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Troubled Sonoma Valley Hospital gets multi-million dollar state loan
Read more: Struggling Sonoma Valley Hospital wins help from Sacramento
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The federal funding will help in elevating the highway by 30 feet over Novato Creek by 2029.
- Written by: Marc Albert
Development coming to rural areas after push from Sacramento.
- Written by: Noah Abrams
Healdsburg city council looking at possible station locations closer to downtown.
Read more: Healdsburg officials entertain new SMART station locations
- UFW, Padilla urge stronger work protections after farmworker’s heat-related death
- Bird group dumps Audubon, new name takes flight
- Local leaders, activists mobilizing to block Ft. Ross power plant
- Federal disaster loans made available for Marin, Sonoma
- Tribal casino workers lobby at state capitol
- California researchers race to find solutions to wildfire smoke-tainted wine
- Community meeting set on Ft. Ross pumped storage proposal
- Federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish
- Cotati approves first of its kind cannabis lounge
- Stinson Beached! Sailboat grounds ashore in West Marin
- Making borrowing easier, amendment to state constitution could unlock billions for housing
- CA Fire Foundation collecting relief for Maui fire victims
- PG&E touts fire risk reduction, urges public readiness
- Santa Rosa housing project fends off appeal over parking
- Just what the doctor ordered: Prescription could pay for your fresh fruits and veggies
- Santa Rosa brings homelessness laws in line with federal rules
- Petaluma disputes critique of privatized planning department
- Latest proposal for Potter Valley Project future put to PG&E
- Santa Rosa seeks public input for 2050 General Plan
- Caltrans says unable to pay for full replacement of Monte Rio bridge
- Proposed new water rules aim to mitigate impact of vineyards
- Big jump in water rates likely in Sonoma
- Sonoma looking to fix city's cemeteries
- 1970s-era 'back-to-the-landers' now aging in place together
- Family of farmworker killed by police in 2022 demand accountability
- Windsor opts not to look for potential seismic vulnerabilities
- Mendocino County plugs budget gap with opioid settlement cash
- Save the Redwoods steward talks old growth past and future
- Agreement in place for sale of beloved redwood forest land
- County sending needy to website, says staff overwhelmed w/aid requests
- Shortage of nurses hurting Calif., big gulf on solutions
- State labor officials aim to protect vulnerable guestworkers
- Behind the scenes: California's new arts education plans
- Big park to replace unbuilt Santa Rosa freeway
- Downsizing at Rohnert Park safe sleeping site continues
- Limited water no impediment to Santa Rosa growth
- Workers hail settlement with vineyard management company
- With some changes, Santa Rosa finalizes new vacation rental rules
- Sonoma County lowers PLA threshold for construction projects
- California pilots new legal aid program for farmworkers
- West Sebastopol winemakers hope for new AVA
- Here's how California's electric cars can feed the grid and help avoid brownouts
- Library adds huge haul of Spanish content to streaming services
- Falling oak tree limb injures 6 in Santa Rosa park
- Cutting fire danger, one limb at a time
- Mobile home park owner threatens closure over new city regs
- Few big changes as coastal plan takes shape
- EdSource: Excerpts from probe into Title IX at Sonoma State
- Families with young children face hardship as Covid aid ends
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- Popularity of local climate funding measure in doubt
- Petaluma strengthens rent control for mobile home dwellers
- Solar panel recycling gets off the ground in Sonoma County
- Seaside power plant proposed near Fort Ross
- New drone technology adds to growing uses in wildfire, urban firefighting
- What's the trouble in Peacetown? Article details investigation; nonprofit "firmly rejects" allegations
- Strike looms for UPS workers
- Another insurance company drops coverage in California
- All aboard! SMART to Windsor, fully funded; service expected in 2025
- After decades of strife, trauma, artist confronting, healing from past
- Animal rights activists call for leniency, action from Sonoma County DA
- Shootings raise concern over gang activity in Santa Rosa
- It's free summer outdoor concert season
- Inside the legal battle over elk and fences at Point Reyes
