Found Rental Co. bought a nearly 144,000‑sq‑ft Benicia warehouse and will move much of its Bay Area operations there in August, adding showroom and fabrication space.

Castello di Amorosa and Water Audit California reached a deal to monitor Nash Creek and step up well metering, prompting Napa County to pause a planning hearing. The study will collect creek data and require reporting to county planners.

Napa’s one-night tally jumped 14% to 428 while Sonoma’s official count held near 1,951 — but a big youth spike and a larger by-name list have providers warning the picture is still fragile.

St. Helena’s City Council voted to put a half-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot to shore up services amid rising costs. Polling shows wide support even as some officials object to the speed of the move.

The Sonoma County Board approved Dr. Mia Shim as the county health officer, effective Wednesday. Shim joins from Seattle public health with nearly 20 years of experience.

Illegal fireworks sparked six small fires across Sonoma County over the Fourth; crews contained the blazes and one person was cited. No injuries were reported.

At Hopland, robots, drones and smart valves demoed for winegrowers — and Napa’s farmworker report shows the region is especially exposed to automation.

A public review draft would create objective residential design standards, new zoning categories and a ministerial clearance to speed some housing projects.

Paul Pelosi, 86, is under investigation after his convertible struck a parked car in Yountville on Friday; authorities say no DUI is suspected and prosecutors will review the case.

Prosecutors say a 29-year-old Napa man fired 12 rounds at the Park Pointe Hotel in South San Francisco; he faces negligent‑discharge and felon‑in‑possession charges.

Roseville‑based Adventist Health filed a WARN notice saying 125 positions will be cut across multiple California counties as it centralizes quality and risk teams.

A car that ran off Napa Road north of Highway 121 caught fire Monday, killing at least one person. CHP investigators have not released the driver's identity.

Napa-based The Doctors Company closed a $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance, creating a combined physician-owned insurer with roughly $12 billion in assets and more than 200,000 insureds.