Sonoma County, Caltrans and two homeless people must pay nearly $1 million in damages to a Santa Rosa woman who was mauled by a pit bull near an encampment in 2019, a civil jury has ruled. The $946,000 award is in response to the Nov. 10, 2019, attack that severely injured Carolyn Teel, 54, near… Keep Reading
Health officials officially awarded the Sonoma County Fire District an exclusive and lucrative ambulance contract that had previously been held for 30 years by American Medical Response, a private ambulance company. AMR, locally known as Sonoma Life Support, said it plans to challenge the decision in court. AMR has issued a formal protest alleging that… Keep Reading
The Santa Rosa Police Department is advancing plans to open a substation on the main artery in Roseland, a move police officials say reflects the city’s commitment to improving services in the historically underserved, predominantly Latino community. Department officials say the move will reduce response times in southwest Santa Rosa and provide a place where… Keep Reading
Fueled by Capri Sun, six exuberant Santa Rosa fourth graders spent weekends preparing for the Odyssey of the Mind competitions in an elementary school multipurpose room and a garage filled with holiday decorations. Painting signs, sewing fabric and taping each other inside cardboard boxes were all part of the creative process, they said. And it… Keep Reading
The potential costs of a new policy or program always factor into the legislative process — but that’s especially true when the state is facing down a $31.5 billion budget deficit. As the Legislature completed a key milestone this week, deciding the fates of nearly 1,200 measures with significant price tags, California’s looming revenue shortfall… Keep Reading
A house located at 427 Alderbrook Drive in Santa Rosa has a new owner. The 1,617-square-foot property, built in 1945, was sold on April 24, 2023. The $708,000 purchase price works out to $438 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage as well as one parking space. The unit… Keep Reading
For more than three years, Grace Davis lived on Schurman Drive in north Santa Rosa. She lived alone. No pets, no kids. She spent most of her time in Steele Lane Park, regardless of the weather, making conversation with friends and strangers alike. She seemed to know everyone in the tight-knit neighborhood. The neighbor who… Keep Reading
Three Sonoma County community advocates will earn honorary doctorate degrees from Sonoma State University later this month for their nearly five decades of local contributions. Social justice advocate Herman J. Hernandez, and philanthropists and arts education supporters Anne and Dan Benedetti will receive their degrees during the Rohnert Park university’s spring commencement ceremonies May 20… Keep Reading
In August 2020, the Walbridge Fire was spreading dangerously close to Franceen Levy’s home in Monte Rio, a town nestled in a bend of Sonoma County’s Russian River. Just a few miles north, Armstrong Woods was already burning, and across the street, Levy’s neighbor was about to hightail it. “Normally, I don’t evacuate,” said Levy,… Keep Reading
Your morning coffee was fair-trade, single-origin Costa Rican, roasted just-right. You know where your coffee came from – but what about your barista? They most likely commuted from Vallejo, Santa Rosa, or American Canyon. Why? Because that’s where the housing is. Sonoma Valley’s hospitality industry – just like our public safety, teachers, healthcare workers, and… Keep Reading
