Santa Rosa CA

Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. 7:25am The Reporting Party (RP) on Valley View Drive said an unknown person was going through the mail. The concern was documented and the RP was advised to call back if the situation was active.

Running through June 27, the annual gathering “for people building a brighter future” is now underway at various locations in Healdsburg. It involves at least 500 people in workshops, breakout groups and community experiments taking place throughout the city and nearby. Information at edgeesmeralda.com. Thursday, June

Viewed from above, the Novato Baylands looks like a colorful quilt of blooming shoreline plants. But on the ground, a sharp set of eyes locked onto one species that stood out -- mainly, because it shouldn't be there. Now, scientists are looking for solutions on how to deal with it while maintaining marshland preservati

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved an action plan on Tuesday meant to strengthen the agriculture industry amid a growing crisis across all sectors. County staff will work with departments ranging from the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to the University of California Cooperative Extensio

ROHNERT PARK, CA – AYA, a new rooftop restaurant from Chef Roy Ellamar, has opened at Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County. The menu blends Filipino and Hawaiian flavors with Northern California ingredients and seasonality. Salt-baked snapper in a shiso salt crust, fireplace short rib smoked for 12 hours, and tempur

There were 572 missing children in California reported to and listed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The missing children span from 1957 to 2026. One of those children is Peggy Ann Reed.

KQED Films at Mill, Sonoma Eats Returns, El Fuoco departs, Native Sons BBQ, Spread Makes Top 100, SMASHburgers Everywhere, PRIDE Comes Back to General’s Daughter. Leslie Sbrocco’s KQED program, “Check, Please!” films Friday, June 5 at The Mill in Glen Ellen’s Jack London Village. Not knowing whom to thank, Executive Ch

Healdsburg is not the only town in northern Sonoma County with a regular summer music series to offer. Here, we have Tuesdays. Windsor claims Thursdays. Starting today, June 4, the Summer Nights on the Green concerts will be held every Thursday until Aug. 27. The setup is similar for both series: a farmers’ market from

Sonoma County’s public ambulance providers are staring down a federal proposal that could carve deep into the Medi‑Cal add‑on payments many agencies depend on to keep medic units on the road. Fire chiefs say the timing could not be worse for already strained budgets, warning that a sharp drop in reimbursements might me

Forest succession after a major disruption like logging or wildfire — of which we’ve seen plenty lately — can be measured in stages. The early-seral stage, dominated by grasses, shrubs, and eventually saplings among both surviving large trees and standing dead and dying trees, typically lasts between one and three deca