US judge blocks Koi Nation casino project in Sonoma County
The Koi Nation of Northern California plans to appeal the decision. US.- Federal judge Rita F. Lin has determined that the 68 acres of land in Sonoma County bought in 2021 by the Koi Nation of Northern California to develop the Shiloh Resort & Casino project will no longer be held in trust, putting an end to the...
School Board Votes to Close Prestwood
Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board met in Special Session Tuesday, September 23 in the City Council Chambers, 177 First Street West, at 5:00 pm. The Agenda was limited to continued discussion of elementary school consolidation, and a vote on Resolution 26-07, in which the Trustees could name the...
Homeless Woman Arrested in Connection with a Fire behind Novato Skatepark
NOVATO — A homeless woman with prior arrests on her record has been arrested. again—this time she allegedly started a fire. Jamee R. Newkirk, 60, remains in custody at Marin County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond. “No one was injured because of the fire,” Novato police said...
Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher – Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird”
I’m recording at Tomales Bay, on the kayak… between Heart’s Desire Beach and Shallow Beach. And now, dead ahead, I’m seeing a Belted Kingfisher. My friend Gustav calls the Belted Kingfisher the “mechanical bird.” We used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek and the Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with...
The Day I Got Pulled Over….Walking
When I had my stroke in 2020, the first thing I did was call Dr. Esselstyn for help. He knew I lived in (war-ravaged 🤣) Portland, so he suggested I talk to a local doctor by the name of Craig McDougall.
As Peanuts turns 75, Charles Schulz’s comic is more poignant than ever
SANTA ROSA, CA − Jeannie Schulz has a wicked sense of humor. The 86-year-old widow of Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the not-so-merry Peanuts gang , has become the conservator of his legacy. Schulz is among the owners of Peanuts Worldwide, through which all partnerships flow − from...
Marin County community gets its post office back after nearly 1,000 days
There was a great celebration on Monday in the Marin County community of Bolinas as mail was being delivered to their town again, thanks to one man's persistence.
Sonoma Commuters Rejoice as a 30-Year Freeway-Widening Project Gets Finally, Finally Finished
Pretty much anyone who has lived in the Bay Area any length of time and has done some driving on 101 north to Sonoma County is familiar with the infamous forever traffic situation you run into right at the Marin-Sonoma border. For those living in Sonoma County, especially those who...
New stretch of California Highway 101 took 30 years to build. It’s finally open
New lanes between Novato and the Sonoma County line will complete 52 miles of continuous carpool.
Monday Morning Headlines: Two Beach Rescues In Sonoma
Four people are dead and the search for victims continues in the Sunday mass shooting and fire at a Mormon church in Michigan. The shooter who was killed by police, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, was an Iraq War veteran. [CNN]. Rescuers in Sonoma County saved an injured man and a...
