Bay Area Death After Eating Wild Mushrooms Spurs New Warnings of Toxic ‘Super Bloom’
Local health officials are warning not to eat foraged fungi after the death last weekend of a Sonoma County resident who had ingested wild mushrooms. In recent months, California has seen its largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in at least three decades. There have been 35 cases since November, causing at least...
Preserving World Cultures: An inside look at SRJC’s Multicultural Museums Annual Fundraiser
The Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum opens its doors for its annual “Take Me Home!” fundraiser, transforming the gallery into a vibrant marketplace filled with multicultural art, jewelry, baskets, textiles, and other handmade crafts. Oakleaf reporters Destiny Quiroz and Ivan Muro explore this...
Interview – “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” at Mercury Theater
My guests on the 01/08/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Stage Director Elizabeth Craven and Music Director Tom Martin from the Mercury Theater production of Woody Guthrie’s American Song. The show runs January 9 through January 25 in the former Cinnabar Theater in...
New Beer Alert – 10 Stouts That Delivered In 2025
Turns out one Best Stouts of 2025 just wasn’t enough. While the big-name Imperial Stouts bombs tended to soak up most of the attention, 2025 delivered a deep bench of dark brews that proved excellence lives well beyond the more hyped releases. From silky-smooth milk stouts to oak-laced beauties...
Cazadero camp heavily damaged by winter storms
The powerful storms that blew through the East Bay in late December pummeled the city-owned Cazadero camp in Sonoma County, where howling winds toppled trees and damaged dozens of structures at the remote retreat that has hosted music and performing arts programs for generations. Now staff are working to clear...
Unequal access: navigating the cost of college applications
College applications are at the forefront of Archie Williams seniors’ minds, illuminating systemic wealth barriers to higher education, with wealthier students having easier access to resources that provide advantages in college admissions. Although Marin is an affluent area, socioeconomic disparities persist. Family...
Third Charter School for Sonoma Valley
In a four to one vote, on January 8 the Board of Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District approved the petition of the MacArthur Park Charter School Board (MPCS) to open a TK–5 (Transitional Kindergarten through Fifth Grade) school in August 2026. The petitioners expect 218 students to open the school...
Premier Mobile Tire: Speed SF’s Trusted On-Site Tire Service
After ten plus years work for companies like Firestone and Tire Pros, Wade Vetter went rogue. After helping to start Premier Mobile Tire in 2016, in 2024 he set out on his own with just one van and a goal. With many new track day organizations popping up around the Norther California area, he wanted to make track...
Prolific retail thief sentenced for spree covering every Bay Area county
Shawn Naputi of Richmond received a five-year sentence for more than 80 thefts from October 2023 to May 2025, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said.
Inside the World of Kratom: Regulation, Dependence, and the Debate Over a “Natural”Drug
Kratom, a plant-based substance sold for pain relief, anxiety, and withdrawal has become increasingly controversial in Sonoma County as enforcement actions remove products from smoke shops and gas stations. Once marketed as a natural alternative to opioids, kratom now sits in a legal and cultural gray area: legal to...
