Santa Rosa CA

Dwaine McCoy just bought the building his own company has been renting for more than a decade. McCoy acquired the 11,289-square-foot industrial property at 1300 Dynamic St. in Petaluma for $2 million on Sept. 15, picking up the longtime home of Ace Insulation from Habas family trusts. According to public...

Hundreds of North Bay nurses are in the middle of a two-day strike at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, claiming the hospital has negotiated in bad faith and engaged in unfair labor practices. Nurses walked off the job starting at 5 a.m. Tuesday, after several rounds of unsuccessful contract negotiations...

Phoenix Lake is the smallest of the district's seven reservoirs, and it sits right above the town of Ross. The plan is to drain off a large portion of the water, leaving room as a catch basin for any atmospheric rivers.

Some low-lying areas of Marin County experienced tidal flooding on Monday, as coastal parts of the Bay Area are under a flood advisory.

The city plans to spend more than $885,000 to flush water mains.

The Trail House bike shop on Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa has permanently closed its doors after a sudden shutdown by parent company Specialized. The Press Democrat reports despite receiving a letter naming it the best bike store in Santa Rosa based on Google reviews, crews stripped the retail and service space early last week.

A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 3 p.m. PDT Thursday for the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay area. Up to 2.1 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. NWS San Francisco issued the update at 11:04...

Merchant23 Inc. has applied for alcohol licenses at 630 Cordelia Dr. in Santa Rosa, California, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The applications for a beer and wine importer license, a beer and wine wholesaler license and an off-sale beer and wine license were listed as pending as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Cal Fire plans to burn about 100 acres of grass and brush in Napa County on Monday and Tuesday to help protect communities from wildfires. The two-day operation along Chiles Pope Valley Road, east of Angwin, is scheduled to begin as early as 8 a.m. each day, weather and other conditions permitting, the agency's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said in a statement.

Sonoma Valley High School’s fall 2026 season has reached the stretch run for seven sports teams, including football, volleyball, cross country, boys and girls water polo, and girls golf and tennis. The Sonoma football boys, who after winning back-to-back Redwood Empire Mountain League (REML) titles, were moved up a...