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Lee Pierce, a former Santa Rosa City Council member, recently wrote the book “A Rare Vintage, Growing Up Black in Wine Country.” Photographed on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Crissy Pascual / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Former Santa Rosa City Council member writes about growing up Black in Wine Country in new book

In“ A Rare Vintage: Growing up Black in Wine Country,” Lee Pierce presents an inspiring story of confidence.

Photos: Food bank line a lifeline in Petaluma

The former Kmart building in the Plaza North Shopping Center in east Petaluma as seen on April 29, 2021 in this file photo. (CRISSY PASCUAL/ARGUS-COURIER STAFF)

Former Kmart in Petaluma will no longer sit empty

ON THE BEACH: Rehearsing a scene from Mercury Theater's "Meet Me at Dawn" are Ilana Niernberger (left) and Amanda Vitiello. (Michael Fontaine)

Petaluma’s Mercury Theater presents castaway drama ‘Meet Me at Dawn’

California Highway Patrol officers investigate a fatal hit-and-run collision involving a pedestrian on Petaluma Boulevard North in Petaluma on Friday, March 28, 2025. (California Highway Patrol Santa Rosa)

Pedestrian killed in overnight crash outside Petaluma, CHP looking for driver

Gloria Robinson, a celebrated community leader who co-founded Petaluma Blacks for Community Development, died on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Photo taken July 14, 2020. (Crissy Pascual / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Celebration of life planned for Gloria Robinson

Officers with the Petaluma Police Department arrested a man on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine in the 5100 block of Old Redwood Highway Monday, March 24, 2025. This still shot from drone footage shows officers making the arrest. (Petaluma Police Department)

Petaluma police arrest man suspected of selling meth after report of brandishing firearm

Wilt Chamberlain holds Janai Meschery, daughter of his former teammate Tom Meschery. (Janai Meschery)

Why a local teacher enlisted her dad to debunk a conspiracy theory about Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game

Elaine and Robert Ramirez hold a photo of their son, Armand, who died of colorectal cancer in 2018 at the age of 37. The couple wants others to know that the disease can affect younger people too. Photographed on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Crissy Pascual / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

‘Your whole life changes’: Couple raises colon cancer awareness after losing son to the disease

Artist Kevin Kearney at his gallery, Saint Alban-Enfield, in Petaluma. Photographed on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Crissy Pascual/Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Petaluma painter’s fans include Porsche family, bestselling author

Valley Oaks students collect items in order to make comfort kits to be distributed to homeless people with the help of Petaluma’s SAFE team on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Crissy Pascual / Petaluma Argus-Courier)

Valley Oaks students make care packages for city’s homeless