University of Santa Rosa Jáuregui are now equipped with training and research laboratories to manage and maintain electric batteries in electromobility South Korea is Querétaro’s eighth top trading partner As per data from the Economy Ministry (SE) exports from Querétaro to South Korea in 2023 were worth $28.7 million while imports from South Korea to Querétaro totaled $917 million ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - 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Cregan was participating in a public roundtable on the topic of law enforcement equity at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa Twelve days later, across town, a 16-year-boy died from stab wounds inflicted in a Montgomery High School classroom and Cregan’s words began to echo like a chorus Support for school policing extends to younger people The Press Democrat surveyed four students at the SRJC campus picked randomly as they went about their business who had a campus officer for part of her time at Analy and West County high schools so we all became basically his children,” Hansen said Just knowing he was there was very comforting Tyler Whittenberg also said he believes officers have the power to alter the dynamic on school campuses it could have led to two people dead,” said Whittenberg part of the equity-focused nonprofit Advancement Project and another who was shot by an officer at school.” In 2020, when protests against police brutality swelled the streets of big cities and small towns across America, including Santa Rosa the pendulum clearly swung in the direction of civil liberties with the momentum of that movement ebbing in places it’s swinging back to the side of traditional policing But the debate over school resource officers remains complicated as this community wrestles with a suddenly devastating question: How can we make sure our children are safe when they step onto school property the answer is obvious: A man or woman in uniform I think it was a mistake to remove school resource officers from the school program,” Cregan said “That wasn’t a decision made by the Santa Rosa Police Department It was a decision made by the Santa Rosa school board.” said the need for SROs only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic as months of isolation altered the behavior of many students before they become the sort of desperate situation that has Montgomery High families reeling “I think there’s a way maybe to re-imagine and relook at how SROs are in schools and what their true purpose is,” he said at the Luther Burbank Center event “Their purpose isn’t to take phones away from kids and to show that role model to the next generation of law enforcement.” that police presence means something very different “The institution of education is completely undercut and undermined when you place that law enforcement official there,” he said “Especially when those law enforcement officers are sent to schools where their communities are also policed the way they are how am I supposed to learn in that environment?” The Advancement Project has mapped incidents involving police-on-student violence at schools and has tallied more than 200 assaults since 2007 showed that police disproportionately arrested white students you think there would be this call for police on campus?” Whittenberg asked “Police are how this society deals with people of color when they have failed to provide those communities with what they need to be successful.” It’s funding that translates to better educational resources more diverse teaching staff and wraparound social services on campus Whittenberg and others at the Advancement Project see campus police as a key part of what they call “the school-to-prison pipeline.” They worry that negative interaction with police can get kids labeled early and plunge them into a cycle of confrontation that leads to long-term incarceration “We’ve seen data that says for students of color in some areas it’s more likely they’ll enter the justice system attending school rather than staying home,” Whittenberg said “I’ve seen a lot of that in Northern California where there’s this idea that Black and brown students are gang members rather than ‘these young people are our community.’” Whittenberg’s argument that SROs treat white and minority students differently isn’t speculation There is a growing body of research to back it up associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Florida there are probably more negatives to their placement than positives,” Curran said “There is evidence SROs can make campuses a bit safer in some ways But not evidence they can prevent school shootings And there are negatives associated with them particularly for students of color and marginalized groups.” Curran and seven other researchers interviewed 73 SROs from two different school districts They characterized one of those districts as “suburban-white” and the other as “urban-diverse.” The study found that SROs in the suburban-white district expressed more concerns about intruder-based threats while those working in the urban-diverse district focused more on student-based threats “When SROs perceive students as the primary threats they are more likely to police the students themselves,” the authors wrote Curran said he believes most of these resource officers are well-intentioned But they are steeped in the rigid culture of policing “Part of it is the view held by many people that students of color “Studies show that a lot of people tend to judge Black children as older or more culpable for their actions where reaction is different based on an individual’s color it’s not surprising that it plays out when you have officers in schools.” Black students accounted for 15% of total enrollment but 31% of students referred to law enforcement or arrested Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights It is equally clear that stationing a resource officer on a school campus cannot There was an SRO at Columbine High School in Colorado on April 20 He was coming back with lunch from a Subway sandwich shop when the first call for help came over his radio There was an SRO at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland The police officer now awaits trial on 11 charges accused of hiding while a teen gunman killed 17 students There was an SRO assigned to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde drove right past the suspect and confronted a teacher He did not enter the school as 21 people were murdered If there is an embodied rebuttal to the image of a biased He is currently a Santa Rosa patrol officer but he has had many roles in his nearly 24 years with the department Jauregui never expected to be in the latter role a supervisor approached him and encouraged him to apply for the job Jauregui had experience in the domestic violence and child sexual assault unit And the supervisor felt he had the right mindset for working with children Jauregui applied and was selected the next year He wound up working at Elsie Allen High School and Lawrence Cook Middle School for almost five years It was like a softer touch to law enforcement,” Jauregui said “I enjoyed the interaction with the students there Some kids would get in trouble at the time but they’d come back after they left and thank you Jauregui said he worked with assistant principals parents and the students themselves to determine the appropriate response to violations was always to land on the lowest level of punishment that was appropriate is this is a school issue or a criminal issue?” Jauregui said or something I can refer back to the school?” He offered an example: A student comes into class smelling of marijuana The teacher searches the kid’s backpack and finds a bag of weed he might recommend counseling under the school’s restorative justice program maybe it’s a two-day suspension,” Jauregui said Just confiscate the marijuana and refer it to the school So it wouldn’t generate a call for service.” he would arrest no more than two or three students a year on suspicion of crimes Jauregui worked four days a week on campus “Something may have happened where the school needs to contact dispatch,” he said I probably would have handled it differently.” Jauregui was about to finish his fifth year as an SRO when Santa Rosa City Schools trustees voted 7-0 in June 2020 to suspend the relationship with the police department He was part of a 32-person ad hoc committee appointed by the district that year to analyze the pros and cons of resource officers. Their final consensus: Keep officers on middle and high school campuses, but with changes Only four of the committee members suggested the program be fully dismantled Some residents saw it as a slap in