Thousands gather Saturday for Bay Area anti-ICE protests
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Several protests were held in the Bay Area Saturday, demanding an end to increased immigration enforcement in U.S. cities. Those demonstrations were among around 1,000 happening across the country. Van Ness Avenue. Protesters filled Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. Their message echoed that...
Napa Street Hotel Returns to Planning Commission for Permit Extension
At its regular meeting of January 15 at 6pm, the Sonoma Planning Commission will consider a request for a permit extension submitted by Darius Anderson of Kenwood Development for its approved hotel on Napa Street. Under the present city regulations, a one-year permit extension may be granted. The developer, now...
City of Sonoma Looking to Fill Positions on Multiple Commissions
The City of Sonoma is currently accepting applications for several City and regional commissions and committees – and encourages the public to apply. Public involvement is essential to good local government. City commissions and committees provide valuable insight, recommendations, and community perspective to the...
North Bay bakery owner ready to rebuild after redwood crushes part of property
Cazadero bed and breakfast operator Mark Weiss is not one to wallow. Even last week, when a giant redwood tree crashed into his dream property and decadeslong project — Raymond’s Bakery and Elim Grove Cottages — his focus quickly turned to the repairs ahead. And how he actually looks forward to doing them.
For Marin County, Last Weekend’s Floods Were a Wake-Up Call
Last weekend’s storms, coupled with king tides, caught Marin County cities like Corte Madera, Sausalito and San Rafael off guard. Floodwaters spilled over levees, covered bike trails, and surrounded homes and businesses. Nobody was seriously injured and the level of damage is still being assessed. But it’s a wake-up...
Sonoma DUI Driver Nailed With Nearly 13 Years For Crash That Killed Sausalito Motorist
A Sonoma man has been ordered to spend 12 years and eight months in state prison for a high-speed DUI crash that killed a Sausalito driver and critically injured a passenger in January 2020, closing a case that crawled through years of competency hearings and state hospital treatment before ever reaching sentencing.
Feds suing Northern California cities over natural gas bans
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two Bay Area cities seeking to end local bans against natural gas infrastructure. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the Northern District of California, accuses the cities of Morgan Hill and Petaluma of driving up energy costs for consumers and weakening American energy...
Bay Area Death After Eating Wild Mushrooms Spurs New Warnings of Toxic ‘Super Bloom’
Local health officials are warning not to eat foraged fungi after the death last weekend of a Sonoma County resident who had ingested wild mushrooms. In recent months, California has seen its largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in at least three decades. There have been 35 cases since November, causing at least...
Preserving World Cultures: An inside look at SRJC’s Multicultural Museums Annual Fundraiser
The Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum opens its doors for its annual “Take Me Home!” fundraiser, transforming the gallery into a vibrant marketplace filled with multicultural art, jewelry, baskets, textiles, and other handmade crafts. Oakleaf reporters Destiny Quiroz and Ivan Muro explore this...
Interview – “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” at Mercury Theater
My guests on the 01/08/26 “Theatre Thursday” segment on The Drive on 95.5 were Stage Director Elizabeth Craven and Music Director Tom Martin from the Mercury Theater production of Woody Guthrie’s American Song. The show runs January 9 through January 25 in the former Cinnabar Theater in...
