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For the first time in Petaluma, mature trees on private property are protected by law. With the city council’s approval in April of a new tree preservation ordinance, most trees in city limits with a trunk diameter of at least six inches (measured 4.5 feet from the ground)
May 20, 2026
Born and raised in Petaluma, Lawrence, now 76, was once the youngest city commissioner in Petaluma. Eventually he became the city's longest-serving commissioner. And then there's the River Phoenix thing.
May 20, 2026
Rebuilding Together Petaluma has big plans for Vallejo Street property
May 13, 2026
Your fire-engine-red 1941 Ford pickup appeared in "American Graffiti," but you’ll also be showing a second classic car at Cruisin’ the Boulevard, correct? Yes, a ‘57 Chevy Nomad. It’s freshly built. It sat for a long time, and it took three years to put
May 13, 2026
Hundreds of additional housing units already approved
May 06, 2026
The latest episode of “What’s Happening Petaluma,” a new show airing Thursdays from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma’s low-power, community-access radio station, opened with 45 seconds of music from Texas-based country artist Creed Fisher. Fisher was set to
May 06, 2026
Annual event returns to Petaluma Community Center on May 3
April 29, 2026
For 63 years, Petalumans have left Pronzini Farms with Christmas trees secured to their cars. For 11, they’ve carried away armloads of pumpkins. But sometime in late March, months removed from the tractor rides and mega slides of the holiday season, someone made off with something they shouldn’t.
April 29, 2026
A bold vision for the future of Petaluma’s most popular river park
April 22, 2026