Santa Rosa Utopia

Santa Rosa Utopia A group of local Santa Rosa citizens.

Something cute I saw scrolling through Twitter and thought it was adorable and wanted to share with others. šŸ˜Š
09/16/2022

Something cute I saw scrolling through Twitter and thought it was adorable and wanted to share with others. šŸ˜Š

If you know the Santa Rosa area you know the Todd Road exit when you are going north. I take that exit every morning to ...
08/07/2021

If you know the Santa Rosa area you know the Todd Road exit when you are going north. I take that exit every morning to go to work. The trash there is a horrible eye sore. If you know me you know I clean litter pretty often. So I decided last weekend I would clean it. Then my car wasnā€™t driving right and was in the shop a few days (cracked head gasket). So I went this morning. Spent a couple hours cleaning the area. Which was not nearly enough but all I had the energy for. I was wearing a neon vest a buddy gave me so I wouldnā€™t get ran over and look more official (Thanks Travis).

So here I am in the bad air and humid heat. On my day off. After a 50+ hour work week of plumbing cleaning litter next to the road. A white Chevy lowered pickup with some sticker on the back saying NorCal something rev up his engine and swerved toward me. Twice. Yeah he went around apparently and took the exit again to do it a second time. I also had a guy slow down in his big Dodge truck and spray me with his washer fluid and drive off laughing.

These jerks will not deter me. If anything bad acts like that just strengthen my resolve to do even more. There was also a lady yell thank you and a trucker honk and wave. Plus there were hundreds of cars that did the right thing and drove by safely. Itā€™s always a couple jerks that ruin it for the rest of us.

I am just a guy trying to do something good for my community. Itā€™s just frustrating sometimes.

Havenā€™t been posting on here much lately. But I am out and about cleaning litter like I always do. Been doing a ā€œThomas ...
07/03/2021

Havenā€™t been posting on here much lately. But I am out and about cleaning litter like I always do. Been doing a ā€œThomas Tourā€ for my son. Cleaning all of our favorite parks and spots around Santa Rosa that we enjoyed together when he was little.

Switched it up today. Instead of doing a park clean up I worked with Ken Wells from Trails Council and about 25 other vo...
06/19/2021

Switched it up today. Instead of doing a park clean up I worked with Ken Wells from Trails Council and about 25 other volunteers and worked at Hood Mountain clearing fire debris from last year and brush. Hopefully we can get Hood Mountain trail open again soon.

05/22/2021

Cleaned Flat Rock Park and creek for a couple hours today. After a 6.5 mile hike at Jack London Park. Forgot to take any pictures.

Spent a couple hours cleaning trash at Julliard Park right now. Such a pretty park on a pretty day.
05/02/2021

Spent a couple hours cleaning trash at Julliard Park right now. Such a pretty park on a pretty day.

My park clean up shirt has a big hole in the front. I had it for years and need to get a new one. The colors are just li...
04/13/2021

My park clean up shirt has a big hole in the front. I had it for years and need to get a new one. The colors are just like my old shirt.

Any preference on the logo?

My old one has an oak tree but I kind of like the hands holding Earth one. I have to wear something identifying myself since I donā€™t want people thinking I am a total weirdo (maybe just a little) or asking me if I am a convict serving my community service hours.

Just a guy that likes parks and doesnā€™t like litter.

Hereā€™s a survey about our parks if anybody is interested. Also info for a Zoom park meeting. Be warned the survey is len...
04/08/2021

Hereā€™s a survey about our parks if anybody is interested. Also info for a Zoom park meeting. Be warned the survey is lengthy. Like 26 questions, but worth a few minutes if you enjoy our parks.
šŸŒ² šŸƒ šŸŒ³ šŸæ

04/04/2021

Spent three hours cleaning Bicentennial Park today. Where to begin? I enjoy cleaning parks and am happy my shoulder surgery and recovery went well and I can physically do it again, even with moments of pain. Had a guy say ā€œyou donā€™t belong around hereā€. I just kept cleaning trash and ignored him. I used to live close to this park and came with my son a lot about 7-10 years ago. So there is sentimental value to cleaning this park.

Cleaned three crack pipes, two he**in needles, saw two different drug deals go down, cleaned two abandoned homeless camps, around three active camps, and cleaned all the litter in the entire park. The Parks Dept. removed the tire swing, regular swings, and cut down the last two trees that were shading the playground. Overall the park is in pretty sad shape but at least itā€™s clean. šŸ„“

After six months I am finally recovered from my shoulder surgery and cleared to go back to work in April! I decided to c...
03/24/2021

After six months I am finally recovered from my shoulder surgery and cleared to go back to work in April! I decided to come clean trash at the breezeway in downtown Santa Rosa since it is fairly small. A good first test for my volunteer work to see how my body responds. Happy to say only a few moments of pain.
As I was cleaning I saw a homeless man pushing a cart yelling, apparently to himself. I pulled down my headphones so I could hear and observe. About a minute later a little Latina lady came by and the guy started yelling and ran up to her. I immediately got in between them and told him to stop or I would kick his ass (sometimes you gotta do things). Which he did as he yelled at me pushing his cart away.
I donā€™t believe in chance. I was at that place at that moment to stop something bad from happening. šŸ˜Š

Yesterday I bought all of the supplies and put these Christmas bags together. Gave them out this morning to twenty homel...
12/22/2020

Yesterday I bought all of the supplies and put these Christmas bags together. Gave them out this morning to twenty homeless people downtown that have far greater needs than me. There were some great smiles, conversations, and words of appreciation.

In this severe time of need for so many if you can help those struggling in any way I highly recommend it. Good for the soul and the community.

Merry Christmas everybody! šŸŽ„

12/08/2020

I have not been able to clean parks or feed the needy for the past few months. I tore ligaments in my shoulder over a year and a half ago. I continued working and doing my community work for over a year through sometimes severe pain. But the damage got worse and pain eventually put me on disability and I had to have surgery to repair it. The surgery went well and I start PT next week. Eventually I will be healthy enough to get back to work and doing my volunteer efforts. If you know me personally you know it is so hard for me to not be helping my community but at this time I have to get my own health in order. Next year I fill be back in force making a positive contribution to our amazing community. I hope you are all well in these difficult times.

Address

Online And Throughout Our City
Santa Rosa, CA
95401

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Santa Rosa Utopia posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Santa Rosa Utopia:

Shortcuts

Share

Category