The Press Democrat

The Press Democrat is a daily newspaper based in Santa Rosa, California, known for having the highest circulation in the North Bay region of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area.

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What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

1 day ago | pressdemocrat.com | Geoff Mulvihill |Laura Ungar

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can bar Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider. The federal government and many states already block using Medicaid funds to cover abortion. But the state-federal health insurance program for lower-income people does pay for other services from Planned Parenthood, including birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
ICE detainments at Bay Area jail spark alarm over strength of sanctuary policies

2 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Robert Salonga |Grace Hase |Luis Melecio-Zambrano

MILPITAS — Detentions made by ICE agents waiting for people being released from Santa Clara County’s jail system has raised alarm in recent weeks over the strength of sanctuary policies that have aimed to keep local law enforcement out of immigration enforcement.
Petaluma’s Griffo Distillery wins ‘America’s Greatest London Dry Gin’ award

2 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Sarah Doyle

Scott Street Gin — Griffo Distillery’s flagship, juniper-leaning spirit — was named America’s Greatest London Dry Gin 2025 at the American Distilling Institute’s International Spirits Competition last month. The Gin Guild, a U.K.-based organization that champions gin around the world, presented the award to the Petaluma-based distillery, which has been a Sonoma County favorite for its award-winning gin, vodka, whiskey and other spirits since 2013.
‘We want to be strategic’: SSU president Cutrer talks about $45 million state windfall

2 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Austin Murphy

For more stories about SSU cuts, go to pdne.ws/4jp7Znc The tenure of Sonoma State University Interim President Emily Cutrer, who began in that role last August, has been especially tumultuous since January, when she announced sweeping, unprecedented cuts of about $24 million to address the school’s deficit.
National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles were sent to Riverside County marijuana farm raid

3 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Clara Harter

LOS ANGELES — National Guard troops that were mobilized to help respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles were then sent more than 100 miles away to protect federal agents enforcing immigration laws on marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley, according to court documents filed by the Trump administration Monday.
From Cow Mountain to the Lost Coast, GOP proposal to sell off public lands could affect prized places in California

3 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Austin Murphy

Cow Mountain Recreation Area, 52,000 acres of oak and pine forest straddling Mendocino and Lake counties, has something for everyone: fishing, target shooting, 120 miles of trails for ATVs and four-wheeling, and a separate, nonmotorized area for hikers and mountain bikers. This rugged refuge of federal land in the Mayacamas range, east of Ukiah, was officially conserved as a recreation area in a 2006 wilderness bill whose chief sponsor was Rep. Mike Thompson.
At New York memorial for Anne Burrell, a karaoke tribute to her bold style

4 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Pete Wells

NEW YORK — As friends, relatives and colleagues filed into a memorial service for Food Network host Anne Burrell in Manhattan on Friday afternoon, they noticed that somebody had placed on each chair a sheet of Billy Joel’s lyrics to “Only the Good Die Young.”At the end of the event, they learned why.
Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

4 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Nadia Lathan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies and other products to continue to be sold across the state. Abbott, a Republican, waited until the final moment to veto the bill in what would have been one of the most restrictive THC bans in the country and a significant blow to the state's billion-dollar industry.
Filipino bakery features ube sourdough, pandan brioche and more

4 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Vincent Vitale

Napa Farmers Market Update: There’s a new baker at the market. Ian's Bake Shop, created by Ian Villegas and his mother, Marianne Torres, combines classic Filipino ingredients with tasty baked goods. Popular creations include ube-infused sourdough bread, pandan brioche loaf, moist Dubai chocolate pistachio muffin, Biscoff sticky roll, and ube flan cake. Ian's will be in Napa every Tuesday, with plans for the Saturday market.
Mideast governments condemn suicide bombing of Syrian church as death toll rises to 25

4 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Ghaith Alsayed |Kareem Chehayeb

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a church in Syria at the weekend has risen to 25, state media said Monday. The attack Sunday on the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox church during a Divine Liturgy in Dweil’a, near Damascus, was the first of its kind in Syria in years, and comes as Damascus under its de facto Islamist rule is trying to win the support of minorities.