Kathleen Hill: Vintage Festival, Sherpa Flood Relief, Larson Family 40, Mystery Meat and More
Becky and Tom Larson and their extended family, including the Millericks, celebrate 40 years of making wine and sharing lots of Sonoma Valley’s Schellville and Wingo history with the world. Everyone is invited to celebrate the Larsons’ 40 years of harvests, midday on Sunday, September 20. Once the...
Amy’s Kitchen Shuts Santa Rosa Plant, Shifts 260 Jobs to Idaho and Oregon
Amy's Kitchen plans to close its Santa Rosa manufacturing plant in phases over the next several months, eliminating about 207 jobs at the Northpoint Parkway site and contributing to roughly 260 affected positions across its manufacturing network. The company also plans to cut about 51 jobs at its Pocatello, Idaho, cann
Santa Rosa Move-Out Cleaning Picks Renters Keep Bringing Up This Fall
I've kept my own 1966 ranch house together for thirty years, three counties south of Sonoma, but a move-out walk-through feels the same everywhere. As of mid-September 2026, the north end of the state is still dry before the first real rain, and that matters here: hard water spots set fast on shower glass, oven grease
Santa Rosa Police Conclude Months-Long Narcotics Investigation; Three Arrested
SANTA ROSA, CA — “On September 14, 2026, at approximately 1:03 p.m., detectives from the Santa Rosa Police Department’s Narcotics Unit and Property Crimes Team, assisted by the Special Enforcement Team and Downtown Enforcement Team, executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Todd Road. The operation concluded a seve
Sonoma County jurors levy additional $2 million verdict against former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli
A jury has ordered Dominic Foppoli to pay an additional $2 million in damages to seven women, five days after delivering a decisive $13 million verdict finding him liable of sexual assault.
Female student arrested for bringing gun to campus at Petaluma high school
(KRON) — Several schools in Petaluma were temporarily locked down on Wednesday after a student brought a gun on campus. According to Petaluma City Schools, three campuses were locked down at 11:15 a.m. after a report of a student with a gun on campus at Casa Grande High School. District staff followed procedures and br
Petaluma Rotary’s $40,000 Push Finishes Off Towering Steel Beacon
A steel sculpture designed by David Best is going up at the roundabout where Petaluma Boulevard South meets Crystal Lane, and the Petaluma Rotary Club now needs one more push to finish paying for it. The club is seeking $40,000 in final funding for the Spirit of Petaluma Beacon project, which carries a total cost of $2
Tunes & Tracks: Railroad Square Music Fest Rocks for Free
After a summer deluge of pricey music fests in both the Bay Area and beyond, the ever amazing Railroad Square Music Festival returns to Santa Rosa from 12:30 to 7:30pm, Sunday, Sept. 20—and, as always, it’s free to attend and open to all ages. As the festival date...
Huffaker Is in Prison. Nearly Nine Years Later, the Question That Sent Him There—Who...
Federal records show former Rohnert Park police officer Joseph Huffaker is now in custody at FCI Sheridan in Oregon. A federal judge sentenced him to 20 months in prison starting yesterday, although the Bureau of Prisons currently lists a projected release date of December 30, 2027—about 15½ months after his September
Complaints about the new student portal, employee of the month, and SRJC’s Casita, Latinx/e...
Students and Santa Rosa Junior College employees packed the SRJC Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 8 to voice complaints about issues with the newly-implemented Banner student information system, from class schedule stress to lack of employee training. “We are being treated like an inconvenience, rather than the very

















