Santa Rosa CA

California's excise tax revenue from July to September was about $177 million dollars. That's the most in four years. It came from a temporary excise tax hike during the same period. That revenue for the cannabis excise tax was 20% higher in the third quarter than in the second quarter...

Michelin is stepping out of the dining room and into the vineyard, and California wine country is already feeling the tremors. The company has announced a new winery rating program called Michelin Grapes, with the first selections slated for 2026. For Napa and Sonoma vintners, where points and prestige still move...

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. - If movies have the Oscar, and television has the Emmy, then Michelin's Star Ratings are the Oscars of dining. But Soon, Michelin will be rating exceptional wineries worldwide with their own kind of Oscar. Let there be grapes. "I'm swirling the wine to blend a little...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary treasures hide in plain sight, masquerading as simple neighborhood establishments. Stark’s Steak & Seafood in Santa Rosa is exactly this kind of revelation – a place where BBQ oysters have achieved legendary status among those in the know. Tucked into the historic Railroad...

The city of Healdsburg this week became the first in Sonoma County to launch a city-sponsored end-of-life planning and education program. The pilot program, to be run through the Healdsburg Senior Center, is a chance to provide “guidance, comfort and compassion,” said Anna Grant, active adult and senior services...

(KRON) — Officers seized nearly a pound of fentanyl packaged for sale and stacks of cash during an arrest in Santa Rosa Friday, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. Officers pulled over 24-year-old Santa Rosa resident Andrew McCormick at the intersection of Mendocino Avenue and Denton Street at 8:49 p.m....

Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia is making a bold move to support diversity in outdoor spaces by backpacking 100 miles in full drag, aiming to raise $1 million for nonprofit organizations. This trek, which began in Marin County and includes a challenging traverse over the Golden Gate Bridge, will...

(KRON) — Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan issued a letter to the community Thursday in response to a viral video, which seemingly shows a panhandler harassing a person selling flowers along Farmers Lane near Highway 12 in Santa Rosa on Nov. 26. The video appears to show the panhandler kicking the person’s flowers...

Rabbi Jeremy Morrison, who assumed the role of senior rabbi at Congregation Shomrei Torah this past summer, knows he is stepping into a pivotal position. The Santa Rosa synagogue, the largest in Sonoma County, was founded 50 years ago and is home to 500 member families. It has long been recognized for its commitment...

A viral video of a man dumping a flower vendor's bouquets into a Santa Rosa creek is stirring debate as well as criticism of the police department.