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Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Good morning, Santa Rosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 21st of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ On Saturday, thousands joined pro-democracy No Kings rallies across North Bay—about ten thousand converged in Santa Rosa at Doyle Park where local groups like Indivisible Sonoma County and the League of Women Voters hosted booths. Protests spread to Petaluma and Napa, drawing participants of all ages. KSRO Radio
- ➤ Bay Area chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died unexpectedly at 29 on Monday as his family announced his passing—he earned his grandmaster title at 18 and was a well-known commentator and educator who graduated from Stanford in 2019. NBC Bay Area
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Analy High School in Sebastopol set a Guinness World Record for the largest Narcan training when 1,167 students and faculty joined a 30-minute session led by Micah’s Hugs. The session taught life-saving skills to reverse opioid overdoses—an effort aimed at empowering youth in the fight against the opioid epidemic. KSRO Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Santa Rosa City Schools is cutting pay for top administrators and district managers as it faces a deep financial crisis and aims to cut $10–15 million in costs this school year. Interim Superintendent Lisa August voluntarily lowered her salary by over $18,000—if major savings are not found by February, the district risks running out of cash and could enter state receivership. KSRO Radio
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