Derek Moore

Less than two months after Darius Anderson and Sonoma Media Investments sold The Press Democrat and its sister publications to Media News Group/hedge fund Alden Global Capital, our new owners have already started layoffs. Important 🧵

Hundreds gathered in Napa, Calif. to take part in the national "No Kings" protest on June 14, 2025.

Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a "No Kings" protest in Napa, Calif. on June 14, 2025.

A man revs his motorcycle and raises his middle finger at people gathering in Napa, California's Veterans Memorial Park for the nationwide "No Kings" protest on June 14, 2025.

Hundreds gathered in Napa, Calif. on April 19, 2025 to take part in national protests against President Trump and his policies. #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #April19

The updated forecast for the Napa River calls for major flooding later tonight, just shy of the all-time record for the city of Napa. If this holds the river would exceed the 97' flood that basically cut off transpo in Napa Valley, prior to current flood control measures. #cawx

Applications for the California Local News Fellowship are now open. These are two-year, full-time, well-compensated gigs in newsrooms ranging from major metros to rural weeklies. Open to print, digital, video, audio and multimedia. fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/fell…

Finding out after the fact our son is home sick after his school had to go to our backup emergency contact because I can't receive texts or phone calls. Thanks #Verizon #VerizonDown #verizonoutage @VerizonSupport

Our daughter on this #FourthOfJuly weekend. Photo taken at Grand Lake, Oklahoma.

Napa DJ @djrottenrobbie and his husband, Eric Oesterle, receive a friendly wave as the couple lead Napa's Pride Cruise in their 1974 Volkswagen Thing. Story here: pressdemocrat.com/article/napa/l… @NorthBayNews

World Central Kitchen Founder @chefjoseandres enjoys a porron of @StephenCurry30's bourbon at #bottlerock on Saturday, May 25 in Napa, California. @BottleRockNapa

The sunset cruise at #bottlerock. @BottleRockNapa @NorthBayNews

Oscar-nominated actor and food truck entrepreneur Bradley Cooper dishes Philly cheesesteak to a grateful fan at Napa's #bottlerock festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024. @NorthBayNews @BottleRockNapa

Day 1: Stevie is still Stevie, Megan Thee Stallion and Nelly delivered the most fun and never drink wine from a bottle left in the sun. #bottlerock @BottleRockNapa @NorthBayNews pressdemocrat.com/article/napa/b…

Deluge in #Napa #cawx twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

“Journalism is not a crime and Evan should be immediately freed,” says @newsguild President @gaufre "We stand with Evan, his family, our family at the Wall Street Journal, & with journalists around the world calling for Evan’s immediate release.”#FreeEvan newsguild.org/one-year-after…

It’s been 1 week since 9 of us were laid off. 3 reporters remain on strike with us today. We’re determined to see this through and it’s made our message so much stronger knowing we’ve had your support. If you can, please donate to our fund — even if it’s $1. Every bit helps. ✊

Have any #freelancers had issues with @AvidXchange customer service? The company hasn't responded to my request for help changing the bank where my payments are deposited, and it's been more than a month of me trying. @kaitarford #freelance

Absolutely pouring at the Santa Rosa fairgrounds (here for a horse show). #cawx