Review: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” in Santa Rosa
The Jacobethan Theatre Workshop’s Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot) summer series concludes with a production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Shakespeare comedy features one of the Bard’s greatest characters as well as the usual masquerading and comeuppances.The show has two remaining performances – Saturday,...
Farmers, tribes and scientists gather to talk otters
Did you know sea otters can eat a quarter of their body weight in food every day?. That’s hundreds of sea urchins, clams, and crabs — all cracked open with a rock balanced on their bellies. It’s one of the reasons these little dynamos were once so important to the Sonoma Coast. And it’s why folks are gathering at...
County looking at homeless shelter in Point Reyes
Just over two months after issuing an intent to purchase a vacant lot in Point Reyes Station, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider a purchase and sale agreement of the lot at 6th and B streets. If approved at the August 26 meeting, the acquisition would be the...
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[UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: 50% Contained] Sky Fire Ignites North of Pickett Fire in Lower...
A new wildfire, dubbed the Sky Fire, has broken out this afternoon about 3 p.m. in the 20500 block of Sky High Ridge Road in the Little Lake area of Lower Lake, north of the ongoing Pickett Fire in Napa County. As of initial reports, the fire is approximately 25...
Wildfires expand in Oregon and California, threatening homes and prompting evacuations
Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather.
Millions in West facing dangerous heatwave amid multiple wildfires
Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters said.
Sonoma’s rooster crisis comes home to roost
The crow of a rooster at dawn used to be the sound of farm life. In Sonoma County this summer, it’s more like the sound of a crisis. Local sanctuaries are overwhelmed. They’re getting daily calls about unwanted roosters — some surrendered politely, others left in boxes on the roadside. Many come from families who...
‘Unseasonable’ heat causing severe conditions in SoCal, new wildfires starting to burn
LOS ANGELES - California's weather conditions are intensifying after a week of extreme temperatures, prompting fire evacuations in Napa County and sparking a handful of blazes that began burning Saturday morning in the Angeles National Forest. The Pickett fire broke out Thursday near a remote area in Napa County as...
This classic S.F. restaurant’s cheese cart is justifiably legendary
At this San Francisco fine dining spot, a cart positively heaving with cheeses is a must-order for good reason.
‘Absolute heroes’: Sheriff’s chopper crew pulls off movie-style rescue near Palmer Creek
Smoke in the air. Heat bearing down. Anxiety running high across Sonoma County. Against that backdrop, one story has cut through the haze: the Sheriff’s helicopter crew pulling off a rescue straight out of a movie. On Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office helicopter, better known by its call sign...
