Matt Pera

Writer & Editor

[Alana Minkler @alana_minkler]

Still can’t believe this actually happened! A lawmaker read my story and altered the UC Hastings name change bill to include recommendations from Yuki tribal members. Read more in @NorthBayNews

[Colin Atagi @colin_atagi]

Murder charges filed in the case of a Santa Rosa toddler who may have died from fentanyl exposure. Reporter @Matt__Pera was in court this morning, but one of the defendants wasn't. @NorthBayNews https://t.co/Ru7rtUaDqc

[Andrew Graham @AndrewGraham88]

Two important new stories from my colleagues on a sheriff deputy fatally shooting a man last week.

1) @Matt__Pera reports this was the deputy's second killing. The first came when he was Clearlake PD during a struggle with a man with a steel flashlight.
https://t.co/IwrgN5COhj

[Colin Atagi @colin_atagi]

Details are trickling in days after a Sonoma County deputy fatally shot a man. @Matt__Pera has the latest, including the man's ID and weapon he carried when shot. @NorthBayNews https://t.co/svMtLBqe9O

[Zeke Lunder ~ The Lookout @wildland_zko]

Not a denier, but I feel blaming climate change for wildfires does a disservice to both issues. With or without climate change California would have major wildfires. Look at the fire history. The annual acreage burned before suppression began dwarfs what we are seeing now.

[Marin County Sheriff @MarinSheriff]

Deputies and fire personnel are on-scene of a shooting in the area of Cole Drive in Marin City with more than one victim. Victim status unknown at this time.

*AVOID THE AREA*

More information to follow when available. Sgt Schneider available by cell phone.

[Colin Atagi @colin_atagi]

The Sonoma County coroner confirmed a Santa Rosa baby died from exposure to fentanyl. @Matt__Pera has the latest on this story, which illustrates the dangers of opioids. @NorthBayNews https://t.co/BwdpNTb50q

[Zeke Lunder ~ The Lookout @wildland_zko]

Interesting checking out the weather data for the #WashburnFire. Aside from a couple peak afternoon hours, the area is experiencing weather conditions that would be considered acceptable for prescribed burning, and much of the fire is behaving much like a burn would. 1/2

[Emma R. Murphy @MurphReports]

Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan said there were 471 reported shootings in Santa Rosa last year. "It's clear to me change is needed"

[Matt Pera @Matt__Pera]

The 135-acre #RedwoodFire in northern Marin County yesterday was likely caused by a chain strike, according to fire officials. It began as a series of roadside fires along Hwy 101 north of Novato.
https://t.co/wcyKn2q7FB

[Kent Porter @kentphotos]

Good read as @Skinny_Post @Matt__Pera report on the #OldFire and ramifications of an early fire season in California. https://t.co/Dd8uYYNORm @NorthBayNews

[Matt Pera @Matt__Pera]

How citizen sleuths in Monte Rio tracked a suspected arsonist accused of setting a series of fires in the Russian River town this year. A wild story by @MaryCallahanB https://t.co/QmcGcoIA2T

[Matt Pera @Matt__Pera]

The #SearsFire near Sears Point in Sonoma County is 3-5 acres and burning at a moderate rate of spread, according to Cal Fire. Updates to come from @NorthBayNews https://t.co/ohY9y3ggJ4

[Matt Pera @Matt__Pera]

Latest on the #OldFire in #NapaCounty: wind is light and the burn is low-intensity, according to Cal Fire. "We're getting a good handle on it." https://t.co/A2m8dAFZuz

[Matt Pera @Matt__Pera]

Guerneville: Here's when the Russian River summer dams are going in
https://t.co/JszWaw4DLJ

[Kent Porter @kentphotos]

I'm not sure these cows appreciated the view today. All they did was eat grass and produce methane. Pictures made in Round Valley in Mendocino County, Tuesday during an unusually cold May storm. @NorthBayNews @NWSEureka

[Phil Barber @Skinny_Post]

Quite an 18 months for Skylaer Palacios, whose stance against vaccination mandates raised her profile but put her in opposition to other members of the council. Reporting by @Matt__Pera.

[NWS Bay Area 🌉 @NWSBayArea]

San Francisco 0.10" rain early Tue, April now 0.72", April normal 1.60", water year to date 18.08" is 79% of annual normal. Long dry stretch, zero rain Jan 8-Feb 20, 2022, though heavy rain Oct/Dec 2021 means 2021-2022 water year NOT even in top fifty driest on record since 1850.

[NWS Bay Area 🌉 @NWSBayArea]

0.01 will be the rain amount going into the climate records for April 18th for our official climate site in downtown San Francisco. A stones throw away the Mt Tamalpais rain gage is now flexing with 0.98. #BayAreaMicroclimates

[NWS Bay Area 🌉 @NWSBayArea]

1PM Rain Totals Thus Far --

Storm system has produced over 2" in part of the Sonoma coastal range (2.14" at Oak Ridge).

So far, so good!

Interestingly enough, for some locations, more rain may fall today through Saturday than fell YTD (Jan01 to Apr13) to yesterday.