Napa’s Festival La Onda back for year 3, presale tickets available now
Napa’s Festival La Onda will be back for year three on May 30 and 31, and presale tickets go on sale at 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. The festival will again include performers spanning several genres—from Mexican regional to reggaeton, rock, hip-hop, Latin pop and salsa—as well as local and regional cuisine and a...
Valentine’s Day Dinners and Delights in Sonoma County
A heart-shaped box of chocolates is nice and all, but cliché gifts just don’t cut it when surrounded by Wine Country’s world-class dining and one-of-a-kind experiences. From sweet treats to wine tastings to intimate, gourmet dinners for two, Sonoma County has numerous Valentine’s Day happenings to spread the love...
Bay Area organic food company recalls seeds over salmonella risk
Navitas Organics, a food company based in Marin, has issued a recall for some 8-ounce bags of its chia seeds because of potential salmonella contamination, according to a notice filed with the Food and Drug Administration. “This recall is being conducted as a precautionary measure following a recall initiated by...
Residents of one Napa Co. community fighting to have AT&T, Comcast underground their power...
AT&T and Comcast poles with PG&E but according to one Napa County resident, the companies refuse to underground their wires even though PG&E is already doing much of expensive heavy lifting.
Sonoma County board chair responds to public frustration over immigrant community support
"I come from a mixed‑status family," said Hermosillo. "I understand the impacts. I also understand the impacts of when you come to the United States, there are laws that we all have to follow." District One Sonoma County Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo was elected in January as board chair for 2026. She sits down with...
Hidden camera found in staff restroom at Kaiser Hospital, employee arrested
Healthcare workers say trust was shattered after the device was discovered. An investigation into an alleged invasion of privacy at a Los Angeles hospital is raising serious concerns among healthcare workers after a hidden camera was discovered inside an employee restroom, according to multiple media reports. The...
Review: “The Outgoing Tide” in Cloverdale
Two men are conversing while one of them fishes off of a Chesapeake Bay dock. The fisherman regales the stranger with tales of fishing with his son. The stranger seems somewhat confused by the conversation. A woman soon approaches. As they converse, we learn they’re not strangers at all. They’re a family. So begins...
Neighbors of spectacular new Bodega Bay preserve overwhelmed by visitor traffic
To paraphrase that haunting voice in the movie “Field of Dreams”: If you preserve it, they will come. Ever since word got out about the opening of the spectacular Estero Americano Coast Preserve, just south of Bodega Bay, outdoor enthusiasts have arrived in droves, from all over the Bay Area and beyond.
Santa Rosa woman sentenced for child molestation
(KRON) — A 45-year-old woman who hosted drug-fueled parties for minors in her Santa Rosa home and groomed victims was sentenced to serve decades in prison, prosecutors announced Friday. Christina Renee Whisman was sentenced Thursday by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Paige Hein to serve 36 years in state prison....
Caltrans rolls out new carpool hours for Hwy 101 in Marin, Sonoma Co. after...
In the North Bay, new carpool hours are coming to Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma Counties after an uproar from thousands of commuters who complained the current carpool hours were too long and caused big traffic delays. Caltrans says it listened and made changes.
