Steve Hilton blasts ‘California corruption’ misusing fire relief funds
Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton criticized the benefit concert FireAid for not getting enough donations directly to the Los Angeles fires victims. FireAid was a concert held in January, days after the Palisades and Eaton fires were active for 24 days as it burned a combined 37,000 acres, damaged over 16,000...
Sonoma County wine advocates float idea of taxing certain sales to raise millions, combat...
The proposal to create a ‘wine improvement district’ would place a charge on tasting room, club and event sales — but not purchases at liquor and grocery stores. A snapshot of California’s wine improvement districts. Wine improvement districts, or WIDs, were authorized under California law in...
The Bay Is Rising, and Marin’s Most Traveled Roads Are in Its Way
Highways. Trails. Roads. Ferry terminals. Bike paths. Train lines. Much of Marin County’s spiderweb of coastal and bayside transit options is at risk of inundation from rising sea levels in the coming decades, according to a recent study identifying the climate vulnerabilities of its built infrastructure. The county,...
STOP: Marin eyes scaling down crossing guard program
Look both ways before crossing the road, kids—especially if Marin County defunds your local crossing guard. Due to rising costs, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) is considering scaling back its crossing guard program. The program currently funds 96 guards at a total cost of $2.4 million. A TAM executive...
Fish counting a key part of the job for Sonoma Water biologists
Every summer for the past 20 years, biologists with Sonoma Water don their waders and boots, not to catch fish but to count them. Seven days a week, at five different put-ins, Sonoma Water biologists Miguel O’Huerta and Sanoe Deaver wade into the cold Russian River to scoop small fish from traps laid in late spring....
The Hall of Flowers, Show Designer Greg Duncan
For those who haven’t been to the Sonoma County Fair, The Hall is in fact a hanger, measuring a massive 180 feet by 350 feet by 35 feet. The Hall was built during the war to house the mighty Boeing B-17 “flying fortress”—that heavily armored long-range bomber, whose distant thunder meant lightning to the cities and...
Summer Roadwork Alert: Marin County to Kick Off Pavement Preservation on 25 Miles of...
Drivers in Marin County might want to plan some detours this summer as the Department of Public Works (DPW) kicks off pavement preservation on 25 miles of county-maintained roads, which make up about 6% of the 421-mile network. Starting tomorrow, the five-month project will work towards increasing the lifespan of...
UPDATE: Teen Fatally Injured in Petaluma after Suspected DUI Leads to High-Speed Police Chase...
A tragic sequence of events occurred on Lakeville Highway in Petaluma last Saturday, culminating in a fatal car crash following a high-speed pursuit by local police. The deceased has been identified as a 14-year-old male passenger, confirmed by a social media post from the Santa Rosa Police Department (SRPD). The...
Sutter Health Deploy Wearable Ultrasound Tech to Personalize Fluid Management for Sepsis
– Sutter Health, an integrated not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern California, and Flosonics Medical today announced an expansion of the deployment of FloPatch, the first wireless wearable Doppler ultrasound device, across multiple hospital sites to support more precise and timely intravenous (IV)...
Napa Co.: Father Charged With Homicide, Dui After 10-Year-Old Son Dies In Crash
NAPA CO.: FATHER CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE, DUI AFTER 10-YEAR-OLD SON DIES IN CRASH
