A cyclist was fatally struck Monday morning on the SMART train tracks in Santa Rosa. The collision happened near Piner Road in Santa Rosa around 10:26 am, and the train was traveling south from Windsor. [Chronicle] San Francisco's Homeward Bound program, which offers free bus and plane tickets to homeless individuals who'd like to return to cities where they came from, appeared to lose some traction in 2025, with fewer people taking the city up on the offer. [Chronicle]
Take their neighbors, classmates, and community members? Not on their watch. Moms around the country dedicated much of their year to protecting children and families in their communities from unlawful deportation. There was the group of over a dozen moms arrested while protesting outside Broadview Detention Center in Chicago. There was t he mom group who organized a "walking school bus" to get children to school safely if their parents feared being targeted by ICE.
Leaders of a Catholic Church in Massachusetts have decided to keep a controversial Nativity scene that includes a message against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, despite criticism and an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham replaces the traditional figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with a sign that reads, "ICE was here," suggesting that the Holy Family has been detained by immigration officials.
Asia Lozano Morton is charged with aiding her boyfriend, 43-year-old Richard Lund, in the killing of Calcagni outside his Santa Rosa home, after the pair were both allegedly fired from the strip club; she's been ordered by a Sonoma County judge to stay away from drugs, firearms, and Lund.
A Toyota Sienna minivan was traveling southbound on Pope Valley Road in unincorporated Napa County, 12 miles north of St. Helena, when it crashed into a tree on the side of the road. The minivan had eight men in it, including the driver, 53-year-old Norberto Celerino of Stockton. Six of the passengers were killed and one was critically injured. Celerino, who did not have a valid driver's license, survived, and we learned a few days later that he had three previous DUI convictions.
