Santa Rosa, in partnership with SMART and a Bay Area affordable housing developer, is in line to receive nearly $26 million in grant money to fund a range of projects including new housing in Roseland and an extension of the North Bay passenger rail system. The state grant — awarded to the city of Santa… Keep Reading
A northeast Santa Rosa family is staying with relatives after an early Monday fire forced them to flee their home with their pets. One of the occupants of the house, on Mission Boulevard between Highway 12 and Montecito Avenue, got up around 5 a.m. to let the dogs out and smelled smoke, Battalion Chief Matt… Keep Reading
For Sonoma County college students, June normally marks the beginning of the summer internship season, a time to gain valuable experience in the workplace and jump-start their careers. With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on the economy, many students’ internship plans have been dashed or thrown into uncertainty. As businesses reduce expenses, work mainly remotely… Keep Reading
Sonoma County’s bus operators have weathered severe ridership and revenue declines amid the three-month coronavirus shutdown and now confront hard questions about how to restore service as restrictions are eased and more passengers resurface in need of a ride. That outlook remains murky as the stay-home orders have profoundly altered work and travel patterns, with… Keep Reading
The seventh annual Country Summer Music Festival — originally set for June 19-21 this year at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, then postponed until Oct. 23-25 — now has been rescheduled for next year, June 25-27, 2021, due to coronavirus concerns. “Our festivals are not social-distancing-oriented events. They’re thousands and thousands of like-minded… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa plans to close a stretch of Fourth Street in downtown later this month and will allow eating and drinking establishments to set up sidewalk and curbside seating to give patrons a bit more elbow room amid the coronavirus pandemic. The three-block closure, from B to E streets, is set to run from June… Keep Reading
Bruno’s, the cozy McDonald neighborhood bistro in Santa Rosa that charmed Sunday brunchers and weeknight regulars for more than a decade, has closed. According to co-owner Linn Bruno, the Fourth Street building is for sale, though at a price beyond what she and chef/husband Rick Bruno could justify spending during this economically precarious time for… Keep Reading
After three months into the local fight against the new coronavirus, it still remains unclear how many Sonoma County residents actually have been infected by the contagion since only a sliver of the county’s nearly 500,000 people have been tested. In fact, just 32,000 people, or 6% of the population, know for sure if they’ve… Keep Reading
Left Edge Theatre, based in Santa Rosa, has brought “the show must go on” to a new level with their latest play now being presented on Zoom. While the platform features a few elements and limitations that are occasionally distracting, with actors flickering in and out of view, random names flashing across the screen, and… Keep Reading
Sonoma County will soon resemble Wine Country again under revisions announced Wednesday to the county’s public health order that allow wineries, breweries and distilleries to reopen their tasting rooms without the requirement to serve food. The new order, which takes effect Friday, mirrors changes in the California roadmap. It dispenses with earlier requirements that food… Keep Reading
