Santa Rosa CA

At last night’s Sebastopol City Council meeting, the council adopted a just-cause eviction and relocation assistance ordinance that would apply to Woodmark and four other large, affordable-housing complexes in town. The ordinance will slow, though likely not stop, the removal of Woodmark’s current tenants and would...

In an ongoing battle against impaired driving in Sonoma County, 78-year-old Santa Rosa resident Alberto Salgado-Gonzalez has been sentenced to three years in custody for his most recent DUI conviction. Salgado-Gonzalez's long history of DUI offenses culminated in this maximum sentence after he pleaded "no contest" to...

A storm sweeping through the region on Wednesday morning downed power to thousands of customers in the North Bay, including an elementary school in northern Sonoma County that canceled classes for the day. As of 7:40 a.m., PG&E reported that 5,670 customers without power in the Bay Area, and 4,100...

A hiker who went missing on Halloween night was safely located after losing his way on a 2,500-foot-high mountain in California. Late on Friday, Oct. 31, at around 11:20 p.m. local time, search and rescue crews were called to continue looking for a man who had gone missing while hiking on the north side of […]

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A recent post on social media has sparked a discussion about breaking into the IT industry. The original poster, who holds a bachelor's degree in computer science, is seeking advice on how to get started in the field, specifically in help desk roles. They are open to mentorship or internship opportunities that could...

There’s a new exhibition at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. “A Thousand Shades of Green”—which, as you might guess, is dedicated to the celebration of olive, emerald, forest, celadon, jade, mint, artichoke, citron, malachite, lime, viridian, chartreuse—and all the other shades of green in between.

Cristina Hobbs sees no reason to have a large house when there is such an expansive landscape — exquisitely styled by Mother Nature — beckoning her outside. An artist whose paintings, watercolors, and ceramics are inspired by the natural world beyond her windows, Hobbs sees the outdoors — with its gardens, tall...

As far-right authoritarians gain power around the world (cough, cough), artists in our community have been seeking ways to produce works that meet these unprecedented times. Petaluma’s Mercury Theater has chosen a play by German playwright Bertolt Brecht. He saw the writing on the wall in Germany and fled his country...

A concerned citizen recently took to social media to express their predicament - they had misplaced their ballot on the day of voting. They were unsure of the options available to them for same-day resolution, as they couldn't find clear information online and were unable to reach anyone over the phone for...