Sonoma County airport finishes 2025 with new record
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport wrapped 2025 having flown 780,637 passengers, more than the 772,758 travelers served the year before. It added up to a year-over-year increase of 1% — enough to set a record which, frankly, wasn’t expected by the time December ended. “I’ll take the 1%,”...
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation and UC Berkeley Haas Complete Inaugural CULTIVAR360 Leadership Academy to...
NAPA, CA — January 2026 — The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation (FWF), in partnership with UC Berkeley Executive Education at the Haas School of Business, hosted its inaugural CULTIVAR360 Leadership Academy, an innovative five-day leadership and management program for Napa Valley vineyard managers and supervisors....
Marin Co.: Marin City Developer Receives Bond Approval To Build Second Site In Split...
MARIN CO.: MARIN CITY DEVELOPER RECEIVES BOND APPROVAL TO BUILD SECOND SITE IN SPLIT HOUSING DEAL
Possible hydrogen cyanide leak investigation prompts shelter-in-place order
UPDATE: at 6:06 PM, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office announced all shelter-in-place orders are lifted. Roads will remain closed as crews continue the investigation. Due to a potential gas leak....there is currently a shelter-in-place order in effect for some evacuation zones south and east of Santa Rosa. The latest...
2025 Snail of Approval Winners Announced in Sonoma County
Doing the right thing rarely comes with a trophy, but in Sonoma County, it sometimes comes with a snail. This week, 21 restaurants, farms and producers across the county were honored with the 2025 Snail of Approval from the Russian River and Sonoma County North chapters of Slow Food. At...
Healdsburg Bar & Grill Gets a Fresh Start Under Charlie Palmer
Healdsburg in 2001 was a different place. Back then, a $25 steak felt like a splurge, and the sidewalks belonged to dusty boots and Carhartts, not Birkins or Blahniks. That was the year chef Charlie Palmer opened Dry Creek Kitchen, putting the agricultural outpost on the culinary map. Heirloom tomato salad and...
Napa Wine Country home a ‘total loss’ after huge fire
Firefighters battled a fire at a two-story home on West Lane in Angwin, officials said. But the house was deemed a total loss due to extensive damage.
Another Californian dies from toxic wild mushrooms
Four people have died since mid-November, state health officials say.
Rare spotted owl visits Sebastopol
Last month, I observed a bird on my property that had never been seen or heard there before. As I was getting ready for bed, I heard an owl calling from the forest in my yard. I hear owls frequently at my house, so at first I just assumed it was a great horned owl making an unusual call. When I finally got into bed...
Water main cleaning scheduled for these Marin County communities
Water main cleaning work will take place Feb. 17-26 in and around Fairfax, Kentfield, San Anselmo, Ross, Lagunitas, Forest Knolls, Woodacre and San Geronimo. Reference the following schedule for localized information:. Day 1 – Western Fairfax. Day 2 – Portions of Fairfax and the San Geronimo Valley. Day...

















