Santa Rosa CA

A 436-acre stretch of wildland east of Napa Valley will never see a house built on it, after the Land Trust of Napa County closed on the former Coppin property on October 15 using a $1 million grant from the state Wildlife Conservation Board. The purchase wipes out two potential homesites and folds the land into one of the most important wildlife corridors in the North Bay.

Hundreds of acres of Pope Valley land tied to the long-dormant Aetna Springs resort are set to hit the auction block Friday, October 30, 2026, after the property's owner reportedly fell behind on a $31.9 million loan. The trustee sale is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at a fountain near the Napa County Courthouse, with Aetna Springs Owner LLC facing the loss of the land through foreclosure.

The 45-year-old motorcyclist died in a hospital several days after the solo crash, according to the Petaluma Police Department.

Montgomery Jr/Sr High School in Santa Rosa has been named a 2026 National Banner Unified Champion School by Special Olympics, the organization's highest honor for a school building inclusion through sports. The recognition caps six years of work at the campus, where students with and without disabilities have trained and competed together as teammates rather than as separate programs running side by side.

Rohnert Park voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve Measure K, a half-cent sales tax that supporters say would pump $5.5 million a year into city coffers to shore up public safety, water and road funding. The region's third-largest city has drained its reserves from $33 million to $22 million over two years, frozen or cut nearly two dozen positions, and watched its public safety department carry six vacant posts even as it polices a city of roughly 45,000 with about five officers on patrol

Fifty years after it was founded at Oak Hill Farm, Sonoma Land Trust returned to the same land to celebrate half a century of conservation. The organization marked its 50th anniversary on October 4 with a day of gatherings at Glen Oaks Ranch and Oak Hill Farm in Sonoma, culminating in An Evening Under the Oaks, a celebration for more than 170 guests beneath the oak trees at a venue called the White Barn. Themed “Connected by Nature: Then, Now, and Forever,” the evening reflected the relationship

California’s wine industry is facing mounting pressure as consumers change their drinking habits and wineries struggle to maintain sales. Now, another Sonoma County wine business is preparing to close after…

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are set to show up in person this Saturday for the grand opening of their first California Dispensoria, a cannabis store in Forestville that marks the comedy duo's debut retail location in their home state. The meet-and-greet runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Pacific on October 24, 2026, and it's free to attend with no RSVP required, handled strictly first-come, first-served.

Fine Eye Gallery is pleased to announce its relocation to a new location at 535 1st Street West in Sonoma. Established in 1990 in Sutter Creek, Fine Eye Gallery has spent more than three decades celebrating American craftsmanship. The gallery features distinctive work created by skilled American artisans and makers, offering customers the opportunity to bring one-of-a-kind craftsmanship, creativity, and character into their homes and lives.

(KRON) — A coyote that has been spotted nearly two dozen times in east Petaluma over the past two weeks does not appear aggressive and is “engaging in normal wildlife activity,” officials said. The Petaluma Police Department said it’s received more than 20 calls about the animal. Wildlife Rescue has advised police that the coyote […]