Archive for July, 2019

  • Emotions Rise at Santa Rosa CPUC Meeting

    Emotions Rise at Santa Rosa CPUC Meeting

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    Share with FriendsFrustration and anger at PG&E boiled over at a public meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission in Santa Rosa Wednesday. The gathering was one of 17 that […]

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  • Tucker Fire in Modoc County Grows Slowly

    Tucker Fire in Modoc County Grows Slowly

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    Share with FriendsFavorable weather conditions have helped crews fighting the Tucker Fire in Modoc County, in extreme northeastern California. At just over 14 thousand acres, the blaze is now the […]

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  • Fire Danger Rises With Heat, Cooling by Monday

    Fire Danger Rises With Heat, Cooling by Monday

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    Share with FriendsTwo days of hot temperatures have descended on Northern California, and with the weekend heat comes renewed worries about wildfire.  The good news is that no major wind […]

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  • Dry Thunderstorms Pushing North through Friday

    Dry Thunderstorms Pushing North through Friday

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    Share with FriendsHot weather is coming this weekend with North Bay highs expected to top out near or above 100 degrees both Saturday and Sunday, and a surge of warm, […]

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  • Rohnert Park Bans Overnight Parking

    Rohnert Park Bans Overnight Parking

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    Share with FriendsIn the wake of several recent deaths along the SMART tracks, and increasingly visible homeless encampments, the Rohnert Park City Council voted Tuesday to ban overnight parking at […]

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  • Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

    Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

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    Share with FriendsAfter a brief pause on Tuesday, North Bay temperatures will soar as the weekend approaches, with heat watches and warnings a definite possiblity for Saturday and Sunday. In […]

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  • Flag is Raised at Veterans Tiny Home Village

    Flag is Raised at Veterans Tiny Home Village

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    Share with FriendsThe stars and stripes was proudly raised over Santa Rosa’s Veterans Tiny Home Village, as the revolutionary community marked another symbolic milestone. Karl Van Amburg and producer Michon […]

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  • SMART Board Searches for Answers

    SMART Board Searches for Answers

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    Share with FriendsAfter five deaths along the SMART train tracks in Sonoma County since late June, the SMART board of directors and general manager addressed the crisis, and looked for […]

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  • Hundreds Support Return of Coffey Neighborhood Hangout

    Hundreds Support Return of Coffey Neighborhood Hangout

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    Share with FriendsSanta Rosa’s Coffey Park celebrated the reopening of a beloved neighborhood hangout Friday night, more than a year and a half after it was lost in the Tubbs […]

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  • SMART Hopes Z-Gates will Save Lives

    SMART Hopes Z-Gates will Save Lives

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    Share with FriendsIn the wake of two recent fatalities, SMART Train has installed pedestrian Z-gates at the dangerous Golf Course Drive crossing in Rohnert Park, and plans to do the […]

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  • Attorney: Tubbs Fire Victims Can Collect from PG&E

    Attorney: Tubbs Fire Victims Can Collect from PG&E

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    Share with FriendsToday, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign assembly bill 1054, which will create a $21 Billion pool of money for settling future wildfire claims across California. At the same […]

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  • Report: PG&E Put off Repairs before Paradise Blaze

    Report: PG&E Put off Repairs before Paradise Blaze

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    Share with FriendsAn explosive new report in the Wall Street Journal says PG&E discovered major safety issues on the transmission line that sparked the Paradise fire, but put off for […]

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