Gas prices have been stagnant for more than a week, spelling good news for drivers ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Gas is 10 cents cheaper than a week before, and almost a full dollar less than a year ago at this same time. A record 42.3 million Americans are expected to travel this weekend, a… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa was listed among the best places to live in the country, according to a report out this week by U.S. News & World Report. Santa Rosa was on the lower half of U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024,” and was ranked number 125… Keep Reading
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Officials from the County of Sonoma’s Regional Parks Department reminded those heading outdoors this warm Mother’s Day weekend to practice caution when enjoying the Russian River and the Sonoma Coast. Temperatures in Santa Rosa are expected to reach the high 80s with swells increasing through the weekend along the Sonoma Coast.… Keep Reading
On the final day of 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a program meant to soothe some of the harm the state had inflicted on its wards over the span of a century. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, and continuing through the end of 2023, California would work to identify and compensate survivors among the 20,000-plus… Keep Reading
Two homes in the Moorland neighborhood just south of Santa Rosa were burned and nine people displaced after a Thursday fire that ignited in a backyard spread to one house then the other, authorities said. Nobody was injured in the blaze in the 3200 block of Newmark Drive, which was reported at 2:56 p.m. Thursday… Keep Reading
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Part of the Santa Rosa Creek Trail is closed daily for maintenance this week, Sonoma Water said. The north side of the trail between Pierson Street and Stony Point Road is closed from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 14-21. Continue Reading on Patch Keep Reading
Despite our very wet winter, California’s water scarcity woes aren’t finished. Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted declaring the drought to be over. Just this week, a proposal from President Biden raised the possibility of new, painful water cuts for California. And the state seems increasingly trapped in a pattern of severe storms followed by extreme… Keep Reading
On April 11, 2023, a moderate 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck 28 miles north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, at 10:39 pm local time. The quake was recorded at a shallow depth of 1.2 miles below the surface. Although many people in the area likely felt the shaking, it was not expected to cause significant… Keep Reading
A Sonoma County correctional deputy is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning on gun-related charges that could end his career in law enforcement if he’s convicted. Adam Marlowe, who is charged with one felony count each of possession of an assault weapon and transporting or manufacturing an assault weapon, is scheduled to appear before Judge… Keep Reading
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — California state Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire will be joined by Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin and Santa Rosa Vice Mayor Dianna MacDonald this Friday, March 3, for a neighborhood meeting in Oakmont. The event is an opportunity to discuss all of the critical issues facing residents at home in Sonoma… Keep Reading