- Forecast looks promising for holiday fireworks shows
- Cal Fire adds 24 aircraft to statewide fleet
- Graton Rancheria tribal chairman appointed to UC Board of Regents
- Food fight? Planning dispute prompts questions on food truck policy
- Civil grand jury finds issues with Sonoma County's delivery of services
- Santa Rosa couple takes fight for health and home to court
- Newly-signed state budget has fewer cuts for K-12
- Sea otter reintroduction once again on the table
- Erosion poses concerns and questions for Sonoma Coast
- Sonoma County Drag Story Hour events hit with protests
- Graton tribe celebrates groundbreaking, philanthropy
- Graton Rancheria to fund, support Native American filmmakers
- County libraries stand firm in commitment to inclusivity
- Popular local radio host talks cancellation and future plans
- Activists target Petaluma Poultry
- Supes seek to balance priorities, funding in budget talks
- Santa Rosa businesses targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ messages
- Reconnecting cycles, soils, and carbon key to forest health
- Drivers elevate to new roadway through 'Novato Narrows' this weekend
- Park Service tentatively backs removing elk fence from Pt. Reyes Nat'l Seashore
- The new payday loans? CA moves to regulate cash advance apps
- NASCAR weekend at Sonoma Raceway starts Friday
- Central Sonoma County ambulance service changes hands
- Enough is enough, vacation rental regulations approved in Windsor
- Brush clearing goats gain health and safety protections
- Electricity rate increase approved in Healdsburg
- Stricter vacation-rental rules taking shape, but issue lingers
- Initial steps underway, Santa Rosa might provide cash aid under state initiative to prevent underprivileged from being locked out of cannabis trade
- Short-term-rental rules up for revision Tuesday in Santa Rosa
- Farm Aid introduces Spanish language crisis line
- Forests & fire have a long relationship, what's the balance?
- State to send $95 million to undocumented flooding victims
- Sonoma County adds three new judges to the bench
- Local bookstore staff closer to union membership
- Legal showdown looming in county ambulance contract
- Holocaust survivor's journey from camps to forgiveness
- Housing, counseling, tranquility helping once-homeless vets rebound
- BottleRock a celebration of music, culture and perfect weather
- Newsom plan for San Quentin rehab center unfunded for now
- We hear all about saving salmon. Here's an inside look at it
- Sonoma State and CSUs looking at tuition hikes
- Farm workers march past upscale event calling for hazard pay
- North Bay food bank feeding double the number from pre-2020
- Educators and community gather to hear "youth perspective"
- Affordable housing vouchers becoming less scarce
- Napa growers see ag harvest jump 20 percent in value
- California Transportation Commission OK's Highway 37 tolls
- Biomass energy, and local use of it has real drawbacks, activists claim
- Petaluma tenants gaining added protections
- Sonoma County cannabis cultivators facing new tax rates
- Sonoma County supes dedicate $1.5M to mobile support teams in preparation for expansion
- Zero Waste Symposium returns in person to the North Bay
- Nascent California offshore wind industry looks to new port in Humboldt Bay
- More Bay Area tolls? Big changes could come to Highway 37
- Wildwood retreat granted reprieve from county and rezoned
- Sonoma County supes approve new contract with largest county worker union
- Price cheating and overcharges on the rise across the county
- Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97
- Confusing legalese sparks row over coastal plan
- Union drive at Sonoma hotel resort draws NLRB scrutiny
- Helping Sonoma County seniors age-in-place and prepare for wildfire
- Housing costs a crisis for the region, advocates say
- Sonoma Mountain vernal pools protected for generations
- Arrival of whales spurring new crabbing restrictions
- AMR seeking redress, claims underhanded process doomed ambulance bid
- Petaluma's Birth Center officially shuttered despite protest
- Sonoma County adopts incentive program for new hires
- County's largest employee union ratifies new contract
- County to blaze new trails
- County takes aim at homeless with rules on public camping
- Record precipitation aids outlook for start of fire season
- Rehab coming for Sonoma County's aging flood control infrastructure
- Lakeville Creek receives big boost in restoration efforts
