Petaluma rattled by string of suspicious overnight fires downtown
Petaluma police are investigating three suspicious fires that broke out in the downtown area over two early mornings.
🚌 Marin County Transportation Jobs – Multiple Openings Up to $120/day
Marin County has a few solid driving and service jobs open right now — great for anyone who likes being on the move and helping others get where they need to go. Help residents get to appointments, errands, and outings while keeping vehicles in top shape. Training for a Class B license is available if you don’t...
North Bay neighbors rally to protect 250-year-old oak tree from being cut down by...
PG&E says upon inspection of the tree, they found "evidence of active decay." Neighbors are trying to explore the option of raising funds to reroute the power line, away from the tree.
Marin’s Drenched 101 Bottleneck Faces High-Stakes Fix
For anyone who has ever white-knuckled it through southern Marin during a king tide, this will sound familiar: that low stretch of U.S. Highway 101 by Marin City and the Manzanita Park & Ride floods, traffic grinds to a halt, and the detours pile up. Now, engineers and planners are weighing two very different and...
Paving and safety work on Rainier Ave through 2026
Construction has started on the Rainier Avenue Paving & Traffic Calming Project in Petaluma. Work is taking place from Sonoma Mountain Parkway to McDowell Boulevard, with traffic control and site setup already in progress. The project will make this busy road safer and smoother for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Farewell Goose & Gander—hello Eight North!
As eager as I am to dump the thunderstorm that was 2025, it’s hard not to reflect on simpler days of the past, and what once was and will never be. Especially because last month brought the closure of a Napa Valley institution—Goose & Gander—leaving locals crushed and wondering what’s to become of the iconic space....
Sea-level rise proposals for Highway 101 in Marin County
There are two proposals to address a stretch of Highway 101 in Marin County that is especially vulnerable to sea-level rise. Any solution is going to be expensive, but not as expensive as doing nothing at all.
Bay Area hospital shutters critical unit, leaving health care void
Parents will need to drive their children farther for overnight hospital stays.
Rotten tree closes Humboldt Street to traffic
A tree fell across “Bicycle Boulevard” at its intersection with College Avenue at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, damaging one vehicle and injuring none. Santa Rosa Police Department officers and firefighters were on the scene within 15 minutes of the fall. Nearby residents called emergency services upon hearing the tree...
Santa Rosa approves limits on ICE use of city property, says police won’t be...
The Santa Rosa City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance barring federal immigration agents from using city property for enforcement operations. The ordinance states that Santa Rosa property is reserved for city business, meaning ICE cannot use city‑owned facilities to stage operations. For example, using a...

