the face when the trustees in November 2020 seemingly overrode the committee’s recommendation and opted not to renew the program with Santa Rosa police Omar Lopez — who was a high school student at the time — emphasized that the other 28 members voted to extend the discussion and explore modifications to the program there’s different forms of it and different ways of achieving it,” Lopez wrote in an email to The Press Democrat it is my belief that the appropriate and necessary next step is for another committee to be convened as a standing committee to further discuss student safety the Sonoma County superintendent of schools acknowledged much of the existing data about SROs look bad But she said she believes there are reasonable solutions we had a similar conversation where there was some dispute over the benefits of the school resource officer and groups that felt they were beneficial and groups that felt that they brought harm collectively.” They came together and devised new protocols Campuses began sharing discipline numbers with the school board And the district made it clear that they were there to build trust not to “enforce rules like chewing gum or running in the hallways.” also sees potential for a middle ground in the midst of a seemingly implacable tension — despite all the evidence he has uncovered painting SROs as counterproductive He said if policies are clearly outlined by districts and if resource officers are better trained to interact with students and understand the educational environment Part of the attraction of SROs is that they’re so clearly linked in the public eye to safety I don’t think we’ve come up with the answer of what else we might be doing.” Staff Writer Jeremy Hay contributed to this story You can reach Staff Writer Phil Barber at 707-521-5263 or phil.barber@pressdemocrat.com ‘It’s emotionally stressful,’ said Santa Rosa High senior Kaitlyn Kline where a threat of violence kept many students home Thursday ‘We’ve watched so many of these shootings and there’s been nothing done about them.’ Andy Brennan’s fifth-period honors history class was supposed to learn about Nazi Germany this week they were taught that when hiding from an active shooter an engine block provides better cover than hiding behind a car door the Santa Rosa High School teacher explained a zig-zag pattern will greatly reduce your chance of being struck by a bullet And if immediately confronted with a gunman The abrupt change in Brennan’s lesson plan came Wednesday after students discovered graffiti scrawled in a girl’s bathroom threatening that Santa Rosa High School would be “shot up” Thursday afternoon Police found the threat to be unsubstantiated but it was the second time in as many days that a threat of violence was found in a Sonoma County high school bathroom a 16-year-old student was arrested on suspicion of making a similar threat on bathroom wall at Analy High School Two weeks after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland threats of violence at Sonoma County schools have parents students and school staff in a heightened state of anxiety The fear that school shootings are not only possible in the United States but inevitable a significant number of Santa Rosa High parents decided to keep their kids home some of them unsure whether the threat had been adequately investigated Those who did go to school Thursday said there was a visible drop in attendance and the hallways weren’t as packed as usual between classes actually went to campus in the morning but decided to go home when she realized how many students were missing She knew about the threat from the previous day and second-guessed her decision to go to school She wondered “Maybe I wasn’t scared enough.” “I decided I was going to call my mother and tell her because the school was practically empty,” she said adding that “fear started building in my heart and if something were to happen there would be fewer people there to work together and support each other.” Ernst said she feels like she’s lost some control of her life like we have to be scared of these things.” the heightened anxiety within the community prompted a 30-minute lockdown at Piner High School A concerned citizen called authorities to report a man It turned out to be a young man holding an umbrella and wearing a pair of headphones “I’m glad my kids are out of high school,” said Lt but people need to have their eyes opened to what’s going on around them has had to think about what would happen in his classroom if an active shooter came to campus A similar threat found in a bathroom last year prompted the same thought process and a plan for what students should do in case a gunman made it through his locked classroom door “I tell them the best thing that you can do is anything you’ve got in your hands - your books your coffee cups - you throw it at them and you scream and that will give me the distraction that I need to tackle them,” he said but it gives us a fighting chance because taking down the shooter in that situation will keep (the students) alive.” a research scientist at the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System parents and teachers to carry on as usual in an environment of heightened fear and “hope it doesn’t happen at your school.” “We need to create a sense of safety for these kids,” she said you create a space for kids to have these dialogues They need to have these feelings validated and heard and acknowledged And through that it gives them a place to grapple with this really difficult time we’re in Wednesday afternoon started out just like any other Fresh from their lunch break at Santa Rosa High School students settled in ahead of the 12:57 p.m bell - 27 sophomores seated at individual desks one half of the students facing the other half the class finished watching “Swing Kids,” a movie about a group of children in Nazi Germany that tied into the class’s curriculum about dictators and what he expected from his students on their follow-up assignment But that plan was interrupted about five minutes into class when the voice of Principal Brad Coscarelli came over the speaker system asking all teachers to check their email immediately right off the bat in a situation like that they actually have more information than I do,” Brennan said in an interview Thursday a student asked whether the announcement was about the graffiti students found scrawled in a bathroom which warned the school would be “shot up” on Thursday that most shooters don’t actually put it out like that (in a warning) because otherwise they make the environment too hard to come in and attack,” Brennan said the conversation turns into what do you do if it actually happens.” These conversations in the classroom and at the dinner table have become more and more commonplace even as some students and parents resist what some are calling the new norm said she felt the same fear and anxiety that many other parents and students are now feeling Kline said she decided to attend school Thursday because she did not want to give into that fear “I came to school because I didn’t want to be controlled by someone else’s threat,” she said adding she felt confident that school officials and police had investigated the matter Kline said school shootings and threats of violence Kline echoed a growing sentiment among students her age that such fear and anxiety have no place in schools She said that if adults can’t make schools safer “We’ve watched so many of these shootings and there’s been nothing done about them The people affected the most by the recent shooting have kind of had enough.” guns have been discharged on school campuses 17 times in the United States according to the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund a nonprofit that collects data on gun violence in America 14 shooting in Florida resulted in 17 deaths and prompted a national outcry led by the high school students who survived the gunman’s bullets The movement has resulted in a 17-minute nationwide school walkout planned for March 14 - one minute for each person killed - as a protest and call to Congress to “pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools on our streets and in our homes and places of worship,” according to the Women’s March Youth EMPOWER organizing website Kline said she didn’t plan on walking out of school on March 14 because she was “not a fan” of school walkouts But she said she was willing to participate in other efforts to make schools safer and address fear and anxiety on campus said she was planning to participate in the national walkout “There’s no more choice about whether or not we say anything because there’s now always the possibility that our school is not safe,” Ernst