- PG&E's undergrounding plan for Sonoma County in '23: 2 miles
- Sonoma County makes stricter rules for vacation rentals
- Addressing fire fears and aging needs, Sonoma County nonprofits join forces to harden seniors’ homes — for free
- Closure draws nearer for Petaluma's Family Birth Center
- RCPA targets local funding program for green transition
- Petaluma skating prodigy talks Olympic prep, finding balance
- Petaluma makes permanent tenant protection rules
- New well permits will require additional time and money in Sonoma County
- Central Valley farmers reeling as flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry
- Local woman recognized for helping save Athena House
- US poet laureate and Sonoma native Ada Limon on creativity
- Deadline Thursday for affordable apartment lottery
- CSU student workers move to unionize
- North Bay congressman host town hall, answer questions
- Analy students walk out calling for an end to gun violence
- NorCal Public Media backs NPR and PBS by Leaving Twitter
- Report of shooting at Windsor middle school unfounded, says sheriff
- Petaluma bookstore staffers unionize
- New cinema center offers exciting opportunities for students
- Rohnert Park officials to examine homeless response
- NorCal politicians call for federal relief for commercial salmon fishers
- Bennett Valley educators authorize strike as talks continue
- Uncertainty looms over future of Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
- County introduces slate of new regulations for water wells
- Healdsburg's workers wonder about their place in the city
- SoCo supes move closer to limiting daytime camping in public spaces
- Despite deluge, recycled wastewater bolsters water security
- PG&E settlement funds aiding housing construction
- Water rate hikes loom from Sonoma Water
- Students get help planting message of peace at school
- Wine grapes avoided a disastrous freeze, what comes next?
- Salmon fishermen reflect on causes, future as closure looms
- Con-man who scammed millions from vintners, collectors, dead
- New play looking squarely at gun violence makes local debut
- Healdsburg repeals longstanding cannabis business ban
- Drought, management decisions, ocean conditions blamed for salmon crash
- Dearth of salmon prompts calls to cancel all fishing
- Deadline nears to join committee that will select firestorm remembrance monument
- Vineyard managers eyeing coming freeze
- Research & studies at Bodega Bay to continue as county and UC ink deal
- Elders urge end to oil exploration, banks cease financing
- Need a county service? It will cost you more this summer
- Backlog of audits cleared as IOLERO ramps up operations
- Lake Pillsbury more at risk to seismic activity than thought
- California Indian Museum and Cultural Center’s 'Being with Bears' program launches into second year
- Search continues for Santa Rosa senior, missing three weeks
- Palms Inn residents, supporters call for oversight and aid
- New rules adopted for winery events in county's rural areas
- Housing the focus of interest, ire in Healdsburg
- County joins local cities in prohibiting new fueling stations
- Storm damage: stately tree takes out powerlines, streetlamp in Santa Rosa
- Top Montgomery HS admin out; former principal in for rest of school year
- Community anger persists after high school stabbing
- Plaintiffs: parking ban a fig leaf for anti-homeless policy
- Community listening session held following Santa Rosa high school stabbing
- Marin coroner releases Chavez autopsy report
- Students call for accountability from Montgomery High admin
- 'Don't fence me in;' pressure on national park service to put elk first at Point Reyes
- Compromise ends two decade battle over Petaluma's Scott Ranch
- Investigation continues in fatal Montgomery High stabbing
- Cannabis glut upending growers; tax revenue falling short
- Student dies after stabbing at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa
- New documentary focuses on Sonoma County's pottery luminary
- County workers rally hours before current contract expires
- Fairly simple, mostly inexpensive ways to fortify your home against wildfire
- African American experience in Healdsburg put in focus
- Sonoma County families receive their first $500 monthly check
- Parks Service readies removal of small dam in Marin
- County transportation agency approves millions in funding
- Sonoma County launches guaranteed income pilot program for families in poverty
- Thunder, rain, snow…all happening this week in North Bay
