Thousands gather across Bay Area for second No Kings protests
Lynne Wasley, a community and protest organizer, said “I’m 75 — fuck my golden years. I thought I was going to get them, but I have to do this instead.”. Kate Thompson, a member of a group of local women singing and drumming in the park, said “Song is such a literary tool. To mobilize around using our voices, it not...
A noteworthy newcomer arrives in a region where ambitious restaurants are few and far...
Marin County recently lost one of its most promising new restaurants, so this recent revamp is a bright spot for its restaurant scene.
Santa Rosa Man Receives Life Sentence for Rape and Assault
A Santa Rosa man has been sentenced to life in prison following a jury’s April verdict that found him guilty on charges of rape, false imprisonment, and assault. Devin Patrick Dwyer, 35, will serve nine years and four months plus a consecutive 30 years-to-life sentence in state prison, as ruled by Judge Kenneth Gnoss...
Police Uncover Massive LEGO Theft Ring In California, Arrest Suspected Fence
Police in California say they have seized thousands of dollars worth of stolen LEGO and arrested one suspect in an elaborate organized retail theft and fencing operation. The Santa Rosa Police Department said detectives with its Property Crimes Investigations Team began investigating 39-year-old Robert Lopez in...
The musical alchemy of the Acorn MusEcology Project
The eyes of the future are looking back at us, and they are praying for us, to see beyond our own time. —Terry Tempest Williams. For music lovers, bird lovers, and poetry lovers alike, coming up in Sebastopol this weekend are three opportunities to hear the latest concert by the Acorn MusEcology Project, a 22-voice...
Day Around the Bay: OpenAI to Block Users From Using Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
OpenAI announced on X Thursday that it’s temporarily blocking Sora 2 users from using Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness to make content. The company came to an agreement with King’s estate, run by his daughter Bernice King, after disrespectful images were made of King. [KPIX]. A championship-winning,...
UC Berkeley activist testifies she saved sick birds, not stole them, in chicken rescue...
Animal activist Zoe Rosenberg testified that she did not think the practice of open rescue was always legal, only when the birds are sick, injured or suffering.
PG&E undergrounds 1,000 miles of power lines along North Bay coast
Pacific Gas and Electric announced that crews have undergrounded about 1,000 miles of power lines in high-wildfire-risk areas across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California.
House found overflowing with tens of thousands of stolen Legos, CA police say
An investigation into a retail theft ring led officers to a house filled with tens of thousands of stolen Legos worth an estimated $6,000, California police reported. Investigators suspected a Lake County man of directing others to steal expensive Lego sets that he purchased at reduced prices and then resold at...
Genero’s Deli to Open in Sebastopol’s Barlow District
Genero’s Deli, a new eatery from Ian and Margaret Marks, is getting ready to open in Sebastopol at 6760 McKinley Street, Suite 120. The upcoming deli will move into the former home of The Farmer’s Wife, located in The Barlow, a popular shopping and dining destination, according to a recent liquor license application....
