As the coronavirus pandemic entered its third year, some metrics for the health of the North Bay economy such as overall employment are nearly back to where they were before mid-March 2020. So the Business Journal compared local counties with similar populations but different public health responses and outcomes. And we checked in with key… Keep Reading
Sonoma and Solano, the North Bay’s two largest counties, are comparable in population. But they have taken notably different paths toward dealing with the now 2-year-old coronavirus pandemic. Sonoma has more residents than Solano — 494,000 to 440,000, respectively — but Solano is denser than Sonoma — 503 people per square mile in Solano, compared… Keep Reading
The Santa Rosa City Council rejected an appeal by neighbors of a veterans housing project in the Roseland area in a 5-2 vote this week, the latest move by the council to override some residents’ concerns about development in the southwestern part of the city in favor of new housing. The project at 2149 West… Keep Reading
Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) plans to open a 31,000-square-foot Santa Rosa store this spring, part of a nationwide expansion of smaller locations. The New Jersey-based discount clothing retailer sees this as supportable especially because of inflationary pressure on household budgets. Burlington focuses on in-season, fashion-focused merchandise, intended to be significantly below other retailers’ prices. Products… Keep Reading
Two large housing developments in Santa Rosa and Windsor will together receive $24 million in low-interest loans from the state to create over 100 affordable units, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced this week. More than $8.5 million will go to the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria… Keep Reading
It’s official. California faces a “prolonged, persistent drought” that will “elevate the risk of wildfire across the West,” the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its spring outlook that runs through June. Following three-year precipitation levels that were the “driest on record” for Central California since measurements started in 1922, the “low snowpack going… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund has started construction of College Creek, an affordable multifamily community for a range of income levels in Santa Rosa. Completion is slated for fall 2023. Located at 2150 W. College Ave., the 164-unit property is close to downtown Santa Rosa, large shopping centers, healthcare providers and several schools.… Keep Reading
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, 30 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa (Google Maps) SANTA ROSA, CA — Registered nurses at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital along with 14 other Sutter health facilities across Northern California will be holding informational pickets Tuesday in protest of the health network’s alleged refusal to address health and safety concerns,… Keep Reading
Sonoma County could be in for more wet weather in the coming days, following a weak storm system that brought light rain to parts of the North Bay on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists are anticipating the next arrival of rain Friday night. “This will definitely be one of the wetter… Keep Reading
Years of wildfires, floods and the COVID-19 pandemic have raised the obstacles facing Sonoma County’s dwindling child care providers, but a new political coalition is aiming to boost the shorthanded network via a new tax measure. Our Kids Our Future, a Santa Rosa-based campaign that formed in July 2021, is leading a push to put… Keep Reading
