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
Smoke and haze over the Skyhawk neighborhood.

Fires force SRJC students to evacuate mid-semester for the third consecutive year

Cass Stewart, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire roared though five counties in 39 days and destroyed 363,220 acres.

Cloth masks on top of N95s: Fire season in Sonoma County

Peyton Krzyzek, Staff Writer
October 4, 2020
Store important survival supplies and low-tech entertainment in a stout backpack you can grab at a moment’s notice.

Evacuation preparation: What you need when it’s time to leave

Priscilla Navas
September 17, 2020
Kincade Fire Gallery

Kincade Fire Gallery

December 12, 2019
Firefights huddle in the driveway of a house on Gloria Drive after putting out flames.

Gloria Drive fire alarms Santa Rosa residents

Edgar Soria Garcia, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019
Approximately 11 units of firefighters arrive on scene minutes after the 911 call was made.

140 evacuated from structure fire near Coddingtown mall

Dakota McGranahan and Zane Zinkl
April 5, 2019
Brent Woods balances his major's 3D design and animation coursework with his welding classes while taking care of his post-fire PTSD.

Finding tranquility in chaos

Lauren A. Spates, Features Editor
December 13, 2018
The sun sets behind a set of palm trees near Analy Village as smoke from the Butte County fire encompasses the surrounding area.

Butte County Fire causes SRJC closure

Dakota McGranahan, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2018
Community decorated flameless luminaries lined the pathway.

One community one year later

Adeira Sherpa and Dakota McGranahan, Co-Editors-In-Chief
October 10, 2018
Fires rage in the hills of Fountaingrove over the ruins of Journey’s End Mobile Home Park on the morning of Oct. 9.

Sonoma County’s week from hell

Brandon McCapes, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2018
A dry winter has brought California back into the drought conditions that were cited as a major cause of last Fall's wildfires.

Drought conditions return to California after dry winter

Jett Williams, A&E Editor
February 27, 2018
Student utilizes therapy dogs provided by Paws As Loving Support during the SRJC Strong event.

SRJC fire response prevents drop-outs

Rachel Edelstein and Meghan Buckman
November 16, 2017
Santa Rosa Junior College provides a space in the basement of the Zumwalt Parking Structure for overflow donations from a Windsor emergency center.

Fire donations exceed county capacity

Roberta MacIntyre, Staff Writer
November 16, 2017
Photo Editor Dakota McGranahan

A week of worry, fire and fear

Dakota McGranahan, Photo Editor
October 31, 2017
Flowers at the Luther Burbank Gardens. PC Rachel Edelstein.

Stop and smell the roses, before they turn to ash

Michael Barnes, Deputy Editor
October 15, 2017
Governor Jerry Brown walks into the Santa Rosa High School gym to address the community with Senator Diane Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris.

‘We are not out of the woods yet’

Ali Benzerara and Albert Gregory
October 14, 2017
Wind advisory in effect tonight

Wind advisory in effect tonight

James Wyatt, Co-editor-in-chief
October 13, 2017
Peaks ablaze in Annadell as they come over the ridge into Bennett Valley near Sonoma Mountain Rd.

Parts of Southeastern Santa Rosa under evacuation

Ali Benzerara and Brandon McCapes
October 10, 2017
A fire broke out Oct. 25 in Santa Rosa Junior College's Jesse Peter Museum.

Breaking News: Fire in Jesse Peter Museum

James Wyatt and Beatriz Verneaux
October 25, 2016