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Sonoma Water Moves Forward with Regional Water Bank Strategy

Sonoma Water’s Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to develop a Regional Water Bank Implementation Strategy through an agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The contract, which runs through the end of 2027 will guide planning and coordination to improve long-term water supply reliability across Sonoma and...
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Controlled Burn Scheduled at Mount Tamalpais State Park to Mitigate Wildfire Risk

The Marin County Fire Department, in collaboration with Marin Water, will be conducting a prescribed burn operation at Mount Tamalpais State Park, ahead of a window scheduled between July 1 and July 3. This controlled burn is set to occur along the northern side of Bon Tempe Lake, with a potential area coverage...
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Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park & Open Space adds 1,500 acres

Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park in Sonoma County just got four times bigger. The county acquired a parcel of over 1,500 acres of protected redwood forest on Tuesday that will significantly expand the park and create a contiguous conservation area of more than 34 square miles south/southwest of the unincorporated...
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Duo nabbed for looting several speakers from Novato elementary school: sheriff’s office

(KRON) — A couple of alleged thieves were arrested after deputies say they broke into a Novato elementary school overnight Monday and made off with five portable speakers from the school grounds. The Marin County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies responded to the burglary at Loma Verde School and discovered that the...
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Once ‘the world’s egg basket,’ this Gold Rush-era boomtown still delivers culinary riches

Story by David G. Allan, CNN | Video by Gabe Ramirez and Styke Dimas, CNN. Petaluma, California (CNN) — Petaluma’s farm-to-table trend dates all the way back to the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. Between lush farmland and a river for transport, the town found itself in a prime position to provide eggs, dairy,...
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11 Winemaker-Approved Tips for Nailing Your Next Tasting Room Visit

Visiting a winery tasting room can feel as intimidating as stepping into an unfamiliar classroom. The urge to shrink back into the wallpaper is totally understandable. Thankfully, there are a few simple ways to get the most out of your experience while showing the staff that you respect and appreciate the time...
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2025 California Michelin awards new restaurants in West Oakland, Sonoma

OAKLAND, Calif. - Looking over freshly plucked herbs from their friend's student farming project, Chef Alan Hsu and Chef Sarah Cooper were back at work in their tiny restaurant Sun Moon Studio on Thursday, after winning a coveted Michelin star barely one year after opening in an industrial part of West Oakland.
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How one call from California legend Robert Mondavi changed the fate of this historic...

After flying under the radar of tourists for more than 40 years, this small Napa Valley winery is making a statement.
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Marin County suffers new cyber attacks; Grand Jury issues recommendations

Today, the 2024-2025 Marin County Civil Grand Jury (Grand Jury) released a report titled “One Hand to Shake — Follow-up to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury Report ‘Cyber Preparedness: Are We There Yet?’”. The 2023-2024 Marin County Civil Grand Jury released its cyber preparedness report on May...
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Video: Bay Area groundskeeper rocked by powerful firework while mowing lawn

PETALUMA, Calif. - Petaluma police released a video in the hopes of preventing similar problems. A school groundskeeper from Casa Grande High School was suddenly rocked by a firework that had been on the grass while he was moving the lawn on June 20 about 10 a.m.. The firework triggered...

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