About 20,000 PG&E customers could briefly lose power tonight in Sonoma County
PG&E expects that a power-source switch between about 8 and 10 p.m. could briefly interrupt service for roughly 20,000 customers.
Tariffs, Direct Sales, and Big Boxes: The Local Bike Shop Fights for Its Life
By Brian Berlin — Jason Morin loves bikes. He raced them, dreamed of owning a shop, and opened Shift Bicycle in 2020. He closed it in 2025. Small businesses come and go, but Shift Bicycle’s closure hit me hard because it was my local bike shop (LBS). Cyclists...
Graton Finally Gets Its Coffee Shop and Much More
The close-knit community of Graton is missing something most of us take for granted: a coffee shop. Not a restaurant, but a place to run into neighbors over a latte, bring the kids, linger with the dog or sit at a table with nowhere else to be. That is the...
September Style: Snoopy Goes Glam, Bank Street Flea Returns + More Shop Talk
Snoopy and the Peanuts gang are the stars of the show at events in both NYC and Santa Rosa. Plus, get your glow on at Jones Road Beauty’s new Palo Alto store, ready your totes for San Anselmo’s chicest flea market, and hit up a fashion show featuring pre-loved looks in Hayes Valley.
The Porch Is the Point: Sebastopol Porchfest Returns to the Neighborhood
There are certain words whose meanings have been loosened through overuse. “Community” is one of them. “Festival” might be another. And then there is “Porchfest,” which at least suggests where it ought to happen. On a porch. That distinction matters to Greg Ceniceroz, better...
50 Years Ago, Marion Gray Captured ‘Running Fence’ Behind the Scenes
Every so often I encounter reminders of Running Fence and its former breathtaking presence. Stretching across 24.5 miles of Marin and Sonoma Counties, the installation lasted for just two weeks in September 1976. But decades later, a billowing canopy of Running Fence fabric hangs on long-term display inside the Monte R
Rohnert Park Teen Shatters Business Window With BB Gun, Two Others Detained
A large glass window at a business on Hunter Drive in Rohnert Park shattered last Saturday afternoon after a BB gun shot, sending officers on a search that ended with a high-risk stop and three juveniles detained. One teen was arrested and now faces felony vandalism and imitation firearm charges, while a replica Glock-
Rare early-September storm to bring rain to parts of Bay Area
An unusually early storm will bring rain to parts of the Bay Area through Friday, along with temperatures as much as 10 to 20 degrees below normal across Northern California.
Sonoma Valley Meets SMART – September 8 Transit Tour
The City of Sonoma, Sonoma County Transit and Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) invite you to join local and regional leaders on Tuesday, September 8, for Sonoma Valley Meets SMART, a regional transit tour highlighting the newly redesigned Route 40X bus service and the connections it makes possible. Sonoma County.
Sonoma ranch sells for record $38.5 million as tech wealth fuels demand for ‘truly...
A tech entrepreneur’s recent sale of an 1,119-acre Sonoma estate may be the largest in the region’s history, as AI-driven tech interest in large properties in the North Bay accelerates. Tech entrepreneur Donald McKinney on Aug. 21 sold the Sonoma Mountain Road property for $38.5 million — a...

















