North Bay unemployment rates drop in September, first data since shutdown
The California Employment Development Department on Friday released jobless rates for September, the first fresh data after having been paused during the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 and ended Nov. 12, 2025. But there remains a backlog. “(Available) data for October and November 2025 are tentatively...
Soccer Recap: Urban Has No Trouble Against Cloverdale + How To Watch
Urban had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the five-goal drubbing they dealt Cloverdale on Thursday. The Blues were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Eagles. Given Urban's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 123rd,...
Petaluma arson suspect arrested after encampment fire
(KRON) — A suspected arsonist was arrested after a shopping cart was intentionally set ablaze and threatened a nearby building, the Petaluma Police Department said Sunday. The fire, which occurred in the area of Telephone Alley, spread to the suspect’s encampment and began to scorch the side of a building before...
Petaluma Man Charged with Carrying Concealed, Loaded Firearm after Traffic Stop in Santa Rosa
A routine traffic stop on Highway 101 turned into a firearms arrest for the Santa Rosa Police Department yesterday. According to their social media post, an officer pulled over a Toyota sedan around noon for a violation of the vehicle code, where an encounter unfolded that led to the discovery of concealed ammunition...
Series of Mild Quakes Jolts Sonoma County Near Santa Rosa
Initial Tremor Sparks Alerts Across the Region (Image Credits: Pixabay) Santa Rosa – Residents in California’s North Bay region experienced a brief but noticeable shake from multiple small earthquakes on Sunday afternoon. Initial Tremor Sparks Alerts Across the Region The first quake, registering a magnitude of 4.0,...
Can a once-sleepy village off Highway 101 become the Bay Area’s next retail mecca?
The shopping center’s transition is part of a greater transformation across the region where cities are pushing for more housing, hotels, restaurants and attractions for tourists and new residents.
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 12/7/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This week, I...
Salvatore Barone: A man of many words
Last April, Salvatore Barone rubbed his hands together anxiously as hundreds of fellow community college competitors from across the country cheered the announcement of each winner at the awards ceremony for the Phi Rho Pi national forensics speech, debate and performance tournament. The packed and noisy Virginia...
“We Survived the Night” review: Preserving Indigenous stories
For Indigenous-Americans, storytelling means survival. Indigenous people have always been here and despite the erasing efforts of colonizers, they will continue to be. They are still creating, dancing, fighting and, most importantly, telling stories. Activist, dancer and author Julian Brave Noisecat debuted his book,...
19-year-old arrested in Santa Rosa after unregistered gun found during traffic stop
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A 19-year-old from Petaluma was arrested on Sunday afternoon after police in Santa Rosa allegedly found an unregistered gun during a traffic stop. A Santa Rosa Police Department officer on patrol on the northbound side of Highway 101 stopped a Toyota sedan for an unspecified "vehicle code...

















