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Good morning Petaluma! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Petaluma-based Amy’s closes its original organic drive-thru in Rohnert Park
  • How does this Cedarwood Lane sale compare to your home’s value?
  • How a Petaluma-based bird lab is rethinking wildfire’s impact on wildlife

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Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 61, low: 34.
  • Sunday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. A Petaluma Original's First And Last Organic Drive-Thru Closing (patch.com) — Petaluma readers will feel the impact as Amy’s Drive-Thru, created by Petaluma-based Amy’s Kitchen, prepares to close its pioneering Rohnert Park location in March after more than a decade. While all four California drive-thru sites have now shut down, the company’s San Francisco International Airport location remains open and its headquarters continue operating on Kentucky Street in downtown Petaluma.
   

2. Petaluma: Single-family home goes for $735,000 (pressdemocrat.com) — A single-family home at 844 Cedarwood Lane in Petaluma just sold for $735,000, offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms on a 6,060-square-foot lot. The article also compares this sale with several other recent Petaluma home sales, giving residents a snapshot of current neighborhood prices.
   

3. MONGABAY: When flames feed life: Birds and wildfire in California (mavensnotebook.com) — A major long-term bird study led by a Petaluma-based research institute finds many California bird species actually thrive for decades after moderate wildfires, though megafires and smoke still pose serious risks. For Petaluma readers, it’s a reminder that local scientists are shaping statewide wildfire and wildlife policy debates, and that changing fire patterns could affect birds far beyond the burn zones.
   

4. 'It Was Like A Boogeyman Came In And Stole Her': Inside The Horrific Abduction And Murder Of Polly Klaas (allthatsinteresting.com) — A notorious 1993 child abduction and murder in Petaluma is revisited through Polly Klaas’ story, the investigation, and the trial of her killer. The piece also traces how her case helped drive California’s “Three Strikes” law and later criticism of mass incarceration, including efforts by Polly’s sisters to refocus on prevention and survivor support.
   

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