- Sebastopol proceeding with road repair, 'unsafe' bike lanes
- $50 million sought to boost Geysers energy production
- Public drinking moves closer to a reality in Healdsburg
- Cotati weighs new city seal
- Chavez family waits while Sonoma County DA decides if charges filed in police killing
- Rising demand for counseling, senior services in West County
- Sonoma County to lift COVID-19 public health emergency
- Healthcare board tussles with Providence over birth center
- Bees to swarm Healdsburg as county inks deal to store commercial hives
- New bill aims to make direct physician employment permanent
- Staff speak out against planned closure of birth center
- Newts find helping hands in journey across a corner of Sonoma County
- Newly rehabbed, school for developmentally-challenged students unveiled
- Hotel workers and supporters gather to support union drive
- Local State of the Union guest details experience
- Bringing astronomical utility bills back down to earth
- Ruth Asawa Fountain return edges closer
- Learning and adaptability crucial to groundwater plans
- Even with new money, a fix for SR 37 still a long way off
- Supes ponder bond measure to repair, upgrade Vets buildings
- Pedaling Petaluma for fun and purpose; advocates hope to entice locals onto two-wheels
- Cómo escuchar la cobertura bilingüe del Estado de la Unión de NPR - esta noche a las 6 pm
- Video looking into Sonoma County's future climate debuts
- Commission advances county-wide ban on new gas stations
- Rural areas could finally see fast internet service
- Strategic pruning, watering can buttress trees againt soupy soil, high winds
- County to ponder costs, details as further study of new county office complex approved
- County's three Groundwater Sustainability Plans good to go
- Sebastopol's Climate Action Committee holds first climate action framework community meeting
- Residents, officials gather for conversation about honoring indigenous history and place in Healdsburg
- Planned closure of Petaluma Birthing Center prompts unified pushback
- City of Sonoma still has ground to make up in efforts to mitigate homelessness
- Legal battle brewing over Sonoma Developmental Center re-use plans
- State approves sustainability plans for major North Bay groundwater basins
- Legal decision frees up funding for SMART rail extension to Windsor and Healdsburg
- New research finds prescribed burns may emit more carbon as trees die faster in CA forests
- A single, super school district a real possibility for Santa Rosa as enrollment continues slide
- County workers rally ahead of bargaining session
- Vineyard community makes case for new water district
- Local public library governing board raises policy questions over displays and signage
- Community, recovery, future, all on the mind at Healdsburg's Raven Theater
- When disaster strikes, locals often first to help
- Many still in need as storm relief funds run out
- Train crushes pickup left on tracks, authorities searching for owner
- Rain and research opportunities abound with parade of atmospheric rivers
- Woman lost in flood leaves huge void, authorities ID two who perished in Sea Ranch
- What does this stream of rain mean for groundwater levels? Here's what one expert has to say
- Rising reservoir levels put Army Corps of Engineers back at the helm of release valves
- Ever-changing conditions a challenge for supercomputers tasked with building accurate flood forecasts
- Protected and Connected - Residents call for increased spending on climate friendly bike infrastructure
- Woman found dead in flooded vehicle near Forestville
- Remote failure risks lurk as Lake Hennessey fills to capacity
- Help on standby as deluge pounds region
- Break in the clouds offers respite before next round of rain and flood projections
- County infrastructure team regroups as more storms approach
- Winds might back off but trees can still come down in coming storm
- Storm coverage from Monte Rio
- Concerned about a potential tree fall? Local arborist has advice
- Heavy storm fells trees, powerlines, and claims a life in West Sonoma County
- Early estimates projected a dry winter - one expert explains the wet conditions
- Officials closely monitoring mudslide risk where Glass Fire burned
- Heavy rain and winds on the way - Here's what you need to know
- 'Bomb cyclone' on the way; dire storm forecast for the Bay Area
- Celebrations continue at Sonoma County's third annual Kwanzaa event
- West County Health Centers grapple with creative care models and industry pressures
