Marin County aims to buy office building for $8.4 million
Marin County supervisors have stated their intent to purchase a building at 30 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael to get more office space across the street from the Civic Center. If the county follows through with the purchase, it will pay $8.4 million for the building, according to...
Napa County officials push back on grand jury findings on winery permits
Napa County officials have pushed back on a civil grand jury report criticizing the winery use permit process, pushing back on many of the findings and declining to implement several of the report’s key recommendations. In a 15-page response presented at Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, the county rejected...
Nightmare Neighbors, Marin Beset with Bad Behavior
Since the Pacific Sun’s first bad neighbor article ran two months ago, I’ve become a voyeur, deriving an odd combo of pleasure and dread whenever the email chime signals incoming messages. Apparently, annoying people live on nearly every street in Marin, and those they vex need to vent.
Healdsburg’s Jimtown & Then Sum Finally Has Dim Sum
It took Michelle Wood nearly two years to reopen the former Jimtown Store after purchasing the Alexander Valley property in 2023. Nestled along a quiet stretch of Highway 128, the 132-year-old general store has been a gourmet pit stop for meandering cyclists, curious tourists and vineyard workers for decades. Its...
Richmond man identified as Russian River drowning victim
Authorities have identified the drowning victim who was pulled from the Russian River over the weekend as 35-year-old Richmond resident Nelshon Hamilton.
The Art of Air: Virtuosic Air Guitarist Argo Thompson
If the name Argo Thompson strikes a chord, it’s probably because he was the founder and is a current advisor to Santa Rosa’s Left Edge Theatre. The theater is, in turn, now housed at the California Theater, also in Santa Rosa, which Thompson opened in 2022. But not...
Two Nissan dealerships in North Bay shut down amid recent struggles for Japanese automaker
(KRON) — Two Nissan dealerships have shut down for good amid a rough start to the year for the Japanese automaker. North Bay Nissan (Petaluma) and Vallejo Nissan both officially closed on Friday, July 25, according to their respective websites. North Bay Nissan, located at 1250 Auto Center Drive, has been operating...
California Governor Gavin Newsom issues two Proclamation of a State of Emergency for multiple...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation for several counties in California to aid recovery efforts following severe storms. The proclamation, announced on Tuesday, covers Humboldt, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Shasta, Sonoma, and Trinity counties. The February 2025 storms...
15-year-old Santa Rosa girl who vanished a week ago possibly spotted in San Francisco
(KRON) — The Santa Rosa Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 15-year-old girl who vanished after being dropped off by her father a week ago on the Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma campus. SRPD said Joyce Kristin Albino was last seen by her dad at 11 a.m. on July 22. […]
Wood For Smoking, A Visit, and Those Darn Blackberry Vines
Sunday July 27, 2025 Guerneville CA. I was looking around for some more wood to use for smoking fish. I saw some apple wood on the ground in my neighbors apple orchard, all cut up and piled up an an old stump. I got my wheel barrel and went over...