Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 3rd of July.
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🏘️ Community
The Santa Rosa Police Department’s third annual charity golf tournament raised $34,000 for Special Olympics Northern California at Windsor Golf Club and supported local athletes with intellectual disabilities by providing crucial training and competition resources; the department is already planning next year’s event.
🎭 Culture
Acclaimed author Paul Theroux + local cartoonist Steve Lafler teamed up to complete his first graphic novel, Crazy for You, reimagining dark short stories of obsession and greed that was released this past March; they are planning a second project to explore more classic horror themes.
🏛️ Government
Officials warn residents against using illegal fireworks — banned statewide except in Cloverdale where only sparklers are allowed.
Santa Rosa police report several complaints while local leaders advise watching public fireworks and light shows scheduled for July 4.
🏥 Health
Two new 10-bedroom sober living houses are almost done on Doyle Park Drive for men in recovery— a third will break ground soon— while plans for a Forestville site are delayed over opioid settlement funds, with the Board set to debate the projects on Tuesday, July 7.
🏈 Sports
Annette Thomason, a retired teacher from Santa Rosa who runs an agility program at Marin Humane, is headed with her border collie Moxxy to compete for Team USA at the Senior Open Agility World Championship in Germany this week after shining in recent events.
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