North Bay Fires

  • PG&E Announces Bankruptcy

    PG&E Announces Bankruptcy

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    Share with FriendsPG&E, the state’s largest utility, announces it will file for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits and billions of dollars in liability claims.  As Karl Van Amburg reports, […]

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  • Celebrity Bingo for Coffey Park

    Celebrity Bingo for Coffey Park

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    Share with FriendsA big crowd of supporters joined cyclist Levi Leipheimer on Friday night, pitching in to raise badly needed funds to rebuild Coffey Park. As Karl Van Amburg reports, […]

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  • Habitat to Launch Homebuilding Factory

    Habitat to Launch Homebuilding Factory

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    Share with FriendsIn a bold move, Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County plans to launch a Santa Rosa factory this spring to manufacture prefab components for homes. As Karl Van […]

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  • SMART Property to Boost Housing

    SMART Property to Boost Housing

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    Share with FriendsAs part of a huge push to revitalize downtown Santa Rosa, a 5 acre parcel near Railroad Square will be developed into high density housing. Backers say the […]

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  • Rise Up Fence Project Kicks Off

    Rise Up Fence Project Kicks Off

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    Share with Friends More than 20 Sonoma County businesses are joining together to help two fire-scarred neighborhoods replace fencing lost in the Tubbs Fire.  Karl Van Amburg reports.

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  • Schools and Smoke

    Schools and Smoke

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    Share with FriendsWhen do you close Sonoma County’s schools due to bad air quality?  That’s the question being faced these days by dozens of Sonoma County school districts, and thousands […]

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  • Trader Joe’s Grand Reopening

    Trader Joe’s Grand Reopening

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    Share with FriendsThe mood was festive today, as Santa Rosa’s Cleveland Avenue Trader Joe’s reopened it’s doors after a long Firestorm closure. As Karl Van Amburg reports, the grocery chain’s […]

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  • Hopper Wall Coming Down

    Hopper Wall Coming Down

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    Share with Friends In an emotional milestone, community leaders gathered in Coffey Park to mark the start of demolition and replacement of the fire-ravaged Hopper wall. As Karl Van Amburg […]

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  • Measures in a Minute – Santa Rosa Measure O

    Measures in a Minute – Santa Rosa Measure O

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    Share with FriendsTo help Sonoma County voters better understand the issues, News of the North Bay is posting a series of short, one-minute videos, explaining key measures on the November […]

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  • Angel is Home

    Angel is Home

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    Share with FriendsThe beloved Sonoma County longhorn named Angel is back home.  And that’s good news for her owners, and for thousands of her fans.

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  • Life after the Firestorm – How we’ve Changed

    Life after the Firestorm – How we’ve Changed

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    Share with FriendsSonoma County has changed in fundamental ways since the October 2017 Firestorm. But have those changes helped to prepare us for the next major catastrophe? In part one of […]

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  • Fountaingrove Anniversary Gathering

    Fountaingrove Anniversary Gathering

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    Share with FriendsFormer residents of Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove neighborhood gathered on the first anniversary of the October 2017 Firestorm to greet neighbors, and look to the future. Karl Van Amburg […]

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