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The very first newspaper in Santa Rosa, Calif., the forerunner to what is now The Press Democrat, was begun in 1857. Called the Sonoma Democrat, this newspaper was a four-page weekly. Its name reflected the 19th century journalistic tradition where papers existed as house organs of political parties. The paper was sold in 1897 to Ernest L. Finley, owner of The Evening Press. He merged the two...

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The very first newspaper in Santa Rosa, the parent of today's Press Democrat, was begun in 1857, just three years after Santa Rosa was chosen as the seat of Sonoma County and seven years after California became a part of the United States. The Press Democrat has literally grown up with the area it serves. As Northern California continues to develop into the 21st century, so too will The Press...

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