Santa Rosa CA

In the wake of a devastating car crash that claimed the lives of six farmworkers from Stockton, the local community is stepping up to support the grieving families through heartfelt fundraisers and acts of kindness.

Julius Myron Alexander is publishing a new book, containing 78 pages of his famous “Brochures,” little essays of life, giving the philosophy gathered through the years of the writer’s well-spent life, each a gem in its own setting, and the whole forming an assembly in book form. Mr. Alexander, Healdsburg’s own...

In the heart of Santa Rosa, where wine country meets urban charm, sits a treasure trove that might just be California’s best-kept secret for the budget-conscious and environmentally mindful shopper: The Salvation Army Family Store on 3rd Street. You know that feeling when you find a $20 bill in...

These maps used by major home insurers are different from Cal Fire’s maps and provide a window into how insurance companies think about fire risk in each Bay Area neighborhood.

The event is presented by the Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership and adds another way for artists to exhibit to the public. photo credit: Michelle Marques Artists Bug Thompson and Sharon Eisley are part of the Santa Rosa Open Studios event. The second annual Santa Rosa Open Studios starts on Saturday. Over 50 artists...

Below an ashen hillside, farmer Johnnie White picked shriveled grapes off flaking vines, surveying for the third time in a decade the ravages of a wildfire on Napa Valley vineyards. Nearby, fire crews stamped out remnants of the Pickett Fire, which started Aug. 21 in Calistoga and burned around 6,800 acres at the...

Pick organic apples at Gold Ridge Organic Farm in Sebastopol on Saturday from 8 am–1 pm (reservations required). Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.

Today, it’s a state historic park co-managed by the Fort Ross Conservancy and California State Parks. photo credit: Fort Ross Conservancy The chapel at Fort Ross. Along the Sonoma Coast sits a place layered with history. Russian settlers, Alaska Native hunters, and the Kashaya Pomo, whose ancestors lived there for...

The value of wine grapes harvested saw an overall decline of about 12% compared to 2023, due partially because "significant tonnage was left on the vines due to decreased demand," according to the county's agricultural commissioner. photo credit: Courtesy of Sonoma County The Sonoma County 2024 Crop Report released...

A 53-year-old man with three prior convictions for driving under the influence has been charged in connection with the deaths of six people over the weekend in Napa County, officials announced earlier this week. Norberto “Beto” Celerino was reportedly intoxicated while behind the wheel of a van carrying seven...