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Sonoma County supervisors kicked off budget workshops this week under a cloud of bad financial news, warning that deep federal cuts and a growing state shortfall could trigger service reductions, layoffs and tens of millions in new local spending. Staff cast the talks as a kind of fiscal triage, telling departments to brace for leaner state and federal support while protecting core programs. With...

Mini Storage On Wheels has brought its convenient and affordable 8ft x 16ft portable storage units to homeowners and businesses throughout Napa and Sonoma Counties. As a locally owned and operated business rooted in the community, Mini Storage On Wheels is committed to making moving and storage easier, more flexible, and less stressful for local residents.

If someone told you that some of California’s finest dining happens in a town of about 1,000 people, you might be skeptical. But Bodega Bay, tucked along Sonoma County’s dramatic coastline, serves seafood so good it’ll make you question every coastal meal you’ve ever had. This...

They would stop drivers along U.S. Highway 101 between Rohnert Park and into Mendocino County in order to extort cash and cannabis from them by threatening arrest. photo credit: Shutterstock Two former police officers in Rohnert Park are scheduled to be federally sentenced in May for their scheme of using their power to shake down residents they pulled over and found with cannabis, according...

Stretching over 50 miles from Bodega Bay's sheltered shores to the mouth of the Gualala River, California's scenic (and less crowded) Sonoma Coast offers the chance to experience a particularly beautiful corner of the state's northern shoreline. From Shell Beach's tidepools to the clifftop trails at Bodega Head, and all the wild, weathered headlands in between, this swath of Sonoma County is in no...

We're learning more about a growing crisis at the Napa County Tax Collector's Office, where more than 60 property tax checks have been reported lost or stolen. The checks are being stolen and altered through a type of fraud called "check washing." More victims are now coming forward.

"With dairy seeing a real resurgence, the timing felt right."

Goat milk from a Coke bottle is not how most baby giraffes have their first meals. But at Safari West Wildlife Preserve in Santa Rosa, that's how a baby giraffe got the help he needed from the start.

The Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa, a retro-inspired boutique hotel at the top of Napa Valley, just wrapped a shiny multimillion-dollar expansion. Now it is staring down a notice of default tied to roughly $41 million in debt. County records show a filing against the property even as the owners promote 50 new premium rooms and a dedicated adults-only pool, a timing...

Sonoma Land Trust got its start in Sonoma Valley, from a group of residents who were concerned about preserving its natural spaces. Over time, we discovered that the land in its center had become essential for the continued movement of wildlife. As part of their 50th Birthday Celebration, Stewardship Program...