5Qs With Dom Gizzi and Joelle Whalen
Two siblings remember their father, Domenic Anthony Gizzi, a Petaluma resident who passed away last May
June 17, 2026Jennifer Sawhney
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City Commits $90 Million to Wastewater System Projects
The city will seek $70 million in debt financing to replace its aging wastewater system – with a stated intention not to raise customers’ sewer rates. At its Monday night meeting, Petaluma City Council voted 6-0 to approve the issuance of these bonds to help fund “two long-planned essential
June 10, 2026
Independent Auditor Gives Petaluma Police Good Marks
The Petaluma Police Department is a “true learning organization” that showed declines in calls for service, arrests, citations, and complaints in 2025 compared to prior years, an independent police auditor told Petaluma City Council Monday night. “The role of the [independent police auditor] here is to assess the accuracy, completeness,
June 10, 2026
Commissions and Committees Welcome New Members
Public bodies advise council on art, climate, airport, trees, and more
June 10, 2026
Help Name City's Longest Path
City staff need your help to name Petaluma’s longest path, running three and a half miles along the city’s eastern edge. This multi-use path paralleling the urban growth boundary – with suburbia and schools on one side and fields, cows, and an airport on the other – spans from
June 10, 2026
Valley Vista Public Waldorf Community Reflects on First Year
Students, parents, and educators are finding balance in Petaluma’s new Valley Vista Public Waldorf school, which formed last year from two existing schools with very different histories. With declining enrollment at the longtime Valley Vista Elementary School on North Webster Street and growth at Live Oak Charter School, a
June 05, 2026
Japanese Group Tours Petaluma Plant
A visiting delegation of Japanese scientists and a ginger farmer toured Petaluma’s Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility and adjacent Shollenberger Park on Monday, June 1, to learn more about the city’s wetlands and innovative water treatment system. The visit was organized by Masayuki Komatsu, a decorated Japanese researcher
June 05, 2026
Police Auditor Report, $70 Million in Bonds, and More at Monday's Council Meeting
Petaluma City Council will hold its next meeting on Monday, June 8. Here’s what’s on the agenda. The meeting begins with a closed session at 5 p.m. to confer on labor negotiations. After the closed session concludes, the regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. To start
June 05, 2026
Sacks Closed for Good
The popular downtown thrift store will not reopen
June 03, 2026