Sonoma County marks Overdose Awareness Day with ‘blasting’ event
The Press Democrat
8/25/25
Kerry Benefield
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-county-overdose-awareness-day/?utm_source=article_share&utm_medium=copy-link
This piece notes that SRJC’s Students for Recovery hosted a community gathering with music, speakers, and support resources for those affected by the fentanyl crisis.

Best & Worst Community Colleges (2025)
WalletHub
8/12/25
Adam McCann
https://wallethub.com/edu/e/best-worst-community-colleges/15076
WalletHub’s 2025 community college report ranks SRJC in the top ten best community colleges in the nation. 

Taking the Petaluma public art challenge
Petaluma Argus-Courier
8/12/25
David Templeton
https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/petaluma-public-art-challenge/?utm_source=article_share&utm_medium=copy-link 
This article highlights the City of Petaluma’s new public art map and exhibit, noting that SRJC’s Petaluma campus adds to the city’s creative spirit with additional installations to explore.

How LA’s business-labor ballot faceoff ends
Politico
8/11/25
Emily Schultheis and Will McCarthy
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/08/11/how-las-business-labor-ballot-faceoff-ends-00504297  
As a community-anchored, top-ranked college, SRJC is exploring a bond extension to modernize long-serving facilities for the next century.

New school year brings slew of changes for students in Sonoma, Napa counties
The Press Democrat
8/7/25
Adriana Gutierrez 
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-napa-county-back-to-school/  
Powered by SRJC dual enrollment, Sonoma Valley High helps students jump-start college in biology and environmental science without leaving campus.

The Santa Rosa Junior College is leading the way to train CA's future workforce
X (Sen. Mike McGuire)
8/5/25
Mike McGuire
https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/1952855632656384411

Petaluma Arts Center hosts lecture on ‘Egyptian Blue’
Petaluma Argus-Courier
8/1/25
David Templeton
https://www.petaluma360.com/article/entertainment/petaluma-arts-lecture-egyptian-blue/

SRJC art history professor Dr. Heidi Saleh brings her expertise to the City of Petaluma with a Petaluma Arts Center talk.

SRJC “Save the Youth” event to foster drug awareness and harm prevention
The Oak Leaf
8/20/25
Michael Combs
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2025/08/20/srjc-save-the-youth-event-to-foster-drug-awareness-and-harm-prevention/

Blocked field goal in overtime gives SRJC football team dramatic 41-38 win over City College of San Francisco
The Press Democrat
8/30/25
Gus Morris
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/srjc-bear-cubs-football-2/