r/Petaluma

expect standing room only.
your friends from sloughside industrial arts will be handling valet parking.
(there will be no valet parking, do not give your keys or car to us)

While waking my dog, I ran into this group this morning at 11. Kinda ren faire but not quite since next month they're having some sort of Roman gladiator get together. The group was small today because half the group is in Oregon fighting a war.

Without fosters, we can't save more lives.

Every time we say "yes" to rescuing a dog, it's because someone opened their home and gave that dog a safe place to land.

Right now, we urgently need more foster families.

Across our local shelters, incredible dogs are running out of time. Many are frightened, overwhelmed, and simply need a quiet place to decompress before they can find the loving family they deserve. A foster home gives them that chance.

You don't have to make a lifetime commitment to change a life.

A few weeks in a loving home can mean the difference between fear and confidence... between a shelter kennel and a forever family... sometimes, even between life and death.

When you foster with Roxy's Ranch Haven, you're never alone. We provide veterinary care, supplies, guidance, training support, and help promote your foster dog through adoption events and social media. You provide the love, we'll help with the rest.

We're especially looking for foster families in the Bay Area and Sacramento who can assist with transportation, veterinary appointments, and adoption events in Marin and Sonoma Counties.

If you've ever thought about fostering, now is the time. One open door can save a life and make room for us to rescue another dog in desperate need.

Please don't scroll by. If you can't foster, sharing this post could help us find someone who can.

🐶 Ready to become a foster?

Apply through this link: https://roxysranchhaven.org/foster/

Together, we can give more dogs the second chance they deserve.

This is the freeway overpass area of the SMART trail. It’s been up for several days.

Petaluma has a problem. The entire last year that I waited in the Kenilworth Junior High car pickup line, I heard countless children shouting this word, as well as doing N*zi salutes.

Last Christmas, local businessman and former Harlem Globetrotter had his car vandalized with racial slurs:

https://abc7news.com/post/petaluma-police-investigating-former-harlem-globetrotter-william-bullard-says-car-vandalized-racial-slurs/18284464/

This is when I met with the administrators at Kenilworth and asked them to hold an assembly, or implement a program addressing racism, they declined. They said they did one two years ago. I spoke with the district, and spoke at a city council meeting on the matter, to no avail.

Then I did some digging and discovered that Petaluma was a sundown town until 1970, extremely odd for a non-southern town. That sentiment has lingered.

https://petalumahistorian.com/petalumas-days-as-a-sundown-town/

I love this town because it IS so old timey- an accessible respite from city life—but it’s irresponsible to live here and bury our heads in the sand. The black population here is less than 2%, and I don’t wonder why. For inclusive and liberal as this town purports to be, it’s sometimes hard to believe. It tough to feel welcome when this hateful word has been up for several days; on one of the most popular walking trails, in full view of the police and SMART trucks which drive that trail daily. Many people have seen it, yet it remains.

What are we going to do?

EDIT: rode past a couple of hours ago and they painted over the ‘black is beautiful’ with a heart around it, which was up for less than 12 hours. Good to know the city’s priorities are in check when it comes to removing offensive graffiti 😆

"...one art, please!"

~your friends @ sloughside industrial arts
(going up & down, twice a day, everyday, between 5 and 8 feet)

I went for a walk this evening and saw a bunch of trees in the neighborhood (Mountain View/Grant area) with red dots spray painted on them. Does anyone know what’s up?