Jonny Gomes is often called “the Pride of Petaluma,” and starting this weekend, the town will have even more reason to be proud of the former A’s outfielder.
Gomes, 36, is shipping his 2 1/2-ton M35 military truck to his hometown and he told The Chronicle that he’ll be driving it around to help move burned out vehicles and clear roadways in the wake of the Wine Country fires. He’s also planning to help keep a watch out for looters in evacuated neighborhoods.
“It’s pretty simple,” Gomes said by phone from his home in Arizona. “I’ve never had anything hit so close to home.