A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
A student-operated publication at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The Oak Leaf
Staff Profile
Mark Fernquest

Mark Fernquest

2018-2019, 2020-2021

A Mad Max fan from way back, Mark Fernquest spends his days writing copy for The Oak Leaf and rolling in the dust at post-apocalyptic desert festivals. He also likes fluffy black cats. Mark hopes he has his Secret Garden planted by the time the big bombs hit.

May 12, 2020
Review: Taqueria Santa Rosa (Story/Photo)
May 12, 2020
Review: Super Burger (Story/Photo)
Apr 23, 2020
Walking Santa Rosa’s back alleys (Story/Photo)
Apr 08, 2020
Coronavirus Staff Blog (Story/Photo)
Apr 03, 2020
Opinion: Confessions of a hippie survivalist (Story)
Feb 11, 2020
Opinion: Why my 50s are my metal years (Story)
Jan 27, 2020
“Nobody asks us”: Stories from the Joe Rodota Trail (Story)
Dec 12, 2019
The Oak Leaf Fall 2019 Magazine (Story)
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Superburgers Cheese Superburger makes for a dependable, if messy, feed.

Review: Super Burger

Mark Fernquest, Magazine Editor • May 12, 2020

Super Burger | 1501 Fourth St., Santa Rosa; Also in Windsor, Bennett Valley, Cotati, Stony Point | (707) 546-4016 | Most entrees under $15 4.5 of 5 Oak Leaves Signature Dishes St. Helena Avenue...

Central Santa Rosas back alleys offer walkers a peaceful and calming respite from traffic and paved roads.

Walking Santa Rosa’s back alleys

Mark Fernquest, Magazine Editor • April 23, 2020

  I’m a walker. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s I walked long miles to school and home (by choice) and by high school I regularly walked from my home in the Silicon Valley sticks to downtown...

The Joe Rodota Trail homeless encampment is unofficial home to over 200 people.

Opinion: Let’s help the homeless

Mark Fernquest, Magazine Editor • January 28, 2020

I went down to the homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail yesterday and handed out a case of candy bars. It was a good excuse to get out of the house and do something worthwhile for a change. I talked...

Photo courtesy of Gloria Anrade

SRJC mourns loss of beloved custodian

Séamus Reed, News Editor • September 26, 2018

Santa Rosa Junior College faculty, staff and students are mourning the death of beloved veteran custodian Hermilo Andrade, who leaves behind a three-decade legacy of service at the college. Andrade died...

Pandemic Notes: Parts I and II

Pandemic Notes: Parts I and II

Mark Fernquest, Staff Writer • April 8, 2020

Part I Greetings from the edge of the known world! By which I mean human civilization at this uncanny hour. I’m a survivalist from way back, having grown up during the waning days of the Cold War,...

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