Before weekly farmer’s markets and local food movements became a staple of the North Bay, Sonoma County Farm Trails connected the public to their local food producers. Formed in 1973, the nonprofit creates maps and guides for local agriculture, and hosts events such as the popular Gravenstein Apple Fair. For the last year, connecting the… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and further urging Californians to step up their efforts at water conservation in the face of historic conditions. The state is experiencing the second driest year on record, near record low storage in California’s largest reservoirs and the… Keep Reading
Gas prices in the U.S. keep climbing, as oil prices recently reached rates not seen in seven years. In California, drivers are looking at prices around $4.51 per gallon on average, well over the national average of $3.34, according to the American Automobile Association. Here’s what you need to know about gas prices today: WHERE… Keep Reading
Light rain started falling Sunday evening in the Bay Area, as a week of much-needed precipitation was forecast for the parched Northern California landscape. One to 2 inches of rain is expected to fall across the Bay Area over the next week, and even more could fall across the North Bay as a series of… Keep Reading
Today, thousands of California parents are expected to keep their kids home from school as part of a statewide protest against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently announced student vaccine mandate. Around 2,500 people are slated to protest in front of the state Capitol building in Sacramento for an event called “Our Children, Our Choice,” according to a permit… Keep Reading
Kaiser Permanente will give over $2.5 million in grants to support Sonoma County affordable housing projects as part of an ongoing effort to help the region rebuild and recover in the wake of the 2017 North Bay firestorm. The Sonoma County Housing Fund, an initiative by the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, and a separate fund… Keep Reading
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – A California woman’s home became the set of a real-life horror movie when dozens of rattlesnakes were found beneath her house. The woman called Sonoma County Reptile Rescue on Oct. 2 after suspecting snakes were living under her Santa Rosa abode. Al Wolf, the director of Sonoma County Reptile Rescue,… Keep Reading
The rainy season may officially kick in next week, with the potential to end the wildfire season, according to a long-range forecast by the climate forecast branch of the National Weather Service. However, to do that, the storm system predicted over the northeastern Pacific Ocean Oct. 20-24 would have to bring in 2 inches of… Keep Reading
A Santa Rosa woman’s call to a reptile rescue organization regarding snakes under her home led to the discovery of dozens of rattlesnakes earlier this month, KTLA sister station KRON in San Francisco reports. Al Wolf, the director of Sonoma County Reptile Rescue Al Wolf, was called out to retrieve the snakes from the home on Oct.… Keep Reading
SOLVANG — A major Southern California highway remained closed late Tuesday and evacuation orders were in place from a growing blaze driven by intense winds that raised the risk of wildfires in much of the state. More than 200 firefighters battled the Alisal fire, which covered 21 square miles (54 square kilometers) along coastal Santa… Keep Reading
