Santa Rosa Schools: County Certifies Budget With ‘Grave Concerns’
Sonoma County education officials certified Santa Rosa City Schools’ budget as positive after $35.6 million in cuts — but issued …
Sonoma: Sebastiani Theatre Gets New Director, Eyes Expanded Programming
Tony Ginesi has been named director of operations at Sonoma’s Sebastiani Theatre, succeeding Roger Rhoten, 81, who will lead a …
Sonoma Coast: Health Warning on Sport-Harvested Shellfish
Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Michael Stacey is warning against eating sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, and oysters from the Sonoma …
Petaluma: Sacks Thrift Store Closing After Nearly 40 Years
Providence Hospice Foundation has announced it will close Sacks Hospice Thrift Shoppe in Petaluma by May 15, ending nearly four …
Rohnert Park Corruption: Ex-Officers to Be Sentenced Together May 6
A federal judge rejected ex-officer Joseph Huffaker’s retrial bid, setting a joint sentencing date of May 6 for him and …
Petaluma: Clover Sonoma brings back ice cream after three-year absence
Clover Sonoma, Petaluma’s iconic dairy brand, is back in the ice cream business after a three-year hiatus, with four new …
Santa Rosa City Schools to pay record $6.25 million over fatal 2023 Montgomery High stabbing
Santa Rosa City Schools will pay $6.25 million — a Sonoma County record for a single-event public agency settlement — …
Environmental group threatens lawsuit over 5.5-million-gallon sewage spill into Russian River
A Sebastopol-based nonprofit is threatening to sue Sonoma Water over a January spill that sent 5.5 million gallons of untreated …
SMART boosts train service 19 percent as North Bay transit agencies join forces
SMART train service expanded 19 percent on April 12 as seven North Bay transit agencies launched the MASCOTS plan, adding …
Santa Rosa breaks ground on $48.5M Highway 101 bike and pedestrian bridge
Santa Rosa broke ground Saturday on a $48.5 million cable-stayed bridge over Highway 101, connecting west-side neighborhoods to schools, SMART …
Southwest Airlines launches service at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport
Southwest Airlines began nonstop service Tuesday at Santa Rosa’s Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, filling the gap left by Avelo …
Seven candidates, two open seats: Sonoma County supervisor forums set for this week
The League of Women Voters will host online forums Wednesday and Thursday for candidates in the open 2nd and 4th …
Petaluma’s $97M Caulfield Bridge inches forward as city hunts for $70M funding gap
Petaluma’s $97M Caulfield Lane drawbridge project advanced this month, but the city still needs to close a $60–$70 million funding …
A quiet shift in Sonoma County vineyards
In Sonoma County, change rarely arrives all at once. It tends to move slowly, almost imperceptibly, across vineyard rows that …
County brings mental health, homelessness services to Sonoma Valley
Sonoma Valley residents will soon be able to get mental health care, crisis support and homelessness services close to home …
Fee hikes hit Sonoma farmers as wine country struggles
Sonoma County is preparing to raise regulatory fees on farms and vineyards again — just as the region’s agriculture economy …
Get that thing away from me!
It was a quiet Sonoma County afternoon, the kind where the light comes through the eucalyptus along the Joe Rodota …
National Crabmeat Day celebrates a coastal tradition close to home
March 9 may be known nationally as National Crabmeat Day, but along the Sonoma Coast, the celebration feels less like …
Five most dangerous plants in your Sonoma County garden (if you have a dog)
Sonoma County is a gardener’s paradise. Mild winters, warm summers and rich soil make it easy to grow everything from …
Sonoma’s new trails: where to hike with your dog this spring
New coastal access near Bodega Bay adds another destination for dog lovers exploring Sonoma County’s parks, beaches and spring hiking …