Petaluma Woman, 45, Arrested After Admitting She Set Grass Fire Near Her Camp
A 45-year-old woman was arrested Monday in Petaluma on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire on forest land, a felony, after police said she acknowledged starting a vegetation fire near an encampment where she was staying. She was booked into Sonoma County Jail, where bail was set at $20,000. Police...
Bay Area wrestling standout dies after Yosemite fall: ‘He was always smiling’
A 19-year-old man from Santa Rosa from had just finished second at a college wrestling tournament in Sacramento when he died Sunday after a reported fall while hiking in Yosemite National Park.
Bay Area Photographer Capturing the Truth Behind the Lens
Zachary Holiday-Bruner's journey into photography began not with a camera in hand, but with a simple observation from a friend's mother. As a high school student in Petaluma, Zachary was encouraged to try his hand at photography after she noticed his artistic eye. It was a gentle nudge that set the course for his futur
Prescribed burn resumes on Angel Island
(KRON) — Smoke may be visible later this week due to a prescribed burn on Angel Island located in the San Francisco Bay scheduled as early as Wednesday, Cal Park officials announced Monday. “Two weeks after a prescribed burn at Angel Island State Park was paused, California State Parks, in partnership with CAL FIRE and
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Ask For The Enchiladas At This Tiny California Kitchen In Petaluma Where The Mole...
Ceiling clutter is usually a warning sign, but here in California it turns out to be the first clue that something wonderful is happening below. A 150-year-old building fills up fast on weekend mornings, and the wait outside tells you everything before you taste a single bite. Regulars whisper about...
Fishermen Swear By The Crab Melts At This Bodega Bay Seafood Shack
Some of the best food along the Northern California coast comes from a place with no fancy dining room and no reservations. Just a counter, a marina full of fishing boats, and a line of hungry people who happily wait their turn. Families have been driving out of their way...
Modern Home in Bucolic East Napa Hits the Market
The reimagined home of early-computing tech entrepreneur and WillaKenzie Estate winery founder Bernard Lacroute and his wife Ronni is currently listed for sale. The 7,926-square-foot estate on 10.77 acres in Napa is seeking $16,950,000. The 6,725-square-foot, four-bedroom main home and a 1,200-square-foot, two-bedroom
Bay Area vintners urged to rethink wine clubs as consumer behavior shifts
Clif Family Winery & Farm in St. Helena started experimenting with a wine subscription in 2024 after noticing that a growing number of club members wanted to choose what arrived in their shipments. The Napa Valley winery’s The Wine Drop subscription proved successful enough that Clif expanded it from a...
California firms urge Newsom to sign reform bill as they face sizable website privacy...
Amy Atchley of Petaluma-based Amy’s Roofing and Solar said her small business was sued this spring over routine website tools used to help limit advertising to people in the company’s service area, forcing her to make a choice between fighting the case and settling. The lawsuit, filed in...

