- Parade of atmospheric rivers to pound North Coast, flooding expected, mudslides possible
- Legal settlement forces county to consider impacts on rivers, streams before approving wells
- A victory for salmon as superfluous dam comes down
- How exactly does federal money get spent? Health care infrastructure in West County is one way
- Petaluma adopts increased gun safety laws
- Big spending package in Congress means money earmarked for local projects - District 2 Rep. discusses details
- Floating solar panel array latest project in Petaluma's green transition
- Two die in hunting club accident
- Supervisors approve SDC plan with 620 homes, real number could be much higher
- Finding funding for carbon neutrality work the next challenge for RCPA
- Meet the new mayor - same (name) as the old mayor - Natalie Rogers takes the helm in Santa Rosa
- Signs of movement, but no solutions yet for struggling organic dairies
- Sonoma County earmarks $4 million to boost housing opportunities and tackle homelessness
- Advocates ratchet up efforts to boot cattle from Point Reyes
- Clarification offered over concerns about coastal agriculture
- Substance abuse rehab center met with opposition at Planning Commission
- Feds appropriate funds to upgrade outmoded Lake Hennessey spillway
- Operators, opponents seeking revisions to Santa Rosa vacation rental rules
- Water main break in Santa Rosa causes minor flooding, repairs under way
- More than shelter; high hopes Labath Landing and projects like it can help end homelessness
- Despite reforms, state's efforts to help developmentally disabled riddled with complexity
- Secret Santa program carries on in third decade running
- Newly unveiled mural transforms school walls and students in the process
- Afghan refugee recounts travails on long journey to Petaluma
- Doors open on renovated Sonoma State lecture hall
- Restoration and conservation efforts help Marin's salmon overcome sizable hurdles
- First-ever California offshore wind auction nets more than $400 million so far
- Diversion of millions won't delay bike/ped bridge, officials say
- Santa Rosa reduces rent Jan. rent hikes at most mobile home parks
- Rain heralds return of salmon to North Bay waterways
- Top ADA plaintiff pleads guilty to evading taxes on monies collected from settlements
- PG&E mobilizing ahead of storm, says crews will race to repair outages
- Senior dining about more than just the early bird special
- Fact finder recommends actions mostly in line with Gravenstein District offer in labor dispute
- Reinventing the wheel or creating community? A look at house-sharing in Sonoma County
- Passed over for grants, Santa Rosa considering digging into reserves, other funds for Hearn Ave overpass
- Paxlovid available to uninsured
- Upcoming holiday celebrations around the North Bay
- Petaluma rolls back development fees for affordable housing
- New moves from Cotati help to streamline multi-family housing permitting
- Gap in homeless services for North Sonoma County filled by new center in Healdsburg
- Questions of belonging, inclusion, community on the table at Sebastopol town hall
- Police say surveillance tech offers them more tools but Sebastopol has placed a high bar for approval
- Petaluma considering dumping impact fees to speed affordable housing
- Local organic dairies withering under huge jumps in production costs
- Respiratory illnesses at 'extraordinary' levels in Sonoma County, especially for children
- Santa Rosa commits to 'functionally ending' homelessness
- Residents' appeal against Sebastopol RV village shot down
- Sonoma County celebrates newly-remodeled and expanded airport terminal
- California commission overhauls rooftop solar proposal
- Cotati gives the green light to urban agriculture
- What to make of the midterms? KRCB News asks a local expert
- Votes pour in and smiles abound as candidates wait on final results
- County's winery event rules get further re-tool
- Santa Rosa looks to shore up strategy to keep Eel River water available for use
- Oak Grove Superintendent says teachers and district remain at odds
- Another set of Sonoma County teachers poised to strike
- IOLERO chief talks hopes and expectations in first sit down interview
- Sebastopol braces for lawsuit over RV camping ban
- Pressure and pushback against solar incentives reform push grows
- Gravenstein Union support staff prepared to strike for higher wages
- McGuire faces newcomer Gene Yoon in re-election bid