said She said that social media has given her and other students a platform to address the issue of gun violence and school safety and ultimately their own feelings of fear their voices have traveled so far because of the platform social media has given them,” she said “It’s an equal footing that says the politicians aren’t the only ones that get to say something about.” is advocating for students to find different ways to participate in the walkout organizing community-building activities on campus during the same period of time “They’re using it as a way to educate and understand (students’) fears “These are real feelings that our community so how do we as a community - outside of school and inside of it - best address the questions concerns and fears that are very natural during this very tumultuous time?” Brennan said his choice to be upfront with students about active shooter situations is a contentious topic within the district “I think that it’s horrible that we’re having to have these conversations and these things are continuing to happen,” he said “But I’m disappointed that we’re not always having good fruitful productive conversations about what we should do.” Despite an increased police presence at Santa Rosa High School on Thursday Several parents told The Press Democrat they kept their kids home because they were being cautious complained that school administration and police had not adequately addressed a student who had recently posted threatening images on social media said she was keeping her child home Thursday and Friday until police apprehended the person responsible for the threat but in the interest of extreme precaution she will be at home until further details emerge,” the parent said but just 19 of the 27 students in Brennan’s fifth-period class showed up Thursday “The fear reinforces itself,” Brennan said and it’s a parent’s instinct to protect their child at all costs especially if they feel there isn’t enough information.” inaugurated the new Kostal Technology & Administration Center (KTAC) where it will develop electronic components for the four Kostal North America plants it operates in Mexico This space integrates 2,000 square meters on four floors where the company's administrative activities will be carried out in addition to three laboratories specialized in prototyping software validation and power electronics development The power electronics lab responds to increased market demand which is reflected in the operation of the Kostal Electro Mobility Mexicana (KEMM) plant that the firm opened in 2023 to manufacture the fourth generation of on-board chargers (OBC) "The new center is a state-of-the-art facility to promote the creativity and professional development of employees," said Kostal North America CEO Harry Asher KTAC will employ 125 engineers at the beginning of its operations but is expected to employ 135 by the end of this year; it will also house 75 administrative workers the company relocates its administration and product development activities in the state which are currently shared with manufacturing activities at the Santa Rosa Jáuregui plant in the Querétaro Industrial Park this new facility reaffirms its commitment to local talent as well as taking advantage of the state's potential as an emerging pole in the development of technologies for the automotive sector We’re in the business of providing relevant information through print and electronic media organizing events to bring industrial value chain actors together and services to create new business relationships Our goal is to improve our clients’ competitiveness Did you keep your kids home today after Wednesday's threat The Press Democrat would like to speak with parents and students at Santa Rosa High School who decided to stay home today after a threat of violence was discovered in a girl's restroom Please contact Staff Writer Martin Espinoza at 521-5213 or email him at martin.espinoza@pressdemocrat.com “We know that people know what officers look like but what they don’t know is what they do and why they do it,” said an officer who organized Santa Rosa’s Youth Community Police Experience program With her eyes glued to the computer screen and her fingers racing at the keyboard Anahi Rincon of Santa Rosa typed down everything a woman who said she was suicidal and on top of a 14-story building told crisis negotiators: She was distressed because she was homeless and without a job The woman heard on the speaker was a volunteer taking part in a simulation exercise for Santa Rosa Police Department’s Youth Community Police Experience program and nine other teens crammed into a police mobile command vehicle Tuesday at Santa Rosa’s Fire Training Center it was their job to call the woman and convince her to come down safely “When you’re typing in the computer and entering information to the system you can’t stop,” Rincon said of her role as a scribe “It was a good experience and eye-opening seeing how they work.” The day’s workshop was one of several hands-on learning scenarios put together this week for the free youth program which provided 21 teens with a four-day crash course in policing It covered everything from working as a patrol officer to vehicle collision investigations and collecting evidence Some teens were there to explore their interest in a career in law enforcement while others are simply interested in learning about how officers work in their community a Santa Rosa police school resources officer who organized the program its goal is to give local youth a close-up view of law enforcement more than what they might see on TV or in movies but what they don’t know is what they do and why they do it,” she said This year’s cohort was mostly composed of Santa Rosa-area youth though some were from Rohnert Park and Sebastopol applicants need to have at least a 2.0 GPA and no felony convictions only 12 students participated in the program though a concerted effort by the department to spread the word about the opportunity this summer may have led to an uptick in attendance The department already has a waitlist for next year and is considering adding a second Youth Community Police Experience in the fall because of high demand for the one held this week “We weren’t fully prepared for the response,” Kucker said of the demand from local teens the workshops she attended this week will boost her exposure to law enforcement as she pursues a career in the field Rincon was drawn to policing because of her desire to help others in her community “Seeing how police officers work in their daily routine Lisa Banayat was the first woman to achieve the rank of sergeant in the Santa Rosa Police Department Her toughest investigation was the murder of a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy Her favorite case involved helping find a missing Santa Rosa woman who crashed her car and for days lay injured down a rugged Northern California embankment Lisa Banayat is retiring after 25 years at the Santa Rosa Police Department - half of that time spent as a sergeant She was the city’s first female sergeant and for the past year has been the city’s senior sergeant earning her the status of wearing a badge with a “1” on it and the police radio ID of “Sam 1.” will be spent with the department’s hostage negotiation team She said it’s a part of her career she has loved for its challenges and teamwork But the single mother of twin teen boys who are about to start high school said she is ready to do something that doesn’t involve wearing a gun belt and arresting people I’m happy my kids are proud of what I do,” said Banayat Years of giving back to the community and to the organization,” Santa Rosa Police Chief Hank Schreeder said Wednesday Schreeder is the sixth Santa Rosa chief since Banayat started with the city in 1990 He credited his top sergeant with improving the department over the years including her work to expand and develop the hostage negotiation team and establish a peer support program for officers handling stressful situations For five years Banayat worked as a violent crimes detective and in March 1995 she was lead detective in the execution-style shooting death of Deputy Frank Trejo State parolee Robert Scully was arrested and convicted in the slaying and currently is on death row at San Quentin “She’s part of the fabric of some cases that really made history in Sonoma County,” Schreeder said “Frank Trejo’s death had a huge impact on law enforcement Being part of that case and bringing Scully to justice The case has stayed with her over the years and Banayat returns each year to the Highway 12 location where Trejo was murdered to attend an annual flag ceremony held in the deputy’s honor “It was the most