SEAN SCULLY
Department: Newsroom
Phone: 521-5313
Email: sean.scully@pressdemocrat.com
Beat/Position: Staff Writer
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Summer dam inflated on Russian River near Forestville
Published June 17, 2013
The Sonoma County Water Agency has inflated its rubber dam on the Russian River near Forestville, creating a temporary reservoir to help meet the summertime needs of more than 600,000 water customers in Sonoma and Marin counties.
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Mendocino forest bans open fires starting Tuesday
Published June 17, 2013
Open fires, including grills, campfires and even cigarettes smoked outside of vehicles, will be banned in much of the Mendocino National Forest starting Tuesday because of dry conditions and the threat of wildfires, the National Forest Service said...
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Homes spared as wind-swept fire burns Petaluma pastureland
Published June 17, 2013
A wind-swept fire burned about 19 acres of pastureland on the western outskirts of Petaluma on Monday, consuming several outbuildings but barely missing more than a dozen adjacent homes.
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Sonoma County grape value jumps 41% in year
Published June 17, 2013
A strong grape harvest and growing demand for young vines boosted Sonoma County agriculture above $821 million in value in 2012, a 41 percent increase over 2011, according to the county.
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Birds rescued from Santa Rosa nesting site released at laguna
Published June 13, 2013
For Isabel Luevano, rehabilitating lost and injured baby birds is a small way of making up for the effects humans have on the earth.
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Elder abuse reports on the rise in county
Published June 12, 2013
Reports of abuse of the elderly in Sonoma County have surged 44 percent in eight years, to more than 3,000 every year, county officials say.
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Night of turmoil led to Windsor Town Green stabbing
Published June 11, 2013
The woman stabbed Saturday in Windsor returned home Monday as investigators probed what led her ex to attack her before deputies shot him to death.
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State takes back Annadel Park
Published June 11, 2013
A year ago, the state parks department was too broke to run the popular 5,000-acre park near Santa Rosa. Now it's taking it back from Sonoma County.
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TEEN FACE: An urge to cover ground, at home and abroad
Published June 9, 2013
What started with a trip to visit relatives in Sweden as a youngster has blossomed into a lifelong passion for travel for Isabella Ruiz.
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'Spare the Air' warning extended to Saturday
Published June 7, 2013
Continued high temperatures and low winds led air quality officials to declare a second straight 'Spare the Air' day throughout the Bay Area for Saturday.
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Pesky aquatic Ludwigia weed is back
Published June 6, 2013
Five years after the end of a $2.1 million campaign to attack it, the invasive aquatic weed Ludwigia is back and 'as bad as ever,' clogging Sonoma County waterways like the Laguna de Santa Rosa.
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Red tape hobbles Bodega Bay trail
Published June 5, 2013
The slow pace of getting environmental permits has caused county officials to delay and scale back plans for a pedestrian and bike trail through the community of Bodega Bay.
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Kashia Pomo culture on display at Fort Ross 'Bigtime' gathering
Published June 5, 2013
The dances and foods of the Kashia tribe will be on display at Fort Ross this weekend, the first time the site has hosted a 'Bigtime' gathering.
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Occidental residents speak out on community center's future at town hall
Published June 4, 2013
At least 200 people turned out at a meeting Tuesday on what appeared to be a plan to convert the Occidental Community Center into a tourist hub.
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Sonoma County's contract for wild animal control under fire
Published June 1, 2013
Sonoma County officials are reviewing a decades-old predator control contract with the federal government after a Cotati-based animal rights organization denounced the wildlife agency's methods as cruel.