Sonoma County Program Helps Over 600 Residents Stay Housed in Its First Year
In October 2024, Sonoma County launched the Keep People Housed-Sonoma (KPH) program to help prevent homelessness and support local families. The program has now completed its first year, and a review provides data on its activities.
An engaging new mystery set in Sebastopol and rural West County
West County is an unusual place by any measure. Filled with a mix of hippies, artists, outlaw growers and old-school rednecks, it has a breathtaking landscape of vineyards, dense forests, rolling meadows, and small, picturesque towns. Add a spectacular coastline and a snaking river valley, and it’s the very...
Santa Rosa’s Flagship Taproom Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Flagship Taproom operator Loaded Barrel, LLC, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the California Northern Bankruptcy Court. The Santa Rosa-based company filed a voluntary petition on October 28 to restructure its finances and keep the business running. Loaded Barrel, LLC Files for Chapter 11. According to...
Sonoma County Prepares for California Building Code Updates
Permit Sonoma’s Building Division is preparing for the upcoming changes to the California Building Standards Code, which take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. The 2025 code cycle introduces new statewide requirements that focus on wildfire resilience, clean energy and sustainable construction practices. Permit Sonoma will...
SRJC honors the dead with Día de Muertos
Santa Rosa Junior College students, staff and community members adorned themselves in a myriad of marigolds as the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a/x de Aztlán (MEChA) de SRJC celebrated Día de Muertos under the glow of candlelight and papel picado – colorful, perforated paper banners – on Tuesday evening in...
Teen Driver Charged in Fatal Crash, Questions Emerge
Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli filed a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge against a 17-year-old girl for the April auto accident in West Marin that resulted in the death of four teens. Another young passenger had minor injuries, with the driver suffering serious burns, according to the California...
Important Updates for Rohnert Park Residents: Veterans Day Event, Public Hearings, Hazard Plan Feedback,...
The City of Rohnert Park has released several updates for residents as October 2025 ends. The city announced the Annual Veterans Day Celebration, which will take place on November 11, 2025. The event is scheduled for 11:00 am at the Rohnert Park Community Center at 5401 Snyder Lane. The ceremony will honor local...
Bay Area Air District Fines Republic Services $159,000 for Air Quality Violations at Petaluma...
In a recent move to address environmental accountability, the Bay Area Air District slapped Republic Services with a fine of $159,000 for a series of air quality violations at their Sonoma Central Landfill site in Petaluma. Details from the Air District's statement indicate that the company encountered 14 violations,...
Rescue or Crime? UC Berkeley Student Faces 5 Years in Sonoma Poultry Farm Case
In 2023, Zoe Rosenberg and other animal rights activists entered a Petaluma poultry farm after dark, plucked four chickens from their crates and carried them off the property. She has called the heist a “rescue” of mistreated, bruised and scratched-up animals, but the farm’s owners, and Sonoma County District...
Special Report: Supervisors Back Emergency Food Aid, Capped at $1 Million, as SNAP Set...
NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — Napa County supervisors on Monday approved up to $1 million in local aid to keep groceries flowing if November CalFresh benefits do not load due to the federal government shutdown. For families who plan meals around a single monthly deposit, a missed reload means empty shopping carts, parents...