emotional case,” she said the peer support group Banayat helped start offered its first group debriefing and since then the group has become established “Now we just assume they’ve always been here It takes somebody like Lisa to push some of that forward,” Schreeder said “Taking care of each other behind a stressful situation - it was really a cool to be in on the ground floor,” Banayat said Banayat’s favorite investigation was the October 1996 case of the missing Santa Rosa woman because the effort paid off “It sticks out because everybody was working together on a positive ending,” Banayat said “Usually the bad thing has already happened and we can’t go back and make it good.” “There’s something new happening every day,” she said Other duties have included training and supervising officers handling press calls and mobilizing with the hostage negotiation team for standoff situations This week Banayat made her final rounds on patrol At one she strategized with officers to safely and calmly handle a mentally challenged man who talked of getting shot in the head At another she worked out whether officers had legal standing to force their way into a home to check on a resident It wasn’t routine back in the sergeants’ office where her desk became buried in flowers Someone stuffed balloons into her patrol car She revealed a few other ideas off-the-record so as not to tip off any prank victims who worked with Banayat for years in patrol said she is well known for her compassion with co-workers and the public while driving on patrol through west Santa Rosa Banayat talked about advice she gives officers on how to avoid getting jaded in a job that often deals with negative issues Go out of your way to see the positive in people she hasn’t been shy about bringing up issues “She’s always going to tell you what she thinks She’s honest and up-front,” long-time co-worker Lt but a lot of the time it’s what you need to hear ask Banayat about being Santa Rosa’s first female sergeant Schreeder recently promoted three women to sergeant giving the city their largest number ever of ranking female officers at one time compared to when she became sergeant in 2003 Among the things she says she’ll miss are the camaraderie and irreverent sense of humor that binds law enforcement officers as a coping mechanism But she won’t miss the stress of thinking every day about the safety of the officers she supervises though she knows she’ll still worry about her friends on the job Perhaps Banayat’s biggest challenge over the last 15 years or so has been juggling a stressful career while raising two active sons There were years of night and weekend shifts and she relied greatly on family and friends many made through the boys’ soccer and school connections “My family has moved holidays for me many times You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com Nevada Democrats and gun control advocates rallied around a trio of bills Thursday that amplified calls for gun regulation while recalling the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that became the deadliest in U.S — Nevada Democrats and gun control advocates rallied around a trio of bills Thursday that amplified calls for gun regulation while recalling the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that became the deadliest in U.S More than five years after a shooter killed scores of people at a country music concert, the recent rise in mass shootings across the U.S. was repeatedly cited in debates over a bill to solidify language meant to ban homemade “ghost guns” and raise the eligible age to possess semi automatic shotguns and assault weapons from 18 to 21 Another bill would bar possession of a gun within 100 yards of an election site entrance A third bill would prohibit owning a firearm within a decade of a gross misdemeanor or felony hate crime conviction An increasing number of mass shootings across the U.S. have widened the political divide on gun ownership with Democratic-led states pushing restrictions on gun ownership In many states with Republican-led legislatures shootings appear unlikely to prompt new restrictions this year With Democrats firmly in control of both branches of the Nevada Legislature the fate of the bills may fall to Republican Gov who was the Clark County sheriff during the Las Vegas mass shooting Ahead of a hearing lasting more than five hours in Carson City bill sponsor and Assembly Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui said the package would “protect second graders and the second amendment at the same time.” But the proposal encountered heavy opposition from Republicans and pro-gun groups including the National Rifle Association and the Nevada Republican Party Jauregui, a Democrat, was among the 22,000 concertgoers who in October 2017 fled 10 minutes of gunfire raining into a country music festival crowd from the windows of a high-rise hotel on the Las Vegas Strip The attack killed 60 people and injured hundreds more “I never want a Nevadan to experience the trauma that I and so many have endured,” she said in a quivering voice while presenting the bill flanked by more than a dozen attendees in the red shirts of gun control advocacy group Moms Demand Action Jauregui called the legislation “common sense” during a press conference earlier in the day She was joined by several other advocates and lawmakers including Democratic State Sen who brought forth the decade-long firearm ban for those convicted of hate crimes “This is something we should not try and wheel and deal on,” Harris said “The lives of Nevadans are not a bargaining chip.” The Nevada Assembly Republican Caucus released a statement on Wednesday opposing the two Jauregui-backed bills calling the measures unconstitutional and ineffective at stopping violent people from getting weapons Lombardo has previously bucked other Republicans by supporting universal background checks although he still positions himself as firmly pro-Second Amendment while touting his NRA membership he vowed to veto any legislation curtailing ghost gun access In a statement responding to questions about Lombardo’s stance on the bills spokesperson Elizabeth Ray said “we’ll monitor all bills as they work through the legislative process and engage when we feel necessary.” Harris and Jauregui said they had not been in contact with the governor’s office about the bills The gun proposal hearings were at times emotional and contentious Several speakers and lawmakers recounted connections to the Las Vegas mass shooting One recalled throwing her body over her younger sister and her friends to protect them from a “madman with a gun.” Republican state Senator Jeff Stone of Henderson noted several friends who are “still traumatized” by the 2017 shooting Several gun control advocates mentioned a provision allowing an exemption for the age restriction for active or honorably discharged military members under the age of 21 They also said raising the age to 21 for possession of semi-automatic shotguns and assault weapons would be on par with the eligible age to own a handgun the Nevada Republican Party and a host of residents called the bills unconstitutional and discriminatory particularly in public areas where elections are held “People who are going to use guns illegally don’t check the rulebook to determine what they can and cannot do,” Jacob Paiva of Lyon County said NRA lobbyist Daniel Reid argued raising the age was unconstitutional and would qualify as age discrimination. He referenced a California court ruling last year deeming a law unconstitutional that banned the sale of semiautomatic weapons to those under 21 countered with a similar law in Florida that was ruled constitutional A daylong program of drills and enacted scenarios showed local students some of the quick decisions law enforcement must make in the field Confronted with a life or death situation Saturday afternoon Trina Salmon of Santa Rosa failed to draw her weapon and died Fortunately for the 16-year-old Elsie Allen High School student her plight was part of a realistic but entirely risk-free drill in a high-tech $200,000 video simulator at the Santa Rosa Fire Tower a public safety training center on College Avenue “The first time I couldn’t even get the gun out one of 21 teenage participants in the Youth Citizen Police Academy put on by the Santa Rosa Police Department she faced a life-sized emergency scenario unfolding on the super-wide screen in a darkened room “I ended up shooting the guy who came out of the house with a knife,” she said Asked by an instructor why she “fired” the police standard Glock 17 pistol equipped with a laser instead of ammunition Guzman said she saw the person moving toward her partner “When I heard he