Santa Rosa rally scorns Supreme Court ICE ruling
On September 18, a National Day of Action, the Graton Day Labor Center organized day laborers and domestic workers to hold a rally and vigil at Santa Rosa's Old Courthouse Square. The grievances: federal violations of civil rights at the hands of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Why this Bay Area coastal town is 'particularly vulnerable' to rising sea levels
The North Bay is already experiencing the effects of sea level rise, but none more than this world-famous coastal town outside of San Francisco.
Santa Rosa preps for fall fire danger
Dry fall weather and encroaching storms are bringing risky fire conditions to the North Bay.
Pickett Fire is out but rain danger lies ahead
Even though there's plenty of peak fire season left, towns that experienced wildfires this year, have to be thinking about what comes next. "Next" could very well be dirt and debris laden water and mud.
Marin City's major public housing renovations leave some residents with doubts
Residents of Golden Gate Village met Monday evening to discuss a federal lawsuit they filed to address their deplorable housing situation and to react to the Marin Housing Authority's plan to completely renovate their hamlet neighboring Sausalito.
Vintner's choice: Rip up the vineyard or let grapes die on the vine?
Coming off a very tough 2024, the wine industry is finding 2025 to to be another year of fewer drinkers and slower sales.
New parking system is causing headaches and confusion
The city of San Anselmo has a parking problem. Not a lack of spaces, or drivers ignoring parking regulations — it's paying for a spot in the city's popular commercial neighborhoods.
Mobile home park residents fight for their legal rights
The residents of one of the Bay Area's most affordable mobile home parks want to give the city a half million dollars a year for decades to but buy the park that they are entitled to purchase, But realistically, they will have paid for it twice.
Pickett Fire: Firefighters gaining control
The latest Cal Fire report on the 4-day old Pickett Fire, shows it has burned 6,803 acres, but is still only 15% contained, making it a threat if winds pick up. Though still dangerous, this fire is facing relentless assault from forces equal to the task.
A dozen wildfire-mitigation goats and sheep mysteriously died on the job in the North Bay, but why?
Billie Thibodeau has been raising goats and sheep for to graze on dry brush to prevent wildfires. Recently, more than 10% of her herd mysteriously died while on the job.
Marin's senior trailer park community feeling housing insecure and anxious
The Marin Valley Mobile Country Club is a town within a town nestled in the hills above Novato, a haven for low-income seniors who are worried their haven is in real jeopardy.
Santa Rosa could play a huge role in redistricting
The North Bay will play a major role in the Democrats' effort to take a seat away from a Republican, while keeping two seats they already have in their column with Sonoma's County seat playing a pivotal role. Santa Rosa's may soon have a different Congressional boundary around it.
Sonoma County sues all major social media giants
Saying that some 94,000 minors, in Sonoma County alone, have been ‘uniquely harmed’ by social media, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors have signed on to a major lawsuit with two other California counties against an army of social media giants.
These Bay Area seniors aren't letting their age stop them from playing ball: Meet the Pioneers
The Pioneers, a 65 and over baseball team based in the North Bay, are not letting aging keep them from what they love: baseball.
Sonoma County may self-impose a small wine tax, PR campaign to boost industry
The California wine industry, a major economic force in the state's agricultural and tourism base, is finding itself a bit unloved by younger generations.
North Bay residents raise flood of protest against Nicasio Dam expansion
To store more water, the Marin Municipal Water District wants to use a rubber dam to raise the level of Nicasio Reservoir by about 4 and a half feet.
Complaints of neglect at Bay Area cemetery
Complaints of neglect have plagued a North Bay cemetery as congregants of the Mount Tam cemetery say they're disappointed with how the remains of their loved ones are handled.
Fairfax initiative to recall mayor and vice-mayor says it has adequate signatures
The charming hamlet of Fairfax is involved in a contentious battle over a state mandate that towns and counties build a lot of new housing or face the steep consequence of the state ignoring local zone restrictions.
Sonoma's 'Good Trouble' rally & protest lacks youth movement
Sonoma's 'Good Trouble' rally to honor the late civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis lacked the presence of youth, observers say.
North Bay wine industry suffers from tariffs and sinking dollar value
What tariffs and a sinking dollar value could mean for the North Bay's wine industry.