Monday was a day of remembrance on the Sonoma State University campus. Members of the Jewish community gathered at Seawolf Plaza to pay tribute to the people killed and taken hostage in the Hamas attack on Israel, which happened one year ago on Monday. The event was hosted by Hillel of Sonoma County. At least 12-hundred people were killed in the initial October 7th attack and 254 people were taken hostage, including 12 Americans. An estimated 101 hostages are still in Gaza, including seven Americans.
Prop-Palestinian supporters slowed highway 101 down Monday morning. The Press Democrat reports that a caravan of 12 vehicles with Palestinian flags and protest signs moved slowly from Downtown Healdsburg to General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer on the west side of Healdsburg. They then hit the highway, ending in downtown Santa Rosa, backing up traffic along the way. According to the Associated Press, over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 96,000 injured in Gaza since the war began.
