Under the Sun: Gary Edwards, Sonoma’s New Alcalde
Gary Edwards was recently selected by the City Council and past Alcaldes to be the honorary mayor of Sonoma, the 2026 “Alcalde” (Spanish for mayor). Anna Pier talked with the 66-year-old tireless volunteer about how he got to Sonoma, why he cares so deeply about it, and his understanding of the community.
This Upstart Napa Winery Has a Cab Worth Chasing
This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files , our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Novak Djokovic Will Help Perfect Your Tennis Game at This Luxe Hotel in Turks and Caicos On a 4.2-acre site perched on volcanic hillsides above the region’s signature morning fog, High Ranch...
County Board Approves $12.4 Million For Mental Health Services And Homelessness Programs
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved $12.4 million on Tuesday to support mental health and homelessness programs across the county, continuing investments funded by Measure O, the quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2020. The funding package includes $10 million from Measure O and $2.4 million...
Santa Rosa driver suspected of DUI, child endangerment after crashing into vehicle, home
A driver is accused of driving three times over the legal drinking limit and crashing into a home in Santa Rosa Saturday night, police said.
School Board Turns Deaf Ear
Four trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board met in regular session the evening of February 12 at the Sonoma City Council Chambers. Trustee Jason Lehman was not present for this very important meeting, the Agenda for which included offering a three-year contract to the Board’s recently selected new...
Santa Rosa Man, 78, Dies Weeks After Sheriff’s SUV Broadsides His Car
County records show that a Santa Rosa man who suffered major injuries in an October 2025 collision with a Sonoma County sheriff’s patrol vehicle later died from complications tied to those wounds. Robert Cydear, 78, was broadsided on Oct. 5, 2025, after pulling out of a Friedman’s Home Improvement parking lot. He was...
Pair of quakes rattle California’s North Bay
Two earthquakes struck near The Geysers in California’s North Bay, rattling homes across the region and drawing fresh attention to one of the state’s most seismically active zones. The larger event registered at magnitude 4.3, centered just 4 kilometers north-northwest of The Geysers, a geothermal field in Sonoma...
Longevity scientist studies how one part of your body can extend ‘health span’ —...
Living longer isn’t the goal, according to Bay Area aging researcher Eric Verdin — staying healthy longer is. Here’s how to start.
Highway 37 Horror as Man Shot Multiple Times in Novato
Yesterday at State Route 37 in Novato, it turned violent when a man in his 50s was found on the highway shoulder, shot multiple times. The California Highway Patrol received the report at about 3 PM, and officers located the victim between U.S. Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue before he was rushed to a local hospital...
Body found in Napa may be tied to Central Valley abduction
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is waiting on a medical report on a body found Friday on Highway 128 in Napa.
