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The Press Democrat
427 Mendocino Ave.
P. O. Box 569
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Toll-free numbers
(800) 675-5056, Newsroom
(800) 660-5056, Sports

Night-time number
707-526-8585
between 8:30 a.m. and midnight (Pacific Time)

General newsroom fax
(including for calendar items)
707-521-5330

Newsroom mailing address
P.O. Box 910
Santa Rosa, CA 95402

General number
707-546-2020

Petaluma bureau
205 Keller St.
Suite 102
Petaluma, 94952
Paul Payne 707-762-7297
paul.payne[at] pressdemocrat.com

Ukiah bureau
445 N. State St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
462-6470
Glenda Anderson 707-462-6473
glenda.anderson[at]pressdemocrat.com

Online
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Online Project Manager
Tomas Chadsey
tomas.chadsey[at]pressdemocrat.com

Online Advertising
Nicol Harris
nicol.harris[at]pressdemocrat.com

BiteClub/WineTravel.com
Heather Irwin, editor
biteclub[at]pressdemo.com



Newsroom
Executive Editor:
Catherine Barnett
catherine.barnett[at]pressdemocrat.com

Managing Editor:
Bob Swofford
bob.swofford[at]pressdemocrat.com

Senior Editors/News:
Chuck Buxton
chuck.buxton[at]pressdemocrat.com
George Manes
george.manes[at]pressdemocrat.com
James Fremgen
jim.fremgen[at]pressdemocrat.com

Senior Editor, Presentation:
George Millener
george.millener[at]pressdemocrat.com

Newsroom Staff

Local news
Doug Wilks, content and assignment editor: doug.wilks[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-521-5254; fax: 707-521-5330
Meda Freeman, content and assignment editor/nights: meda.freeman[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-526-8651; fax: 707-521-5330

Reporters:
kerry.benefield[at]pressdemocrat.com - Kerry Benefield
mary.callahan[at]pressdemocrat.com - Mary Callahan
lori.carter[at]pressdemocrat.com - Lori Carter
robert.digitale[at]pressdemocrat.com - Robert Digitale
jeremy.hay[at]pressdemocrat.com - Jeremy Hay
guy.kovner[at]pressdemocrat.com - Guy Kovner
clark.mason[at]pressdemocrat.com - Clark Mason
mike.mccoy[at]pressdemocrat.com - Mike McCoy
derek.moore[at]pressdemocrat.com - Derek Moore
laura.norton[at]pressdemocrat.com - Laura Norton
bob.norberg[at]pressdemocrat.com - Bob Norberg
paul.payne[at]pressdemocrat.com - Paul Payne
bleys.rose[at]pressdemocrat.com - Bleys Rose
randi.rossmann[at]pressdemocrat.com - Randi Rossmann
rayne.wolfe[at]pressdemocrat.com - Rayne Wolfe

Business - technology - science
Ted Appel, team leader, ted.appel[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-521-5288; fax: 707-521-5436
Reporters:
mike.coit[at]pressdemocrat.com - Michael Coit
nathan.halverson[at]pressdemocrat.com - Nathan Halverson
steve.hart[at]pressdemocrat.com - Steve Hart
kevin.mccallum[at]pressdemocrat.com - Kevin McCallum

Entertainment/Features: Food and wine, recreation, leisure, lifestyle, home and garden
Joanne Derbort, features editor, joanne.derbort[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-521-5403; fax 707-521-5330
Submit calendar items to assts[at]pressdemocrat.com
Diane Holt, deputy editor, diane.holt[at]pressdemocrat.com

Reporters:
john.beck[at]pressdemocrat.com - John Beck
diane.peterson[at]pressdemocrat.com - Diane Peterson
peg.melnik[at]pressdemocrat.com - Peg Melnik
meg.mcconahey[at]pressdemocrat.com - Meg McConahey
dan.taylor[at]pressdemocrat.com - Dan Taylor

Sports: Professional, college, and high school coverage
Bill Pinella, assistant sports editor: bill.pinella[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-526-8500; fax: 707-521-5283
Reporters:
padecky[at]aol.com - Bob Padecky
eric.branch[at]pressdemocrat.com - Eric Branch
phil.barber[at]pressdemocrat.com - Phil Barber (Raiders)
Jeff_fletcher[at]pacbell.net - Jeff Fletcher (baseball)
Lacohn[at]aol.com - Lowell Cohn
mmaiocco[at]aol.com - Matt Maiocco 49ers)
rich.rupprecht[at]pressdemocrat.com - Rich Rupprecht (baseball)
robert.rubino[at]pressdemocrat.com - Robert Rubino

Research/Library: Public reference services, 1-5 p.m. (Pacific Time) Tuesday-Friday.
Vonnie Matthews, librarian: research[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-526-8520

Photography
Chad Surmick, director of photography: chad.surmick[at]pressdemocrat.com
707-521-5485
Editorial and opinion staff

Editorial Director:
Paul Gullixon, 707-521-5282: paul.gullixson[at]pressdemocrat.com

Editorial Writer:
Jim Sweeney, 707-526-8637: jim.sweeney[at]pressdemocrat.com

E-mail: letters[at]pressdemo.com
(please include street address and phone number)

Columnists
chris.smith[at]pressdemocrat.com - Chris Smith/columnist
gaye.lebaron[at]pressdemocrat.com - Gaye LeBaron/columnist