Santa Rosa CA

From authoring Measure J, 2024’s most contentious countywide ballot measure, to disrupting grocery store poultry aisles, animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere has become a familiar — and divisive — presence in the North Bay. In recent months, the Berkeley-based group, also known as DxE, has taken...

Santa Rosa police asked the public to avoid Piner Road at Range Avenue Sunday morning while the scene of a collision is investigated. Police said in an advisory at about 9 a.m. that westbound lanes of Piner Road were expected to be closed for an "extended period of time." Article...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come in the most unassuming packages, and Spud Point Crab Company in Bodega Bay is the seafood equivalent of finding a pearl in an oyster. This humble seafood shack sits right on the water in Sonoma County, where fishing boats bob gently in the...

Free webinar explores biodiversity power of native plants. California’s gardens aren’t just about looks — they’re lifelines. Every salvia, buckwheat and monkey flower plays a role in keeping pollinators and wildlife thriving. That’s the focus of the California Native Plant Society’s next Naturehood webinar, happening...

Shots rang out in Napa just after sunset on Wednesday, as reported by the Napa Police Department. The incident took place near the intersection of Freeway Drive and Pine Street at approximately 8:18 PM, where patrol units came upon an adult male victim. According to the official police press release,...

Black Developer Sues Marin County Over Racial Bias in Sausalito Permits. In the serene waters of Sausalito, where floating homes bob gently against the backdrop of Marin County’s affluent shores, a recent lawsuit has cast a spotlight on alleged racial discrimination in the local housing market. Filed on August 20,...

Every 2½ days, another Sonoma County resident dies from an overdose. The toll—about 12 lives a month—has made the county the third highest in the Bay Area for overdose mortality. Behind each number is an empty chair at a dinner table, a birthday missed, a voicemail never returned.

More fires are expected as lightning and thunderstorms move through the state.

The idea sounded simple enough: add one percent to every tasting room bill in Sonoma County and put the money toward marketing our wines. That’s the Wine Business Improvement District — or WID — that Sonoma County Winegrowers and Sonoma County Vintners floated in July. But less than a month later, the plan is on ice.

If you live anywhere near the Plaza, you felt it the morning after June 25. Overnight, Sonoma landed on the Michelin map—and did it with force. Enclos debuted with two Michelin stars and a Green Star, the first recognition ever for the City of Sonoma. Enclos sits in an...