Santa Rosa CA

A Chorus Line opens with a backstage look at dozens of dancers trying out for a part in a new show. The live music is energizing and brassy; the director of the audition is pushy and demanding. After dance eliminations, only seventeen remain onstage. They’re exhausted and nervous as they urgently sing “I Hope I Get...

Former Santa Rosa Junior College information technology employee Jordan Mead will be held without bail at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility on felony charges of false imprisonment and inflicting bodily injury on a spouse until his Sept. 9 arraignment hearing, a judge ruled Wednesday morning. The...

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) said Tuesday (September 2) it will put up $225 million to help finance a new tribal casino and resort being developed by Caesars Entertainment and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. The project, called Caesars Republic Sonoma County, will be built on...

Tina Cabudoy, a former employee of Amaturo Sonoma Media Group in Santa Rosa, was sentenced this week to five years and four months in prison for embezzling nearly $200,000 while serving as ASMG’s business accountant from July 2023 to March 2024. ASMG owns and operates several popular North Bay radio stations, and...

A very California adventure for a Bay Area DJ known as Habitaat, who dragged his musical gear all the way up to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite, and performed a live set to an audience of no one in particular. Yosemite National Park’s famed rock formation Half Dome...

Bodega Bay’s hidden food gems offer a diverse mix of food and drink experiences that capture the area’s coastal charm. From casual family-run cafes pouring fresh roasted coffee early mornings with friendly conversation by the locals to seaside bay-view eateries serving local seafood, the community thrives off the...

Marin Municipal Water District officials have dropped their proposal to expand the Nicasio Reservoir, after staff reported a sharp rise in project costs.

I once lived in a ramshackle house up the hillside from Camp Rose, on the south side of Fitch Mountain. More than once, I remember hearing what sounded like a woman’s scream, a disturbing sound of distress coming out of the night for whatever the cause. I later found...

A newly released oversight report on the 2022 killing of David Peláez Chavez by a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy faults the agency’s tactics and transparency, highlighting missed chances to use language and mental-health resources and warning of misleading public statements. The Independent Office of Law Enforcement...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen in the most ordinary-looking places. Taqueria Las Palmas in Santa Rosa, California, proves this delicious point with every plate of carne asada they serve – transforming simple grilled beef into something that borders on a religious experience for meat...