Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Santa Rosa Police Department urges parents to discuss safe driving with teenagers during National Teen Driver Safety Week from Oct.
18 to Oct. 24. The department advises setting rules against distracted driving + speeding and recommends using free online tools to help guide young drivers.
A celebration of life ceremony for retired Kenwood Fire Chief Daren Bellach is scheduled on Thursday, Nov.
12 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts — emergency personnel will gather at 11:30 a.m. before a fire apparatus procession arrives prior to 1:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa Police Department and the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition will host a second e-bike safety meeting on Wednesday, Oct.
22 at 6:00 p.m. at the Maria Carrillo High School Performing Arts Theatre to share details about e-bike laws, helmet requirements, and safe riding tips.
The Santa Rosa Police Department invites families to its annual Trunk-or-Treat on Oct.
29 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds Carnival Lot from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., featuring 35 decorated trunks + a costume contest, farm animals and a scavenger hunt offering lunch with the chief.
🚧 Accidents
On Tuesday, a hazardous chemical mixture from a chemistry demonstration at Santa Rosa Junior College was safely cleared by the bomb squad using a robot to transport the volatile compound outdoors on Thursday, and no injuries were reported.
🎓 Education
On Oct. 2, 2026, Dr. Byron Reaves spoke to students and community members at the SRJC Petaluma campus courtyard during the Identity and Leadership Summit, urging small changes to create collective impact through embracing diverse identities.
Community organizations offered local opportunities for social justice and youth leadership.
🏛️ Government
Highway 37 will close next Friday at 10:00 p.m. through Monday at 5:00 a.m. for flood-prevention work that raises the road by about three feet between Mare Island and Sears Point, with a second closure set from November 13 through November 15 (detours follow Highways 12, 29, and 121).
🏈 Sports
Bay Area hoops take center stage today at Ballhalla as the Golden State Valkyries host the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
The best-of-seven series follows regular-season wins that have united local fans and sparked high hopes for the team.
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