Santa Rosa CA

When most people think of wine country, they picture swirling glasses of Cabernet, not giant metal horses rearing up against the sky. The Geyserville Sculpture Trail in Geyserville, California proves that Sonoma County has been hiding something far more delightfully bizarre than another tasting room. Look, I love art as...

It happened in broad daylight on Good Friday afternoon. Two, maybe four hundred feet above First Street East in Sonoma. Yep. Hovering. Reconnoitering the Plaza?? Sure looked like it. Small. White. Silent. Ominous. Sun twinkled off its whirling propellers. It lingered, rocking to-and-fro, as if scanning the people below. It then darted swiftly over the corner by the Mission. A brief pause...

As one of Sonoma County’s largest employers and a pillar of the local economy, the hospitality and tourism industry plays a central role in the region. However, the industry is predominantly low-wage, and most employers do not provide affordable health care benefits. In 2025, the California Employment Development Department...

If you’re looking to get out of town without burning a hole in your pocket, listen up. NASCAR is returning to Sonoma Raceway June 26–28, and it’s shaping up to be the best excuse for a road trip this summer. For those of us in the Rio Linda area, it’s a straight shot across I-80—no flights, no pricey hotels, and no...

California has no shortage of famous tables, but not every long line or impossible reservation deserves your appetite. These are the places where the buzz turns into something real the moment the food hits the table. From white-tablecloth legends to burger counters, oyster shacks, bakeries, and dumpling palaces, each one...

Novato Police said they are looking for an older woman who allegedly struck an 8-year-old child riding a bicycle on Friday afternoon and left the scene. The police department said the incident was reported at around 3:50 p.m., at the intersection of Vineyard Road and Sutro Avenue. Authorities report the woman was driving a new black Mercedes sedan when she struck...

Have you ever seen a lake with a giant concrete funnel that swallows water like a bathtub drain? That is the surreal sight at this California recreation area, named for a lost town that now lies beneath the surface. The famous “Glory Hole” spillway is rarely active, triggered only a...

Sonoma County’s top prosecutor has ruled that a Santa Rosa SWAT officer was legally justified when he shot and killed 20-year-old Matteo Ramirez-Santos after an hours-long standoff at a Keegan Drive home last August. The district attorney found that the officer reasonably believed he was facing an imminent threat when Ramirez-Santos stepped out of the house armed and moved...

Creative Sonoma hosted an online conversation to introduce artist Cliff Garten. photo credit: courtesy of Creative Sonoma Artist Cliff Garten speaks during an introduction video hosted by Creative Sonoma. Nearly a decade after the 2017 Tubbs Fire destroyed thousands of homes and killed over 20 people in Sonoma County, an artist has been selected to create a community memorial. An online conversation with artist...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — Santa Rosa City Schools leadership is working to get to a more financially stable place, but it comes with a cost.  A new plan that cuts about 120 jobs, adjusts programs and significantly reduces key student support services, and the Santa Rosa Teachers Association is not happy.  “I just know […]