Community workshop on Petaluma North SMART Plan
The City of Petaluma invites residents to a community workshop on Saturday, March 21 from 12 PM to 2 PM at the Lucchesi Community Center. The event will focus on shaping a shared vision for the area around the Petaluma North SMART Station and along the McDowell corridor.
Washed Tax Checks Rattle Napa As Deadline Looms
Napa County officials are sounding the alarm after discovering that several mailed property-tax checks were stolen, chemically washed and then cashed under fake names. With the second installment deadline fast approaching, the county is urging homeowners to switch to secure online payment methods or to quickly verify...
Cloverdale Quik Stop Turns Into Gold Mine With $15 Million Jackpot Ticket
A lightning bolt of lottery luck has hit Cloverdale, where a $15 million California Lottery Scratchers ticket was sold at a neighborhood convenience store, state lottery officials announced this week. The ticket carries the top prize on the $40 Royal Jackpot Scratchers game and is still unclaimed while the Lottery...
Injured LA County mountain lion cub finds a friend in Northern California
While receiving state-of-the-art care in Northern California, the injured mountain lion cub found on a Castaic street has made a new friend, a fellow orphaned cub from the Central Coast.
Weekend events at Foley Family Community Pavilion
The Foley Family Community Pavilion will host several events this weekend. A pop-up Healdsburg Farmers' Market takes place on Saturday, March 21 from 8:30 AM to 12 noon, ahead of the regular market starting April 11. Later that day, Vamos Al Tianguis, an open-air market with art, music, and food, runs from 4 to 9 PM.
Multiple DUI arrests during St. Patrick’s Day weekend
The Petaluma Police Department made several DUI arrests during St. Patrick’s Day enforcement efforts on March 17–18, 2026. In less than 24 hours, officers stopped multiple drivers showing signs of alcohol impairment. One driver, Steven Muschietty (56, Fairfield), was arrested after an illegal U-turn. Trey Tucker (35,...
Sonoma County family’s logging plan for Jenner forestland riles coastal community, environmentalists
JENNER — For several generations, the Berry family has logged the forest on their sprawling coastal property near the mouth of the Russian River to feed a sawmill they continue to operate a few miles upstream. But the family’s latest plan for 1,099 acres of forest they own overlooking...
Acme Burger Duo Trades Patties For Prix Fixe At Occidental’s Bohemian Bistro
The husband-and-wife team behind Acme Burger, Todd and Erica Kniess, are flipping the script in Occidental, turning the former Hazel restaurant into a white-tablecloth venture called Bohemian Bistro with chef James Millar at the helm. Erica Kniess has called the new restaurant “a passion project” and says the couple...
These Sonoma County Brewers Prove Artisan Seltzers Haven’t Lost Their Sparkle
We get it: Not everyone loves beer. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun at local breweries. Alongside their traditional offerings, many Sonoma County brewers craft their own hard seltzers. While sales of mass-produced brands have been declining for the last few years, artisan...
Napa Merlot’s Identity Crisis
As a wine writer, I read extensively what my colleagues around the world publish on a daily basis. This (admittedly rather obsessive) consumption of wine media allows me to observe coverage trends as they rise and fall. Some are quite predictable. Others, more surprising. Lately, I’ve been scratching my head over the...
