An El Dorado County man was arrested early Thursday morning in Santa Rosa after a tense standoff in which the man, who had taken hostages, threatened to burn the apartment down, kill everyone inside then kill the responding police officers, authorities said. Jarrett Cole, 25, was taken into custody after police shot him with a… Keep Reading
The floor of Jen Grady’s classroom at Mattie Washburn Elementary School was shaking ever so slightly. On the plush grid of her multicolored carpet, 10 pairs of feet landed with muffled, rhythmic thuds. As the students, all first-graders, hopped, they sounded out the letter “r,” a tricky consonant for many 6- and 7-year-olds to master.… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday following an armed altercation inside a car in a Santa Rosa Safeway parking lot, authorities said. Santa Rosa police said Francisco Reyes-Quevas was being held on a variety of charges including possession of machine gun parts, possession of an assault rifle and being a… Keep Reading
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then the breakfast sandwich is arguably the most important sandwich of all. Paired with a cup of coffee and packed with protein, fiber and carbs, it gives us a much-needed morning boost and is downright delicious: The combination of hot eggs, melted cheese, meat and… Keep Reading
Vintage Wine Estates, a locally based group of California and Pacific Northwest brands such as B.R. Cohn and Ace Cider, on Tuesday said it acquired a 120-year-old Midwest contract winery, brewery and distillery, with plans to make it an Eastern U.S. hub for production of ready-to-drink adult beverage mixes and cider. The Santa Rosa-based company… Keep Reading
Santa Barbara County reported $3.1 million in cannabis tax revenues for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which is 25% less than the amount collected in the same quarter last year. The county has reported multiple quarters of increasing tax revenues until mid-2021, when it reported a 45% decrease compared to the previous year. “As part of… Keep Reading
Scouting a new or reimagined hotel is one of my favorite “travel writer” things to do. Exploring a new accommodation is a treasure hunt. What new amenities and comforts are waiting to take guests away from their everyday lives? What is the atmosphere, city buzz, or country quiet? What are the rooms like? What about… Keep Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A surge in coronavirus cases has been reported in the Bay Area and across California as well as the country due in part to the emergence of the highly-contagious omicron variant. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The… Keep Reading
When Ines De La Luz showed up for work at the Amy’s Kitchen factory in Santa Rosa, California, wearing an arm brace, prescribed after she couldn’t move her hand at the end of a fast-paced shift making frozen burritos in July 2020, she says a supervisor ordered her to remove the brace and return to… Keep Reading
As with most iconic foods, the exact origin of the bagel is largely unknown and highly debated — mostly because ring-shaped bread has been made by a variety of cultures for centuries. However, the earliest known appearance of what resembles the modern-day bagel first appeared in 1300s Poland as obwarzanek, a braided ring of dough that’s boiled, sprinkled… Keep Reading
