Sonoma County travelers hurrying out of town for the holiday weekend should prepare for busier airports and rain after Christmas. “It’s going to be pretty condensed when people travel back,” Julian Paredes, AAA spokesperson, said Thursday. “People will be rushing to travel back after Christmas for work.” Since Christmas falls on a Sunday this year,… Keep Reading
As Christmas approaches, officials at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport are looking for parking solutions after a higher-than-expected passenger crush in November. “We filled up both of our long-term parking lots, filled up the short-term lot and scrambled to find street parking,” said Airport Manager Jon Stout. “I’m not aware of anybody missing their flights,… Keep Reading
“Dark 30” is approaching with the end of Daylight Saving Time. Sunset in Rohnert Park and Cotati is at 5:05 p.m. Sunday. Sunrise Monday is at 6:43 a.m. Daylight Saving Time Ends In CA: What About The Sunshine Protection Act? It seemed possible earlier this year that Sunday, Nov. 6, would roll around, and California… Keep Reading
Predicting where and when the next “big one” will strike the San Francisco Bay Area is a tough task for seismologist. Five major fault lines cross the Bay Area: San Andreas, Calaveras, San Gregorio, Hayward and Rodgers Creek. A fault is defined by the U.S. Geological Survey as “a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks… 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
The debate over tax cuts for California’s struggling cannabis industry is returning to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, where supervisors will consider a two-pronged tax-relief proposal. In the short term, county staff are recommending the cultivation tax on growers be cut by 10%. The board is also set to review a longer-term plan… Keep Reading
When I tell Woodrow Engle I’ve secured access to search for treasure at two old wineries in Sonoma County, it feels like we’re embarking on a “Raiders of the Lost Ark” sequel. “I’ll see if I can find some old maps of the area and do a little research,” he texts. By the time we… Keep Reading
Spanish language interpreters at the Sonoma County courthouse joined a regionwide walkout Friday over wages and working conditions, leaving courtrooms without trained professionals to translate for defendants, victims and witnesses who do not speak English. While the local steward for the California Federation of Interpreters told The Press Democrat that the action was “not a… Keep Reading
Mercy Wellness is teaming up with an East Bay cannabis producer and Mendocino County grower in doling out free medicinal marijuana. Under the “Compassion Donation” program, the dispensary company started giving away free cannabis last June at its Cotati location and three months later at its Santa Rosa retail outlet, which opened last May. Since… Keep Reading
Sonoma County’s joint homelessness agency — in charge of millions of dollars in public funding and key policy decisions — has for the fourth time in nearly as many years reshuffled its leadership board to better tackle the local crisis as unprecedented sums of state and federal money are now pouring into the region. The… Keep Reading
