Santa Rosa CA

While celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary, let’s remember that most of our forebears were immigrants who brought different ideas and goals, and sometimes traditional foods and festivals, from their countries of origin. Many of them also brought hopes of taking advantage of new opportunities to succeed at some..

Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is suspected of crashing into a parked car and driving away from the scene Friday afternoon in Northern California

Four teenagers ranging from 15 to 17 years old -- including two wanted on felonies -- were chased down and arrested after stealing merchandise from Target, Petaluma police said. The four were taken into custody on Thursday after an officer patrolling Johnson Drive was flagged down by a witness. The...

A fire believed to have started in a kitchen exhaust system caused an estimated $200,000 damage Friday night at the Carl's Jr. restaurant in Santa Rosa, fire officials said. No one was injured in the blaze at 1000 Farmers Lane, which was reported about 9:54 p.m. The restaurant's dining room was closed but the drive-thr

Joe Weber, a Pomo-Lakota native who was raised in Sonoma, and raised his own children here, spoke with Anna Pier about his journey toward understanding the past, and working for the future. Please talk about your background. My name is Joseph Weber. I’m half Pomo from Big Valley Rancheria, and...

You know a roadside meal is about to win when the place looks almost too ordinary. No grand entrance, no big performance, just a little sign doing its best and a grill working like it has gossip to share. California is sneaky with food like that. You think you are...

Napa’s long-quiet Franklin Station post office is one step closer to trading mail for minibars. On Tuesday, city planning commissioners signed off on a revised plan to turn the shuttered downtown landmark into an upscale, five-story hotel, paired with a second five-story building that would add for-sale units and groun

Sebastopol has agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a Sonoma County man who says police tased him and broke his arm while he was in the middle of a diabetic emergency on July 24, 2024. The incident, captured on police body-worn camera and described in court filings, also left

A 75-foot redwood tree has shaded a corner of Santa Rosa for generations. Now nearby landowners have a city-approved permit to cut it down, but hundreds of neighbors and supporters are behind a formal appeal asking the city to stop the removal. The tree, which neighbors call "Rosie," stands on...

Some North Bay cities and businesses are hoping to cash in on the closure and are preparing for more people to join local celebrations.