Bold Thinking: Inside A Color-Drenched, Pattern-Filled Escape In Northern California
A bright-yellow door pops against the siding in Hawaiian Blue by Western States Metal Roofing, immediately establishing this vacation home’s color palette. Design’s golden rule is that a house should reflect the homeowners. For Kevin Sawyers’ clients, Toby Peterson and Angie Sticher, that meant infusing their Sonoma...
GLPI tribal deal draws analyst’s approval
Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) announced a $225 million high-interest loan to the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians early on September 2. The loan carries a 12.8 percent interest rate and comes in two tranches. The first tranche, carrying a rate of 12.5 percent, is for $180 million....
The Purple Urchin Removal Project is working to save coastal kelp forests one dive...
Every Sunday morning a small group of divers and eclectic Bay Area locals gathers at Stillwater Cove in Jenner. Their intent is to restore the dwindling coastal kelp forests, which they do by harvesting purple sea urchins.
Keeping the Faith: A Hero in Our Midst
A fellow I’ve known since he was born turns out to be a hero in our midst. Evan Redmon was raised in Guerneville, went to Guerneville School, attended the Guerneville Community Church, and graduated from El Molino High School.
Novato leans toward stronger tenant protections
Novato is moving forward with a just-cause eviction ordinance. The ordinance would outline circumstances for eviction and aim to strengthen renter protections beyond what state law requires. California law outlines minimum tenant protections such as limiting annual rent increases to up to 10%. The law sunsets in...
Sonoma Co.: Oversight Office Faults Deputies In 2022 Deadly Shooting, Sheriff Rejects Findings
SONOMA CO.: OVERSIGHT OFFICE FAULTS DEPUTIES IN 2022 DEADLY SHOOTING, SHERIFF REJECTS FINDINGS
The Massive Vintage Store In California That’ll Make You Rethink What $24 Can Buy
That iconic brick-red building with the locomotive painted on its side in Santa Rosa isn’t just a store – it’s a portal to every decade you’ve ever loved or missed entirely. Whistlestop Antiques stands proudly in Railroad Square Historic District, beckoning bargain hunters and nostalgia seekers...
SRPD arrests Jordan Mead on domestic violence felonies
Former Santa Rosa Junior College Information Technology employee Jordan Mead was arrested early Saturday morning on felony domestic violence and false imprisonment charges. Mead was booked into Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility at 2:44 a.m. Aug. 30 on four charges: two felony false imprisonment charges...
Napa County lifts Pickett Fire evacuation orders as containment reaches 90%
Authorities in Napa County announced that evacuation orders and warnings connected to the Pickett Fire have been lifted, as firefighters approach full containment.
A California County Embraces Humane Farming. These Animal Activists Demand More.
PETALUMA, Calif. — On misty hillsides in Sonoma County, California, cows graze under the shade of oak trees, and lambs poke their snouts through white picket fences. The specialty markets and farm-to-table restaurants that abound celebrate the agricultural riches of a region that locals call “America’s Provence”:...
