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🌱 Patch AM: Why are 28 seized Windsor dogs now in Petaluma?

And on the Petaluma Patch calendar - Kids in the Kitchen

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  • Why are 28 seized Windsor dogs now in Petaluma?

Also on today's calendar: Kids in the Kitchen and 2 more events.

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  • Monday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Low clouds, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, then some sun, breezy, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Animal control officials recount long history with Windsor woman following her December arrest, seizure of 28 dogs (pressdemocrat.com) — Dogs seized from a Windsor home in an animal cruelty case are now being housed and treated at North Bay Animal Services’ Petaluma shelter, where they’re undergoing medical exams and care. The story details the long-running concerns officials have had with the owner’s unlicensed rescue operation, the conditions found in her garage, and the broader strain on Sonoma County’s animal welfare system.
   

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    Monday January 5
  • Jazzercise Novato CardioSculpt HIIT Class
    Margaret Todd Senior Center , 1560 Hill Road , Novato
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    • Tuesday January 6
  • Kids Eat Free on Tuesdays - World Famous Hot Boys
    Novato Chamber , 807 De Long Ave , Novato
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    Children's Museum , 1835 W. Steele Lane , Santa Rosa
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    Presbyterian Church of Novato , 710 Wilson Ave , Novato
    5:30 pm
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    HopMonk Novato , 224 Vintage Way , Novato
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    • Thursday January 8
  • Noontime Networking - January 2026
    Vinny G's Pizza and Cocktails , 1535 South Novato Blvd. , Novato
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    Bill and Adele Jonas Center , 1800 Ignacio Blvd. Building 19 , Novato
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