was 17 it made me regret it because he was so young.” Instructors said the brand new use-of-force simulator is designed to put people in high-stress situations requiring the split-second decisions law officers sometimes must make “There is some foul language in some of the scenarios people swear,” Officer Luis Peña advised the students Operating a computer console during the drills Peña was able to alter the progress of each scenario in response to how the student was handling it “You guys are going to be put on the spot,” he said Students were faulted for failing to shoot for shooting before it was justified and for failing to try talking to a despondent man who ended up shooting himself in a parked truck Saturday was a busy day for the students from 10 local high schools who signed up for the youth police academy’s fourth program since it was started in 2015 The teens also fired a Taser at a paper target rode in an 8-ton bulletproof armored vehicle used on SWAT calls tried on 60-pound SWAT vests and engaged two defensive tactics instructors in mock hand-to-hand combat There was also a hostage-negotiation enactment aimed at showing how officers attempt to peacefully defuse a tense situation “We always try to use the lowest level of force that we can,” Detective Hiroshi Yaguchi said Summer Black showed the students how to stand then allowed the teens to try the blows against them while holding thick black pads Yaguchi showed the students how to hit with the heel of the palm and their fingers curled downward who created the youth police academy two years ago said in an interview it is not intended as police propaganda “It’s really just to show them what we do and why we do it so they have perspective when they read about an officer-involved shooting,” he said Peña told the students that police have the right to “use as much force as needed” to make an arrest never have to retreat and can use lethal force in a situation that could endanger themselves or a member of the public such as stopping an armed felon from fleeing But the simulator included some borderline situations including a domestic argument in which a woman reaches into her purse said the use-of-force scenarios gave him an appreciation for the dilemmas police encounter they have to pay the consequences if they’re wrong,” he said said that news reports tend to make police “seem like they’re so horrible “They have negative views of cops because of all the stories the media puts out,” Guzman said You can reach Staff Writer Guy Kovner at 707-521-5457 or guy.kovner@pressdemocrat.com and as a precaution we did lock the school down and we’ll always do that to keep our students safe,' said Piner High School Vice Principal Andrea Correia Piner High School was placed on a brief lockdown Thursday morning while police officers investigated a report of a suspicion person near the school a call came in reporting a person with black hair a black trench coat and rifle was walking on Fulton Road near Piner High School scanner traffic reported the person was not carrying a rifle police were seen outside questioning a man in a trench coat wearing large can headphones and carrying an umbrella and we’ll always do that to keep our students safe,” said Piner High School Vice Principal Andrea Correia people in our community are aware of everything that’s happening and due to that they don’t want to overlook anything Piner is the third Sonoma County school this week to have a suspicious incident investigated by police officers a note indicating that Santa Rosa High School was “gonna be shot up” was found scrawled on a bathroom wall a threat police found to be unsubstantiated a 16-year-old Analy High School student was arrested on suspicion of writing a threat of violence on one of the school’s bathroom walls a day earlier “I think that people are on edge,” Correia said Piner High School was locked down for 30 minutes In a news release about the Piner lockdown the Santa Rosa Police Department said that the department gets “calls like this every day.” we are all probably a little more on edge,” the release said “That’s OK - we want you to call when you see something suspicious You can reach Staff Writer Christi Warren at 707-521-5205 or christi.warren@pressdemocrat.com showing up for church is an unbreakable weekly appointment a way to affirm and hold on to their faith at a time when little else feels safe and certain “You have a moment to give God your problems,” Filiberto Cruz said of this hour of prayer and gratitude as the faithful dispersed after Palm Sunday services at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church near downtown Santa Rosa Many who attended the traditional Mass held in Spanish — grandmas in Sunday-best dresses toddlers in flouncy frocks with their hair in ribbons all bearing small palm fronds — brought their own folding chairs to place along the walkway that rings an octagonal chapel just outside the sanctuary to keep worshippers at a safe social distance who live in Santa Rosa with their two sons aged 12 and 10 are struggling financially after a year of lost work She is a house cleaner; he works in construction on this Christian holy day and going in to Easter is grief over the recent loss of a beloved aunt in Mexico to COVID-19 “You feel you can’t do anything to help somebody when you know they are sick But their faith in something greater has been the one thing that has sustained them during a year of extreme hardship that saw lengthening lines for food struggle and collapse for family businesses and the deaths of more than 552,000 Americans from COVID-19 Some parishioners have felt their faith tested as they coped with loneliness and depression through months of isolation and distance from friends and family The pandemic struck at a time when church attendance was already declining Fewer than half of Americans — 47% — now say they belong to a church That’s down from 70% in the mid-1990s and 73% in 1937 when Gallup began measuring church membership faith and spiritual communities have been anchors keeping them moored amid the dangerous turbulence of the past year pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Santa Rosa “It has given them hope and strength and courage to live while we are waiting for things to evolve and for the vaccine to arrive,” she said “It’s just a moment,” Filiberto Cruz said of the pandemic that was first declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization in January 2020 It will be much better when everybody already has their shots for this COVID-19 That’s why we come every week to the church During this catastrophic year that also was marked by widespread protests over racial injustice and political convulsions that culminated in a violent storming of the U.S local faith leaders have been challenged to minister to people dealing with myriad burdens extending well beyond the health risks of COVID-19 “I definitely have walked with a number of people not just struggling with faith but struggling with staying in recovery people disappearing into themselves,” said the Rev who serves two Methodist congregations in Santa Rosa — the First United Methodist and Christ Church United Methodist Being unable to physically sit with people and look them in the eyes as she spiritually ministers to them has been particularly difficult “It’s harder to tell people I’m there for them when I’m physically not with them But I would also say that I have been shocked by the resiliency of the faith of people especially people who live alone and what it takes just to get out of bed some days in the midst of this pandemic.” Both Bell-Kerr and Sawdon said this past year also has brought a racial reckoning within their predominantly white congregations “People have been intentional about examining how our faith speaks to racial injustice They have taken seriously the need for us as individuals and the churches as communities to repent of racial injustice,” Sawdon said They’re searching for how we can right the wrongs and participate in creating a more just society.” Rose said he has seen many parishioners fighting depression made more difficult by long months of being unable to worship with their community in person “A lot of them don’t have anything to hold on to and when you don’t have anything to hold on to that is when it gets really desperate,” he said “People have lost their jobs and family members and everybody lives in anxiety It was the most difficult time in my entire 30 years in the priesthood.” Philominsamy leads a flock of several thousand And in the beginning they didn’t take it seriously I did so many Latino funerals because of COVID-19,” he said One guy was serving homeless people all the time much as the 9/11 