Petaluma mobile home park facing closure highlighting California's housing friction

The owner of Petaluma's low-income Little Woods Villa mobile home park is seeking to close the facility, arguing that rent control has made the business financially unviable.

Independent film depicting ICE activity being shot in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa residents were advised that a staged immigration enforcement scene on Thursday evening was part of a movie filming and not a real law enforcement action.

This North Bay movie theater is a 'flashback in time' with a modern twist

Independent theaters, like one in Tiburon, are adopting innovative amenities and community events to recover from pandemic-era closures.

'Vallejo' single gaining buzz: Jourdan Jade, rising artist making waves
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She’s blending Rap and R&B with stories of ambition, perseverance, and hometown pride. Vallejo artist Jourdan Jade shares how her music career has grown and why representing the Bay Area remains at the center of everything she creates.

'Vallejo' single gaining buzz: Jourdan Jade, rising artist making waves
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She’s blending Rap and R&B with stories of ambition, perseverance, and hometown pride. Vallejo artist Jourdan Jade shares how her music career has grown and why representing the Bay Area remains at the center of everything she creates.

Mill Valley faces first potential PG&E Safety power shutoff since 2019

A severe weather event could strike the fire-vulnerable town of Mill Valley tomorrow, threatening a public safety power shutoff large enough to disrupt electricity for mountainside residents on the shoulders of Mount Tamalpais.

King tides bring high water levels to Larkspur, sparking sea level rise concerns

High water levels from a current spate of summer king tides are raising concerns among Larkspur Boardwalk residents who view the unusual summer flooding as a sign of sea level rise.

The ultimate Bay Area July 4th guide: Fireworks, parades and more

Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on this year’s Independence Day has the Bay Area buzzing with festivities, parades and, of course, fireworks. From the North Bay all the way down to the Peninsula, here at the events happening.

SMART considers new station in Geyserville to boost tourism and commutes

The North Bay's SMART Train is exploring the addition of a new transit station in Geyserville after local residents successfully advocated to state lawmakers.

WatchDuty app tracks wildfires and now flooding

What started out five years ago, as a local North Bay app to monitor wildfires in real time, is now a national non-profit that now has a second life-saving specialty: nationwide, localized flooding.

Quick action saves San Rafael apartment complex after carport fire

A fast-moving fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in a carport area at a San Rafael apartment complex, threatening a critical piece of the city's low-income housing supply.

Grassroots effort restores historic 91-year-old Petaluma neon sign

A grassroots community effort successfully restored Petaluma's historic 91-year-old "Baby Chicks" neon sign over the weekend.

Novato mobile home residents fight for promised ownership as bonds near payoff

Residents of the Marin Valley Mobile Country Club are fighting to ensure their community remains affordable and transitions to resident ownership as reportedly agreed upon decades ago.

San Rafael 2nd Friday Art Walk kicks off weekend of festivities

The city of San Rafael kicked off a weekend of art and automobiles Friday as the Art Works Downtown Second Friday Art Walk took center stage. Under clear skies, the event highlighted the growing role of the arts in the city’s continued recovery from the pandemic.

Measure B could determine future of North Bay's SMART train, officials warn

Supporters of Measure B warn that the North Bay rail system will run out of funding and eventually shut down by 2029 if the sales tax extension is not approved.

Landslides are increasing in California, experts say

Marin City may actually be a national model for dealing with climate change because it has two major threats: sea level rise and landslides. During the pandemic, a series of atmospheric rivers caused this 70-year-old wooden retaining wall to fail in two spots: a total of some forty feet