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Santa Rosa Junior College student pumps gas at Costco Wholesale Gasoline on Santa Rosa Avenue on May 18, offering the cheapest gas in Santa Rosa, priced at $5.99 per gallon. Gas prices in Santa Rosa reached an average of $6.29 per gallon in early April, higher than the state average of $6.14.A look into the food pantry
A look into the food pantry

Cayden Timbermoon, Reporter | June 27, 2026

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Organization Spotlight: North Bay Rapid Response Network
Yesenia Analco Rodriguez, Reporter • June 27, 2026

Dani Burlison, an SRJC adjunct faculty and author, recalls the time the North Bay Rapid Response Network (NBRRN) called on her to verify an alleged sighting of Immigration and Customs...

Students weigh in on new pedestrian bridge over 101
Elizabeth Grumich, Reporter • June 27, 2026

Dolores Gomes didn't hesitate when asked what it's like to bike through the 101 freeway at College Avenue or Steele Lane.  “It's scary,” she said. “It's really scary.” Gomes,...

Bear Cub Spotlight: Jaiden Brooner
Julio Jiminez, Reporter • June 27, 2026

Jaiden Brooner, 21, has played for the Santa Rosa Junior College women’s volleyball team as a Libero for three years. She also is currently...

SRJC helps students find purpose
Kayla Oliveres Juarez, Reporter • June 27, 2026

Graduation caps were flying. Each student’s cap bore the logo of a different college: San Diego State, SSU, UCLA, UCR, CSULB. Except for the...

SRJC animal science major Tauni Fasano said she constantly faces burnout juggling her full-time student schedule with her childcare job, where she works 25 to 30 hours per week. She knows her grades would improve if she didn’t have to work so many hours.
SRJC students share how working affects academics
Elizabeth Schollmann, Reporter • June 26, 2026

After a long day of attending classes and working as a cashier until 10:30 p.m., Santa Rosa Junior College English major Wilmer Padilla, 20,...

Protesters make their voices heard while they hang onto a traffic light, chanting to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the ICE Out protest at Dolores Park in San Francisco, Jan. 30, 2026.
ICE FEARS: SRJC immigrant students live with day-to-day fear over their own and family’s safety
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(From left) Santa Rosa High School seniors Alejandro Jarquin and Enjal Parajuli have challenged each other as academic rivals since freshman year, both dual-enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College.
The entrance to the College to Career student lab where students can get support from Schnexnaydre and Morris Monday through Thursday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm on the third floor of the Bertolini Student Center. The C2C program has assisted students with intellectual disabilities and/or with autism transition into college and the workforce in Sonoma County since 2011.
A complete history of the Phoenix Theater

Jesse Saal, Columnist/Reporter

April 27, 2026

Nathra Kem performs his concerto at the Shining Stars Concert in Burbank Auditorium Dec. 12, 2025.
Merna Goose experiencing prejudice, harassment, and bias throughout her life traveling across the United States, but still managed to find community among other LGBTQ-identifying travelers. (Courtesy of Merna Goose)
Meet Petaluma Voice: Sonoma County's newest nonprofit news source, started by Jennifer Sawhney (left) and Crissy Pascual (right.)
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