- Winery events may soon get a closer look from County
- Prescribed fire - medicine for nature
- Thompson, Brock spar on vision for 4th Congressional District and the nation
- Declining enrollment pressuring school districts; some exploring consolidation
- Petaluma moves to regain direct control of city's fairgrounds
- Rallyers gather to remember those lost and push for greater change
- Sonoma County housing advocates call for expanded tenant protections
- Wide open race as five newcomers seek three slots on Sebastopol Council
- Amid ominous signs, California releases first student test scores since the pandemic
- Four vying for Petaluma mayor's office
- Online wine delivery company settles consumer complaint, customers can get refund
- Stapp, Rossiter compete for Santa Rosa's 2nd Council District
- Number of homes, connection with State Route 12 still stumbling blocks as SDC plan proceeds
- Healdsburg takes stock of carbon footprint and begins climate mobilization
- ELECTION 2022: Huffman and Brower on ballot for congressional district 2
- Sonoma County requires flu vaccine for health care, congregate care facility workers
- Napa County officials pursue regulatory, legal action over new vineyard project
- Three challenging Fleming for Santa Rosa's 4th district council seat
- Aminzadeh, Connolly contest new Assembly District 12 seat
- 'Final' SDC plan calls for 1,000 homes, 900 jobs at Eldridge campus
- Jacobi, Okrepkie face off in Santa Rosa's District 6
- One year on - Roseland Library full of life in latest home
- Sonoma will weigh annexations at county's request
- Drought likely to persist as forecasters expect 'La Nina' to linger through most of winter
- Mental healthcare workers and Kaiser still deadlocked after two months
- CalMatters: This is how much you'll get from the California gas rebate
- Cotati brings Dutch designs to California
- Sonoma County's civil grand jury foreman on the state of housing in the county
- New engagement chief sets out her vision for IOLERO in the community
- Impacts, competing interests vie for attention as county revises well rules as suit proceeds
- Heartbreak, loss, strength and resilience honored five years after Tubbs Fire
- New simulation predicts devastating floodwaters far inland in major tsunami
- Tubbs anniversary: Forthcoming book tells story of 'senior citizens left in the path of a ferocious firestorm'
- Kaiser mental healthcare strike continues
- Groundbreaking agreement made official for tribal authority at holy lake
- Loss still reverberating five years after the Tubbs Fire
- Crop Report: Apples, dairy, poultry slammed by drought, grapes and cannabis up
- Elections are right around the corner. Here's the basics
- Tensions and concern remains around RV village and Sebastopol homeless
- Protected bike lanes, add'l parklets eyed for short stretch of Mendocino Avenue
- Petaluma housing plans near completion
- Official responses to civilian oversight on housing shortage are in; blame and responsibility still in contention
- Scale, density and preservation remain concerns as SDC reuse proposal gels
- Former PG&E execs settle wildfire victims' suit for $117 million
- Frustration mounts in the struggle for sheriff oversight
- Sutter healthcare scientists join ranks of striking workers in Santa Rosa
- Sonoma County Airport on course to serve a record number of passengers in 2022
- After a decade of resistance, Sebastopol relenting on SmartMeters
- County to study developing 'climate adaptation center' at SDC site
- Anti-Semitic flyers left at Santa Rosa homes ahead of Jewish new year
- Sebastopol relents in battle over high tech water meters
- Windsor extends vacation rental moratorium, developing permanent rules
- Some question efficacy of new wildfire smoke protections in Sonoma County; others celebrate progress
- Greater protections from wildfire smoke are in place but effectiveness largely untested
- Sonoma, Marin counties receive $10 million for carbon farming partnership
- Wildfires capture attention - but smoke remains the inescapable threat
- Hotel, housing complex near Sonoma closer to reality
- Early storm kneecaps, but doesn't eliminate fire danger
- Petaluma moves to shore up groundwater supply
- Locals bash SDC plans as too big
- Kaiser mental healthcare strike stretches into second month
- Sebastopol looks at potential futures for downtown creek
- Controversial alcohol permit survives another challenge
- Contentious Ag Pass program finally approved
- Local coastal plan nears completion
