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His family has turned to the community for monetary help to send his body back to his mother and children in Oaxaca, where they hope he will be buried.

At the time of her pregnancy, she was a sophomore at Brown University and the right to abortion was not yet established by Roe v. Wade.

Petaluma resident Sheri Cardo first protested in support of abortion rights in 1980 as a student at Pomona College. Five decades later, she found herself rallying for the issue again.

Hundreds of people descended Saturday onto Doyle Park for a barbecue that celebrated the local lowrider community and the Chicano culture.

We asked readers to share a snapshot of those they lost during the pandemic. The stories below have been submitted from family members and taken from Press Democrat stories.

The 90-minute virtual discussion was hosted by the Sonoma County chapter of the NAACP in partnership with the Sonoma County Black Forum.

From an iconic 1962 sit-in at a Santa Rosa bar to the selection of a Black woman to be the mayor of Santa Rosa in 2022.

Leaders of the nonprofit overseeing the fund say they hope to raise at least $100 million for the effort.