terrorist attacks did 20 years ago some feeling guilty they have not been attending church and they see the many things they have taken for granted They realize the important thing is love in their family and the importance of doing small things together,” he said Suffering is an integral part of the human story and many who have continued to attend Mass regularly during the pandemic understand that accepting suffering is part of their faith we lead with stories of people who have endured pain and persevered through their own suffering and death and also experienced their own little resurrection,” he said People feel prayer and the Mass reflect that but I’ve never heard doubt from them about faith.” Unlike natural disasters or terrorist violence the pandemic affected virtually everyone on the planet in some measure It changed how most people live their lives COVID-19’s impact was especially devastating mother and sister were all stricken with the virus and died within three days of each other at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in October was part of the pastoral team at Stony Point Christian Fellowship in Santa Rosa with the family’s church and beliefs woven into every aspect of their lives said she is just emerging from a long numbness and she has had dark moments of questioning Because the virus prevented social contact she couldn’t grieve and take comfort with her brother and sister-in-law and other family members “I just had this sense of being alone and being lost and crying out to God,” she said I don’t understand.’ But even though I was questioning but you remain committed and work through them “In the beginning I prayed that I wouldn’t let this situation make me bitter or angry and that it would make me into a better person,” Greenley said “I’m still doing my devotionals and praying and talking to God I’ve been doing a group counseling that is faith-based and it’s helping with the harder questions “People have been searching and trying to find some type of spiritual rest through all of this and to know they were not the only ones struggling with what to do and how to do it,” said the Rev Lee Turner of the Community Baptist Church in Santa Rosa Most of his predominantly Black congregation has remained rooted in their beliefs But their belief was strong enough to hold through it Sameh Hussein is president of the Islamic Society of Santa Rosa which has 25 to 30 members who regularly attend congregational prayers on Fridays at their mosque in Santa Rosa The pandemic may have tested but not shaken the faith of many Muslims Submission to God’s will is the very foundation of Islam Do everything in your power to protect yourself “”Everyone I’ve talked to is in good spirits and in a submission period ‘I’m doing everything I can to protect my family But if God decides to take my soul at any time fasting and reflection that begins April 12 with the new moon The rise in hunger and suffering because of the pandemic will be on many people’s minds “This just reminds me of how weak we are and how easily things could change overnight,” Hussein said “Security and health that we take for granted are not going to go on forever Something like this is a reminder from God to pay attention Amanda Conceicao of Sonoma said if anything the pandemic has brought her closer to her faith and given her time to reflect She starts her day with prayer and she planned to make time to participate in many of the Holy Week rituals at St she’ll attend sunrise services at Cline Cellars Winery who will celebrate Easter as an affirmation of faith and an opportunity for spiritual rebirth and renewal We were all at home trying to figure out how to keep ourselves safe,” Conceicao said “But the pandemic gave us the opportunity to get back to basics We really have had the chance to say what our priorities are You can reach Staff Writer Meg McConahey at meg.mcconahey@pressdemocrat.com Groundbreaking glue: New results show as much as 44% core loss reductions for the same steel and lamination thickness Many design decisions in the EV industry are still driven by range Engineers remain focused on delivering system efficiency improvements because it directly translates into delivering more range without increasing the size and cost of the battery pack automakers are continually pushing suppliers to achieve the next level of torque engineers are incorporating new steel formulations manufacturing techniques and the latest and greatest motor designs and topologies At the heart of the motor are soft magnetic materials called electrical steels They’re typically manufactured by steel mills in cold-rolled strips then stamped into precisely-shaped thin laminations which are stacked together to form the stator and rotor of a motor EuroGroup Laminations is a company that focuses on the production of high-tech stators and rotors to power a variety of applications The company works with all the major automakers and has a truly global reach has developed a ground-breaking system using glue to firmly fasten laminations together making it possible to automatically stack the metal sheets inside the die and maintain excellent magnetic properties is ideal for working with very thin lamination steel there is a trend toward using thinner and thinner laminations because the thinner you make the electrical steel the better the magnetic characteristics of the core pack these tightening specs have presented significant engineering challenges in manufacturing as high-speed stamping and stacking of thin materials required process innovation Eurotranciatura México – another of the company’s subsidiaries Mexico – has been charged with the study and development of Kuroda’s GlueFastec to decrease losses in electric motors across a range of applications EuroGroup Laminations funded unique R&D laboratories in its Queretaro with physical test benches and proprietary simulation programs Core loss in a magnetic core is associated with two factors: hysteresis loss due to iron grain damage and mechanical stress; and eddy current losses (also called Foucault current) due to short circuits between laminations that oppose themselves to magnetic flow Some published research has shown that “iron loss accounts for 34% of total losses in induction motors and up to 59% of total losses in high-speed permanent magnet motors,” as Andreas Krings writes in a 2014 doctoral thesis completed at the KTH School of Electrical Engineering in Stockholm iron losses due to the fast-changing magnetic fields become the major loss component.” These findings underline the importance of the EuroGroup initiative and the company says its R&D effort has paid off with a new generation of electric motor designs both in the fast-growing EV sector and in the traditional industrial motor industry demonstrated a 15% decrease in core loss when an interlock core stacking method (one common production technique) is replaced with GlueFastec technology soon to be published in a peer-reviewed journal compare three production methods: interlock versus glue in EV stators; cleated versus glue in industrial stators; and interlock-welded versus glue in EV stators ranging from 15% to 44% core loss reductions for the same steel and lamination thickness Figure 2 shows three conventional stacking methods that hold steel laminations together: interlocking Metallographic images reveal iron grain damage as well as reduction in size and homogeneity while inter lamina contacts (short circuits) are shown in sketches and photography Reducing mechanical stress while maintaining high-speed assembly EuroGroup says that GlueFastec technology can further improve motor efficiency as it allows high-speed stamping and assembly of thin materials “Other glue techniques for an iron core have been around for many years,” Mario Villalon Technological Innovation Director for Eurotranciatura México one of the big innovations of GlueFastec is the cure time They need to be placed in an oven and cured for hours The key to our technology is that it cures so fast that you can integrate it into the blanking process.” which are inconsistent with mass production of electrical machines GlueFastec adhesive is applied in the blanking process and cures at room temperature in less than 3 minutes with sufficient adhesion to be handled within the blanking process This process is proving to be ideal for very thin laminations because the glue can bond stacks together without deforming the delicate stampings of electric steel “In other processes that are traditionally used for core manufacturing mechanical fixtures are used for stacking methods that hold the laminations together,” explained Villalon “Those methods will stress the lamination in a mechanical sense