Santa Rosa CA

Throwaway, single-use products are in the DNA of the beauty industry. Of the 120 billion pieces of discarded packaging associated with makeup and skincare each year, 95 percent is destined for landfill (or, just as likely, for the world’s oceans). Though most of that waste is plastic—some of which...

The light in West Marin softens around 4pm, and if you've spent Saturday morning at Toby's Feed Barn with a bag of persimmons and fresh shiso, the last thing you want is to drive back over the bridge for dinner. You want the day to keep going. The restaurants below feel like an extension of the market itself — places where the chef shopped where...

A newly built home in Rio Nido brings modern design and sought-after amenities to the Russian River redwoods. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is listed for $1,650,000. The dwelling’s 2,557 square feet of living space extends over three levels. The main level has a great room with a kitchen and dining, lounging and office areas. Plentiful windows and folding glass doors open...

NOVATO, Calif. - A 17-year-old driver is out of the hospital and has been booked into juvenile hall in connection to a fatal crash in Novato earlier this month. On Monday, the Novato Police Department said the teenage driver was medically cleared from the hospital to be booked into Marin County Juvenile Hall on the following charges: gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony...

A $1 million grant from the Campbell Foundation is funding a first-of-its-kind study aimed at helping cannabis farmers reduce costs, lower environmental impacts, and produce cleaner, more sustainable products. Over the next two years, researchers from Cal Poly Humboldt and Chico State will partner with farmers in six California counties—Humboldt,...

In April 2025, the operators at Lake Mendocino in Sonoma County held more water behind the dam than traditional rule curves would have allowed. They could do that because the reservoir is equipped with Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or FIRO, a system that uses real-time weather data to guide release decisions instead of relying on fixed […]

A man and his dog were rescued on March 21, 2026, after their kayak overturned on Tomales Bay, in Marin County, California. His girlfriend, now identified as Brigitte Manspeaker, 37, drowned after slipping out of her personal floatation device (PFD), the man reported to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Ace, a sweet Cattle Dog mix, arrived at the Humane Society of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, California after being surrendered by his owner. What made his arrival especially striking was his age. Ace was already nineteen years old, which made losing his home at that point in life especially...

Marin County is facing three additional lawsuits in the deaths of four teenagers last April, on top of one already filed, which allege that hazardous road conditions near the site contributed to the crash. And some are still saying a second vehicle may have forced the driver to swerve off the road.

As a full-on dessert person, skipping this California café was never really on the table. The name alone did half the convincing, like it already knew it had something to prove. And then the pie arrived. Strawberry rhubarb, but not in a “nice slice on a plate” kind of...