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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
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Cops were pulled from Santa Rosa campuses in 2020 amid a nationwide reckoning over police brutality
after the worst case of school violence in Sonoma County in at least a generation
is the pendulum swinging back in favor of officers’ return
Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan looked out at the audience and articulated the case for assigning school resource officers to local campuses
A police presence would benefit K-12 students in several ways
it does impact the police department’s response times to the schools,” Cregan said
“It impacts our familiarity with the campuses
It greatly impacts our relationships we’re building with the youth.”
This was Feb. 17. 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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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