you start to see deformations that you will not be able to control But using this new glue and stacking method you never stress the lamination – that’s a big advantage of using it.” The company’s research shows that consistency of dimensional accuracy is improved and in addition to creating an insulating layer which contributes to significantly decreasing magnetic losses GlueFastec was found to reduce acoustic noise by up to 5 times when compared to interlocking as well as reducing vibration and increasing water resistance Figure 3 shows a typical result obtained when the core loss of interlock-welded versus glued EV stators was compared at a frequency of 800 Hz and magnetic density of 1 Tesla With the global EV market expected to reach $912 billion by 2026 (according to Polaris Market Research) these efficiency gains could translate into a great business EuroGroup says every automaker that is producing EVs is keen to learn more about GlueFastec because EV designers could use the improvements to increase EV range EuroGroup is also optimistic about the ability for GlueFastec to increase efficiency and lower power consumption for consumer products aid industrial motors in meeting increasing efficiency standards and offer motor designers the ability to achieve the same performance while using lower-grade steels EuroGroup innovation teams as part of the customer’s design team Electric drivetrain designers must address many parameters EuroGroup says that the inherent concept of GlueFastec is ideally suited to help meet all of those demands the company has developed a multi-discipline systemic approach to clarify the benefits of the GlueFastec core’s magnetic efficiency on a case-by-case basis “We spent the last year sharing the research results with our partners and customers The concept of GlueFastec when employed in the original design concept has benefits not only associated with core loss,” said Villalon “Now we’re working very hard to employ it in new designs and production We’ve already won some very important contracts with GlueFastec The company has established state-of-the-art laboratories to allow new electric machine designs to take advantage of core loss improvement The company’s worldwide network is using a systemic approach to produce more efficient magnetic iron cores in one single process step and fully integrated with industry 4.0 connectivity This article appeared in Charged Issue 45 – September/October 2019 – Subscribe now The free webinar sessions from our Spring 2025 Virtual Conference are now available to view on-demand Register for a session below to watch the recording and download the presentation Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register Register LOAD MORE SESSIONS Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsGarrett Brnger Azian Bermea SAN ANTONIO – Just days after San Antonio City Council members approved a $15.9 million plan to use a downtown hotel as a 200-room the childcare center next door says it is “outraged.” Council members agreed unanimously on Oct. 19 to lease the Holiday Inn at Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Santa Rosa Avenue for two years and pay San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries (SAMM) to operate it using federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act The non-profit already runs the Days Inn on Houston Street and Bowie Street as a 45-room low-barrier shelter for the city but plans to transfer its operations to the larger Holiday Inn by Thanksgiving Offering a low-barrier shelter is central to the city’s efforts to get 400 people off the streets in FY 2024 It is meant to help chronically homeless people transition off the street and hopefully into a more long-term situation somewhere else the head of the childcare center next to the Holiday Inn says the city’s plan “has left us deeply concerned and In a letter addressed to council members Monday Discovery World Learning Center CEO Jason Jauregui wrote that “stakeholders” like the childcare center “were sidelined from this decision-making process” and urged the mayor and city council to reconsider the shelter’s placement Low-barrier shelters are meant to provide as few hurdles as possible to get people off the street A person can be admitted to the city’s current shelter even if they lack ID “While the intent behind such shelters is commendable placing one adjacent to a childcare center that serves infants to 12-year-olds is a grave oversight,” Jauregui said Jauregui pointed to the time Haven for Hope previously used the 313-room Holiday Inn during the pandemic A spokeswoman confirmed the homeless shelter housed people at the hotel between March 2020 until late August 2022 - roughly two-and-a-half years - to help with social distancing Jauregui wrote in his letter Discovery World faced “daily challenges due to the shelter’s proximity,” citing issues like trash He also pointed to fires at an abandoned building during that same time Human Services Director Melody Woosley confirmed the city had not reached out to the childcare center about the plans to use the neighboring hotel for a low-barrier shelter The city had been closely involved with Haven’s operations at the Holiday Inn during the pandemic Woosley said but had not heard the complaints laid out in Jauregui’s letter from the childcare center or any other nearby business “I think because we had so few concerns when that hotel had been a shelter operation previously we were anticipating that there would (not) be any ongoing concerns And...and so we did not reach out,” Woosley said The city department head said she had not had an opportunity yet to follow up with the San Antonio Police Department about the issues but that “right now,” the concerns would not change the city’s plans SAPD records requested by KSAT show more calls for service to Discovery World while Haven was using the hotel next door as a shelter The average number of calls each month went from an average of 1.8 in the six months before Haven for Hope took over the hotel to 3.7 during the 30 months it was running it But while the 111 incidents during that time included multiple disturbances suspicious person reports and burglary alarms There was also a sharp spike in the average number of calls per service at the hotel itself during that same time period going from about 11.5 calls per month to almost 20 calls per month The 596 incidents listed in police records for that time included 66 disturbances The San Antonio Fire Department confirmed two fires during that time frame at the nearby building Jauregui had mentioned, 503 Urban Loop an SAFD spokesman wrote in an email “There is no direct correlation to the use of the Holiday Inn to these fires The issue of fires in vacant buildings is a city-wide issue SAMM President and CEO Nikisha Baker said her organization plans to be good neighbors “it does not mean that it is Mad Max in the Thunderdome.” “We’re not allowing folks to run around with their hair on fire in this space,” she told KSAT in an interview Tuesday at the Days Inn “And we don’t intend for that to be the case at the new project It really is about building a rapport with individuals so that they want to engage in services.” Though residents at the low-barrier shelter won’t necessarily have to be sober they aren’t allowed to use drugs or alcohol on site And while SAMM currently accepts registered sex offenders at the shelter’s current location at the Days Inn Baker said the Holiday Inn’s proximity to the childcare center means they will not be able to house sex offenders who are still under active supervision like probation or parole Baker said SAMM had been aware of the childcare center though not its concerns until KSAT provided Jauregui’s letter “We want to understand their concerns and what we can do to mitigate those concerns,” Baker said Copyright 2023 by KSAT - All rights reserved Email Newsletters KSAT RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us KSAT Internships Careers at KSAT Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group As Sonoma County starts to recover from the wildfires that have devastated part of the region the damage left by the North Bay wildfires is painfully clear there are billions of dollars in damages and 42 people confirmed dead but the long road to recovery is just beginning Here are some easy ways you can help those affected by the wildfires The Press Democrat, state Sen. Mike McGuire and the Redwood Credit Union have teamed up to create the North Bay Fire Relief fund to assist fire victims and aid relief efforts. 