A Week or More of Rain Ahead as Wet Weather Returns
After a prolonged cold and dry spell, rain returns to the North Bay beginning Tuesday and will last on and off for a full week, according to recent forecasts. The accumulation of of rain should amount to several inches, and there is the possibility of local flooding in the usual locations around Sonoma Valley. The...
Napa Street Hotel Requests Permit Extension to January 2027
The applicant provided a letter with the following information to highlight their efforts to move the project forward. The project was initially applied for in 2012 and upon approval by Planning Commission in 2023 and amended by the City Council in January 2024, the developers were faced with a post-pandemic...
Stalled West Napa Street Hotel Scrambles For One More Year In Sonoma
The developers behind the long-stalled West Napa Street hotel project in downtown Sonoma are back at City Hall, asking for more time to keep the deal alive. They have requested that the city's discretionary permit be extended through January 17, 2027, and planning staff say the team has provided enough information to...
Marin Co.: Holiday Light Spectacular Illuminates Fairgrounds And Civic Center
MARIN CO.: HOLIDAY LIGHT SPECTACULAR ILLUMINATES FAIRGROUNDS AND CIVIC CENTER
The Fires Inside: First Responders Resiliency vows to build self-care center for first responders
The shirt read: “Proud member of the Forget Your Feelings Generation.”. That was the display on the back of the T-shirt of the middle-aged man in the last row. Only, the first word wasn’t actually “forget,” though it did start with F. He was listening to speakers instructing him how to “go to the mind gym” and to...
College Of Marin Book Battle As Library Axes Free Textbook Loans
College of Marin's library is winding down its long-running free textbook loan program, a move that has quickly turned into a flashpoint on campus. Library staff say the decision is about staffing and scalability, while many faculty and students say it chips away at one of the few real breaks students get on soaring...
SF: Dozens Rally Demanding That Animal Rights Activist Zoe Rosenberg Be Released From Jail
A crowd of animal rights activists marched through the streets of San Francisco Saturday demanding that Zoe Rosenberg, a woman convicted of trespassing a Petaluma farm to take chickens, be released from jail. Dozens of protesters with Direct Action Everywhere, an animal rights organization that Rosenberg belongs to,...
Hate on the Rise: Ex-Globetrotter’s SUV Defaced in Petaluma, San Jose Teens Form Human...
As the federal government continues to attack DEI efforts — emboldening racists to come out of the woodwork, two high-profile hate incidents came to light this week. In Petaluma, a youth mentor and ex-Globetrotter was targeted, and in San Jose, high school students formed a human swastika. As the...
Regional: Local Police Departments Will Receive Funding To Combat Underage Drinking
Six Bay Area police departments have been selected to receive funding from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help boost enforcement against underage drinking and alcohol-related harm within their communities. The police departments of San Pablo, Lodi, San Mateo, Dublin, San Jose, and Petaluma are...
Tree Urchins Nature Adventure for Preschoolers – Enrolling for 2026!
Marin Mommies presents a sponsored shout-out from Tree Urchins, a preschool nature enrichment program currently enrolling for Winter 2026. Add nature to your child’s week in 2026! — Tree Urchins nature enrichment for preschoolers and early elementary students! The program is designed as a rich supplement to...
