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pressdemocrat.com > 04/08/2026 > tell-us-has-your-child-been-put-on-a-waitlist-for-transitional-kindergarten-in-sonoma-county

Tell us: Has your child been put on a waitlist for transitional kindergarten in Sonoma County?

3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (197+ words) Tell us: Has your child been put on a waitlist for transitional kindergarten in Sonoma County?The Press Democrat In the first year of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's Universal Transitional Kindergarten program " a free preschool option for all students four…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/07/2026 > program-director-for-nonprofit-10000-degrees-hugo-que-named-to-north-bay-business-journals-forty-under-40

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21+ hour, 20+ min ago  (20+ words) Program director for nonprofit 10,000 Degrees, Hugo Que, named to North Bay Business Journal's Forty Under 40The Press Democrat...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/07/2026 > sonoma-county-volunteer-opportunities-247

Sonoma County volunteer opportunities

20+ hour, 31+ min ago  (6+ words) Sonoma County volunteer opportunities'The Press Democrat...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/07/2026 > city-of-santa-rosas-anjali-sara-kozel-named-to-north-bay-business-journals-forty-under-40

City of Santa Rosa’s Anjali Sara Kozel named to North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40

1+ day, 22+ min ago  (273+ words) Many people live and work in the same town, but even fewer actually work for their hometown. Anjali Sara Kozel is one of those people. She is a supervising engineer for the city of Santa Rosa, where she manages a…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/07/2026 > spaulding-mccullough-tansils-ashlee-hellman-named-to-north-bay-business-journals-forty-under-40

Spaulding McCullough & Tansil’s Ashlee Hellman named to North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (299+ words) Changing employers is one thing, changing careers is quite another. That is exactly what Ashlee Hellman did. She calls the transition into private law practice after a 15-year career in a large health care organization her greatest professional challenge as well…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/06/2026 > gender-idenity-restrictions-iowa

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (617+ words) The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary'blocks'on the law. Iowa asked the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn both decisions, which a three-judge panel did Monday. The cases will continue in the district court while the…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/06/2026 > i-love-my-librarian-awards

From book bans to basement makeovers: 10 win I Love My Librarian Award for making a difference

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (377+ words) From book bans to basement makeovers: 10 win I Love My Librarian Award for making a difference'The Press Democrat By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer You might be a fighter against book bans, like Valerie Byrd Fort at the University of…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/05/2026 > marin-teen-nonprofit-promotes-financial-skills

Marin County teen nonprofit promotes financial skills

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (607+ words) A new student-run nonprofit in Marin offers college-bound teens a lesson in financial literacy and a chance to earn scholarship money. TeenNavigate is led by Cole Lawson, a junior at Tamalpais High School, who is founder and chief executive, and…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/06/2026 > students-at-santa-rosas-taylor-mountain-elementary-delight-in-new-donated-garden

'We grew this!' Taylor Mountain Elementary students delight in new donated garden

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (633+ words) Taylor Mountain Elementary School kindergarteners busied themselves pulling weeds and assembling a trellis in their new campus garden last week. The green space, installed just last month at the south Santa Rosa school, has already become a fixture and focal…...

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pressdemocrat.com > 04/06/2026 > 129-million-santa-rosa-school-construction

Santa Rosa schools undergo $129 million in construction projects to prepare for another school year in transition

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1403+ words) It was only a few weeks ago that Santa Rosa City Schools leaders approved the most sweeping slate of program and job cuts in more than a generation. Even so, construction crews continue to work on a long list of…...