100 percent of donations will go directly to support those affected. More information: North Bay Fire Relief Fund Northbayfiredonations.com is a searchable database (updated daily) of nonprofits, events, services and more supporting fire relief go to here Sub-Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream is selling "Nor-Cal Strong" t-shirts at $20 a piece with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Redwood Credit Union North Bay Fire Relief Fund. So treat yourself to a cup of organic, liquid nitrogen, ice cream and help wildfire victims in the process. More information: Sub-Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream, Sebastopol The Sonoma County Resilience Fund is an organization dedicated to raising donations to address the mid to long term needs of Sonoma County residents and businesses impacted by the wildfires. More information: www.sonomacf.org/sonoma-county-resilience-fund Rotary of Sonoma Valley has assembled an impressive donation page for victims, evacuees and first responders of the wildfires. Their motto is “service over self” and they are pledging 100 percent of the donations to continue to provide support for all affected by the wildfires. More information: www.youcaring.com/victimsevacueesandfirstrespondersforsonomafires-977708 Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation is accepting donations that will go directly to agricultural workers and their families hit hard by the wildfires impact on Sonoma's famous wine industry. More information: www.scggf.org The Napa and Sonoma County Fire Relief campaign is collecting money that will go directly to those who deserve it most, the brave men and women fighting the fires. The funds will be spread out to organizations such as: Sonoma Valley and Fire Rescue Authority, Napa County Fire Department and Lake County Fire and Rescue. More information: www.gofundme.com/napa-sonoma-fires The California Fire Relief homepage on GoFundMe is an excellent source of campaigns for those affected by the wildfires. You can help Safari West employees, an autism school or a 10-year-old amputee. Whatever you decide to donate to, it's going to be a good choice. More information: www.gofundme.com/raise-funds/CAfirerelief In addition to the devastation suffered by the wine industry, the cannabis industry was hit hard by the destruction of the wildfires. YouCaring has set up a CalGrowers wildfire recovery fund to assist legal cannabis growers with recovery. More information here: www.youcaring.com/growersincaliforniawhohavebeenimpactedbywildfires-977705 Those associated with Santa Rosa Junior College is another group hit hard by the wildfires. More than a hundred students, staff and faculty members lost their homes to the fires and thousands more have been displaced. SRJC has set up a fire relief fund with all proceeds going directly to the school population affected. More information: santarosajc.ejoinme.org/firerelief An estimated 28,000 undocumented immigrants live and work in Sonoma County. Due to their immigration status they are not eligible for FEMA assistance. Undocufund makes it possible for one of Sonoma County's largest and most important populations to receive the aid they desperately need. More information: undocufund.org The Graton Day Labor Center has also established a fund accepting donations for undocumented peoples affected by the wildfires. You can also join them on 10/28 for their annual event "love and Justice" that will directly benefit the center's reconstruction work program and Undocufund Fire Relief. More information: www.gratondaylabor.org Wine Country Animal Lovers has a page that accepts donations which go directly to all animals in need following the wildfires. More information: www.winecountryanimallovers.org/donate On Oct. 28 from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m., a one-day Charity Pop Up Art Show benefiting the victims of the North Bay Fires will be held at Santa Rosa's Agent Ink Gallery. There will be very limited exclusive #SITCM tees available with all proceeds going to wildfire victims. More information: agentinkgallery.com Craft breweries across Sonoma County have joined together to create an exclusive "Sonoma Pride" beer with all proceeds going directly to wildfire victims. More information: www.sonomapride.com Sonoma County artists and designers have lent their talents to creating unique handcrafted goods with all proceeds going to benefit those affected. More information: www.sonomamag.com/wine-country-fires-artists-and-designers-create-artwork-decals-prints-for-fire-relief/ Buying wine directly from Sonoma County wineries is one way to help victims of the wildfires. Here's a list of seven wines you can buy right now to help those affected. More information: www.sonomamag.com/wine-country-fires-sonoma-wines-buy-right-now-support-fire-relief/ Need a spa day? Elements On the Plaza in Healdsburg is donating 15 percent of all proceeds from spa treatments directly to the Redwood Credit Union Fire Relief fund. More information: www.elementsskincarestudio.com On Oct. 28, Molsberry Market will host a BBQ to raise money for wildfire victims from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers and refreshments. 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to fire relief. More information: facebook.com/Molsberry-Market-168497076504159 All Oliver's Markets in Sonoma County will be matching any donation made to the North Bay Fire Relief Fund. More information: www.oliversmarket.com Need a haircut? Great Clips Santa Rosa is donating $1 of every haircut to victims of the wildfires. More information: www.greatclips.com/salons/5272 Sushi anyone? Boathouse Sushi in Santa Rosa will be donating a portion of sales to wildfire relief funds. More information: www.boathousesushi.com DaVero Farms & Winery in Healdsburg will be donating the charity portion of sales from their Pollo Rosso refillable jug wine program, plus the gate and by-the-glass wine sales receipts from their annual The Day After Thanksgiving event (open to the public; see their website for details) plus 25 percent of sales of their soon-to-be-released olio nuovo (fresh-pressed olive oil) to UndocuFund Classes at Bikram Yoga of Santa Rosa will be free on Sunday, Oct. 29 with a suggested $10 donation going to the North Bay Fire Relief fund. For more information, go here. Do you know of anything we missed? Please email the details to info@pressdemocrat.com 2024 – Salesian Youth Ministry in Santa Rosa Province Peru organised CampoBosco 2024 with the motto "The dream that transforms lambs into shepherds" It is a space for meeting and reflection that brought together young leaders aged 16 to 25 youth centres and schools from different Salesian communities throughout the country Topics of youth engagement and the essence and vocation of being leader were developed during these days "This youth meeting is important because young people evangelise and accompany other young people and we as Salesians prepare them for this," said Fr Uriel Jáuregui Provincial Delegate for Salesian Youth Ministry ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements a basketball to be dribbled and shot or a baseball to be thrown or hit at Cloverdale figure senior Tyler Lawson is in the immediate area has never met a sporting activity he hasn't liked part-time pitcher and leading base-stealing threat for the Eagles who take an 18-6 record and 12-game winning streak into today's NCS Class A playoff opener against Lick-Wilmerding "He's quite a competitor," said Cloverdale coach Juan Jauregui scored two runs and stole four bases last week in a 7-6 win against Fort Bragg and went a combined 4-for-7 with four RBIs a double and two steals in two prior wins against University and St Lawson is batting .377 with 20 runs scored and has a .482 on-base average "We were 6-6 and not really hitting," Lawson said We've got great support from our fans and sports are a lot of fun." Lawson said he plays whatever is in season and has been all-league and all-Empire in three sports including a first-team all-Empire pick in football Lawson plans on attending Chico State and may walk-on in baseball Production Begins On 'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' Season 2 'Phineas & Ferb' Revival Debuts New Trailer, Premiere Date Revealed - Watch! 'Descendants 5' Starts Filming, First Look Photo Revealed! 2 'DWTS' Pros Seemingly Confirm New Romance! Fifth Harmony look ready to jump in the pool in their hot swimsuits at the Fifth Harmony Pool Party with Candie’s Brand held at The Sportsman’s Lodge on Friday afternoon (April 24) in Studio City Fifth Harmony will tour with Debby Ryan & the Never Ending, Bea Miller, Natalie LaRose and Common Kings all across the United States starting in July Tickets for the general public go on-sale May 1st with VIP packages available at their official site