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– once again – broke the NHRA record for fastest drag car, running a record-shattering 3.645 ET at 343.16, becoming off...
07/26/2025

– once again – broke the NHRA record for fastest drag car, running a record-shattering 3.645 ET at 343.16, becoming officially, again, the fastest woman on the earth. She singlehandedly takes the first seed heading into the second day of qualifying.

Friday wrap of the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals coming soon!

📸: Yna Bo***ck

Top Fuel driver Brittany Force answers questions during the post-race interview in the John Cardinale Media Center during the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Friday, July 25, 2025 in Sonoma.

A series of events shocked Americans — and especially Californians — this month with the deployment of California Nation...
06/26/2025

A series of events shocked Americans — and especially Californians — this month with the deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s approval, the aggressive removal of California Sen. Alex Padilla from a press conference, the national No Kings protests on June 14 coinciding with President Trump’s military parade and the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Mellissa Hortman and her husband. Though the last two weeks have been chaotic, Congressman Mike Thompson said he is dedicated to representing all Californians, regardless of their immigration status.

📝: Emelle Raschein
📸: Yna Bo***ck

Thousands of residents from Sonoma County and beyond flocked to No Kings protests around the county, demonstrating again...
06/14/2025

Thousands of residents from Sonoma County and beyond flocked to No Kings protests around the county, demonstrating against President Donald Trump and his administration Saturday.

Protest locations included, but were not limited to, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and Petaluma. Larger protests formed in San Francisco, Oakland and thousands of other cities across the country. 

This is a developing story. Please check back for live updates.

📝: Oak Leaf Staff
📸: Oak Leaf Staff

Sonoma County community members of all ages gathered at Old Courthouse Square to protest President Donald Trump’s immigr...
06/12/2025

Sonoma County community members of all ages gathered at Old Courthouse Square to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies Wednesday evening. 

About 250 people marched through the downtown area during the Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market, chanting and holding signs that read “I like my ICE crushed” and “The wrong ice is melting.” 

📝: Emelle Raschein
📸: Adair Alvarez Rodriguez

Over the weekend, the North Bay’s hottest Latin music festival took center stage in the heart of wine country. La Onda, ...
06/04/2025

Over the weekend, the North Bay’s hottest Latin music festival took center stage in the heart of wine country. La Onda, sister festival to Bottle Rock, returned for its second year with a star-studded lineup that included Grammy Award-winning artists Marco Antonio Solís, Pepe Aguilar, and Carin León on May 31 to June 1 at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California.

Festivalgoers from across the Bay Area and beyond were serenated by cumbia as they came in, undeterred by the heat, which reached the mid-90s. Sonora Tropicana set everyone’s feet in motion as they kicked off the festival with their hits “El Hombre Que Yo Amo” and “Qué Bello” on La Onda Stage.

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📝 & 📸: .fructuoso

Day three of BottleRock brought North Bay sunshine and serendipity to the Napa Valley Expo.Though there was a brief laps...
05/27/2025

Day three of BottleRock brought North Bay sunshine and serendipity to the Napa Valley Expo.

Though there was a brief lapse in sunshine and a pinch of despair due to Flo Rida’s cancellation, artists Moonalice, Noah Kahan and Khruangbin ended the balmy weekend on a high note.

Click on the A&E link in our bio to read the full article.

📝: Emelle Raschein
📸: Rosemary Cromwell

A gentle breeze guided BottleRockers through a sun-filled day 2 of Napa Valley’s renowned music festival. Either holding...
05/25/2025

A gentle breeze guided BottleRockers through a sun-filled day 2 of Napa Valley’s renowned music festival. Either holding a binky or a beer, festival goers of all ages explored the venue’s endless amenities as they waited for Saturday’s headliners Justin Timberlake and Benson Boone.

Click on the A&E link in our bio to read the full article.

📝: Zoë Steiner
📸: Nathan Kaito Morris

Music, sunshine, wine and good vibes kicked off Napa’s treasured festival this weekend at BottleRock Napa Valley. The th...
05/24/2025

Music, sunshine, wine and good vibes kicked off Napa’s treasured festival this weekend at BottleRock Napa Valley. The three day event was spearheaded by a diverse set of headliners, culinary excellence and thousands of festival goers ready to dance and drink the first day away Friday.

Friday’s headliners included electric artist juggernaut Kaskade, American “ska punk” royalty Sublime and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Green Day.

Click on the A&E link in our bio to read the full article.

📝: Hana Seals & Nick Vides
📸: Nick Vides

After taking a 1-0 lead in the series Friday, the Santa Rosa Junior College baseball team dropped two games at home Satu...
05/23/2025

After taking a 1-0 lead in the series Friday, the Santa Rosa Junior College baseball team dropped two games at home Saturday and Sunday to lose the NorCal regional finals to Sierra in heartbreaking fashion.

With the upset win, Sierra will join West Valley as the NorCal representatives in the state championship, with Mt. San Antonio and Cypress representing SoCal.

“It’s gonna take me a while to get over this one,” Francois said. “We were that close and with a darn good team.”

Click on the SPORTS link in our bio to read the full article.

📝: Oliver Kindt & Taylor Amador
📸: Nick Vides, Nathan Kaito Morris & Yna Bo***ck

“Death to trans freaks.” These four words stopped me in my tracks upon entering a stall in the Analy Hall women’s restro...
05/23/2025

“Death to trans freaks.” These four words stopped me in my tracks upon entering a stall in the Analy Hall women’s restroom last month. As much as I would like to think our little bubble we call Sonoma County exists as a safe-haven from anti-trans fear and hate, recent incidents of anti-trans graffiti on our campus have reminded me of the festering transphobia in our country that transgender women have to face each day of their lives.

Click on the OPINION link in our bio to read the full article.

📝/📸: Lauren Kelleher

We imagine winners and athletes as icons we see on television or social media — superstars and phenoms, idolized by thou...
05/23/2025

We imagine winners and athletes as icons we see on television or social media — superstars and phenoms, idolized by thousands. But winners and athletes aren’t always global sensations; some may live in your community.

Santa Rosa Junior College graduate and current student Teralyn Pomerinke, 48, recently brought home a gold medal in basketball from the Special Olympics playing forward on the Northern California team. Having graduated for the first time in 2022 with an administrative assistant certificate and walking the stage in spring 2023, Pomerinke is back currently studying business administration at SRJC, as well as being an athlete leader with the Special Olympics Northern California.

Click on the SPORTS link in our bio to read the full article.

📝: Nathan Kaito Morris & Taylor Amador

Dependence on technology is a term we hear often in the Silicon Age, but for disabled veteran and Santa Rosa Junior Coll...
05/23/2025

Dependence on technology is a term we hear often in the Silicon Age, but for disabled veteran and Santa Rosa Junior College student Anthony Clark, technology means independence and the ability to stand up for his rights.

The story of Clark’s disability began with a freak accident during Air Force basic training, but the Department of Defense has so far refused to accept Clark’s injury as service-related. Today he is mostly housebound, unable to walk without assistance, and he experiences a multitude of other neurological symptoms. He refuses to let this discourage him in his struggle to get the care and support he feels rightfully entitled to from the country he signed up to serve. AI is giving him the edge he needs to take on this uphill battle.

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📝: Marty Lees

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