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“Red Flags Are Flying” As Newsom Prepares Possible Stay at Home Order

California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered a sobering assessment of the state’s coronavirus status Monday, saying in no uncertain terms that if hospitalization and ICU increases continue, some form of Stay […]

Great Thanksgiving Banquet Goes Drive Through This Year

The Redwood Gospel Mission’s annual Great Thanksgiving Banquet became the great Thanksgiving Drive Thru on Wednesday, once again ensuring that hundreds of needy families in Santa Rosa received gifts of […]

Rohnert Park Bans Synthetic Pesticides in Parks

Persistence and persuasion finally paid off Monday for a dedicated group of community activists in Rohnert Park. The group had been working for two years to pressure the city to […]

North Bay Looking Dry for Next Two Weeks

Although we got a brief glimpse of winter, for the next two weeks it appears the North Bay will stay mosty dry, while we wait for the next pattern change […]

Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Region’s Creeks from Ash-filled Runoff

Across thousands of fire-blackened acres of Sonoma County, volunteers are working against time and the arrival of winter rains to protect watercourses from toxic, ash-filled runoff. Karl Van Amburg and […]

LIVE: Race to Protect Creeks In the Glass Fire Zone before Winter Rains Arrive.

Newsom Announces Curfews for Sonoma and Other Purple Tier Counties

In an effort to head off a rapid surge in the number of coronavirus cases statewide, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that a curfew, described as a “limited stay […]

As Toxic Sweep Continues, Glass Fire Victims Get Winter Prep Assistance

Weeks after the Glass Fire was finally contained, scores of Sonoma County property owners are still awaiting state action to sweep their land of hazardous household debris.  This government-funded sweep […]

Sonoma County Not Likely to Reach Less Restrictive Coronavirus Tier

As coronavirus cases surge nationally and here in California, Sonoma County’s bid to drop from the state’s Purple Tier to the less restrictive Red Tier looks unlikely to succeed.  Not […]

“Pulling the Emergency Brake”, State Officials Weigh Curfews as Coronavirus Surges

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that 41 out of 58 California counties would soon be downgraded to the most restrictive purple tier of the state’s coronavirus response system.  He […]

More Rain Coming Tuesday, and Wet North Bay Forecast Continues

After a nice dose of rain on Friday, the North Bay can expect another storm to sweep through on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing another  soaking.  Not a huge amount of […]