IN THE NEWS
SRJC brings Healdsburg closer to the rest of Sonoma County
Sonoma County Gazette
Julie Myers
12/04/2023
Zoom classes, older adult program, creative arts, autobiographical writing, fitness, musical experience, discussion group Bette Smith, Brene Brown, Thich Nhat Hanh, breathewithbette.com
https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/srjc-brings-healdsburg-closer-to-the-rest-of-sonoma-county/
Clipper BayPass pilot program records 2 million trips in first year
Mass Transit
12/04/202
Clipper BayPass pilot program, MTC Commission, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/fare-collection/press-release/53079724/clipper-baypass-pilot-program-records-2-million-trips-in-first-year
Mike Thompson helps introduce workforce development bills to support community colleges
Times Herald
12/07/2023
Thomas Gase
Congressman Mike Thompson, Workforce training programs, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA), Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2023/12/07/mike-thompson-helps-introduce-workforce-development-bills-to-support-community-colleges/
New officers graduate from academy, join Lakeport Police Department
Lake County News
12/09/2023
Lakeport Police Department, Marissa Onate, Alexis Pizano, Chief Brad Rasmussen, Kevin Ingram, Lt. Dale Stoebe, Sgt. Sarah Hardisty, Tammy Prather,Shaun Johnson, Juan Altamirano,Todd Freitas
https://www.lakeconews.com/news/77330-new-officers-graduate-from-academy-join-lakeport-police-department
University of California, San Francisco becomes first Bay Area employer to offer Clipper BayPass program
Mass Transit
12/12/2023
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), MTC's Regional Network Management Committee, Clipper BayPass, Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force,
https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/fare-collection/press-release/53080367/metropolitan-transportation-commission-mtc-university-of-california-san-francisco-becomes-first-bay-area-employer-to-offer-clipper-baypass-program
Exchange Bank pays out third quarter dividend
North Bay Business Journal
12/14/2023
Doyle Trust, Doyle Scholarships, Manville and Frank Doyle
https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/exchange-bank-pays-out-third-quarter-dividend/
24 to watch in 2024: Angélica Garcia, Santa Rosa Junior College president
Press Democrat
12/16/2023
Martin Espinoza,
Angelica Garcia, woman, Latina, queer, Sonoma County Junior College District Board President, Dorothy Battenfeld
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/24-to-watch-in-2024-angelica-garcia-santa-rosa-junior-college-president/
Leading by example: How Healdsburg became a model city in 2023
Sonoma County Gazette
12/21/2023
Ariel Kelly
Job skills training, free adult education program
https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/leading-by-example-how-healdsburg-became-a-model-city-in-2023/
THE OAK LEAF
Latinx students and faculty voice the need for fair bilingual compensation and a livable wage for student employees at Nov. 14 Board of Trustees meeting
12/03/2023
Evan Nazarov
M.E.CH.A. de SRJC, Kelly Zamudio, Alonso Rodriguez Villalobos, Latinx, bilingual compensation, Hispanic Serving Institution grant, Daisy Cardenas, HOPE program center
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/uncategorized-2/2023/12/03/latinx-students-and-faculty-voice-the-need-for-fair-bilingual-compensation-and-a-livable-wage-for-student-employees-at-nov-14-board-of-trustees-meeting/
SRJC’s Magic: The Gathering Club
12/05/2023
Jesus Lopez Cruz
Bertolini Hall,Magic: The Gathering, Maxmillian Murray, Austin Fullmer, Elijah Waters, Richard Garfield
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/features/2023/12/05/srjcs-magic-the-gathering-club/#
SRJC’s 30-second commute
12/05/2023
Michael Combs
Jayce Kaldunski, Polly O’Meara Doyle Hall, dorm-life, Chelsea Kurnick, Hope Peoples, California College Promise Grant, Brin Searey, Robert Ethington
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/magazine/2023/12/05/srjcs-30-second-commute/#
Delashay Carmona Benson, beloved SRJC leader, remembered as a “change agent”
12/12/2023
Bryan Fructuoso
Delashay Carmona Benson, ethnic studies department, Sawubona Black Student Success Center, Zack Miranda, Brijida Alemán, "Human Up"
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/news/2023/12/12/delashay-carmona-benson-beloved-srjc-leader-remembered-as-a-change-agent/
