Sunday marks 345 days since a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed David Pelaez-Chavez following a foot chase in the rural Knight’s Valley, and the public still does not know whether prosecutors will bring criminal charges against the officer who pulled the trigger.
Outspoken activist Kathleen Finigan died Sept. 3 at her Oakmont home after a long illness, but even on her sickbed she continued writing letters and advocating for law enforcement reform and unhoused residents.