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Abigail and Samuel Anderson enjoyed Petaluma’s annual Veterans Day parade in downtown on Monday, November 11, 2024. The photo is among those that earned Crissy Pascual a first place CNPA award in Photojournalism. (Crissy Pascual / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Argus-Courier brings home 19 CNPA awards

Each member of the newspaper’s staff won at least one 1st place honor in the statewide competition.

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History, humor and a hellhound: Author Christopher Moore returns to Petaluma

The proposed Appellation Petaluma hotel project at the corner of B Street and Petaluma Boulevard South is shown in an April 2025 rendering. (EKN Development)

Commentary: Let the public vote on referendum

Vince Rothermund checks the fire go-bags for his two daughters and their dogs at his Coffey Park home in Santa Rosa Thursday, May 15, 2025. He and his wife keep their own bags packed and stored in a trailer, ready to pull out within minutes. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

‘Not about being perfect’: North Bay residents and officials confront fire season with hard-won lessons

The former Bank of the West building at 20 Petaluma Blvd. S. had a code enforcement notice posted on it ordering the removal of chickens on the property. Photographed May 16, 2025. (Jennifer Sawhney/Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Chickens in a bank building? Code violation has city crying ‘fowl’

Zee Lilani started Kula Nursery in Petaluma to raise plant starts and seed to serve South Asian and other cultural groups in the Bay Area who can’t find the familiar heritage varieties that are key to their cultural cuisine and spiritual practices. (Chad Surmick / The Press Democrat)

This local nursery grows foods dear to the hearts and palates of diverse communities

Petaluma police seek public’s help after armed carjacking of teen’s vehicle

Fleeing theft suspect crashes in Petaluma, authorities say

The small strip of city-owned parkland at Petalume Boulevard and B Street has been renamed Historic Chinatown Park. (Photo by Scott Hess)

Petaluma renames downtown park to honor forgotten history of Chinese immigrants

Amy Kram works at the Tuesday farmer’s market at Lucchesi Park in Petaluma, providing a service where customers can place orders online and she shops for them then they drive by to pick up their purchase. Photographed on Tuesday, May 7, 2025. (Crissy Pascual/Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Drive-by goodness at the Petaluma Farmers Market

Petaluma’s school garden programs are taking a DOGE hit