Pick’s Roadside Reopens With Burgers, Wine and a Nod to Its 100-Year Past
Few centenarians get a second act, but Cloverdale’s favorite roadside burger and milkshake stop, Pick’s Roadside (formerly Pick’s Drive-In), is gearing up for its next 100 years. First opened in 1923 as Reed and Bell’s Root Beer Stand, an offshoot of the A&W Root Beer franchise founded...
Parkside Eats To Replace Lepe’s Taqueria in Santa Rosa This Spring
The recently shuttered Lepe’s Taqueria, a Bennett Valley institution for nearly 30 years, will reopen early this spring as Parkside Eats, according to new owners Hayley Cutri and Efrain Balmes. The couple, who also own Sonoma Eats in Agua Caliente, are taking a sharp left turn. Sonoma Eats is...
Two Vallejo Residents Arrested Following Counterfeit Currency Investigation in Napa
NAPA, CA — JANUARY 9TH 2026. Detectives from the Special Enforcement Unit conducted a vehicle stop on December 31, 2025, involving a car departing the Napa Premium Outlets. Upon inspection, the vehicle was found to contain numerous store merchandise bags. Based on observations at the scene, detectives established...
Solar worker takes panels off wrong Bay Area house; 2 years later, they’re still...
A solar worker climbed onto a Santa Rosa house when no one was home and took down the solar panels. He had the wrong house! "I was shocked."
Marin Co.: Last Remaining Encampment Residents Await Dwindling Housing Vouchers
MARIN CO.: LAST REMAINING ENCAMPMENT RESIDENTS AWAIT DWINDLING HOUSING VOUCHERS
Jaw-dropping piece of undeveloped California coastline finally opens to the public
The pristine stretch of coastline hasn't been publicly accessible for 100 years.
Climber rescued from Marin County cliffside after dark
(KRON) — A climber who was stranded on a Marin County coastal cliffside after dark on Sunday was rescued by firefighters, according to the Southern Marin Fire District. The fire district was alerted to the climber’s precarious situation at 6:39 p.m. and responded to a hillside north of Slide Ranch in Stinson Beach....
Two hospitalized after shooting at local market in Windsor
(KRON) — A shooting was reported on Monday at a local supermarket in Windsor, the Windsor Police Department announced in a Facebook post. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. at Estrella’s Market located at 10351 Old Redwood Highway. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said one suspect was involved. Two adult...
Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned
Officials have linked the poisonings to the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides). A third person has died in a rash of poisonings from wild, foraged mushrooms in California, health officials report. Since November, a total of 35 people across the state have been poisoned by mushrooms, leading to three people...
Northern California earthquake swarm is back, so what’s happening?
In Northern California, the ground has slipped back into one of its most unnerving habits: a burst of small quakes that seem to come out of nowhere and refuse to stop. The latest swarm centered near San Ramon is part of a broader pattern of clustered shaking that has rattled nerves from the East Bay […]
