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Veterans Day in Sonoma County saw many traditional celebrations featuring flag raising, patriotic speeches and festive lunches. The Sebastopol Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gold Ridge Post 3919 featured some very special speakers, a group of six Ukrainian professionals. These delegates, coordinated by Sebastopol World...

Spare Crafts, a non-profit arts, crafts, and sewing/fabric store located at 324 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in San Anselmo, is inviting everyone to check out their collection of vintage, new, and secondhand Christmas supplies. The store, which operates from 10-5 on Tuesdays through Saturdays, offers a wide range of items,...

A user from Southern California is making a long drive up to Santa Rosa to meet their in-laws for the first time this Thanksgiving. They're considering bringing a charcuterie board as a gift but are unsure if it's appropriate in wine country. They're also seeking recommendations for where they can purchase a...

At its meeting of November 19, the Sonoma City Council will discuss and potentially take action to approve codification of the state’s new Building Code Standards. The California Building Standards Commission adopts a new edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24, California Code of Regulations)...

Welcome to Under the Hood, our exclusive Saturday series for Napa Valley Features paid subscribers. Napa County is rewriting its General Plan for the unincorporated area — not the cities of Napa, American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena or the town of Yountville — while a wave of resort projects continues to advance....

Last Tuesday, Sonoma State University hosted a heartfelt Peace Tribute ceremony honoring the campus’s commitment to peace, resilience, and global understanding. The event marked the installation of three Hiroshima peace trees and a peace pole, symbols deeply rooted in a decades-long global movement for a world free...

A question was recently posed on a social media platform, asking if there were any farms in the local area that would accept leftover pumpkins from Halloween to feed their animals. The individual was keen to ensure that their pumpkins didn't go to waste and would prefer them to be used as animal feed rather than...

A local coalition has joined forces to buy a vacant boat yard and transform it into green space — and a chance at connection — for one of Marin County’s most crowded and overlooked communities.

SANTA ROSA – In anticipation of increased river flows, the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) began lowering its rubber dam on the Russian River near Forestville on Nov. 13. Sonoma Water routinely lowers the inflatable dam when flow forecasts indicate the river will exceed 1,600 cubic feet per second to...

AMERICANS face extra checkout fees and a ban on plastic bags as part of a 2026 shopping law – which could slap rulebreakers with harsh $5,000 fines. The California county closed a loophole which saw many businesses giving out thicker bags marketed as reusable. Napa County’s Board of Supervisors...