Petaluma City Schools approved reductions to alternative‑education staff to help close a $6.1M budget gap and will have a task force review programs in October.

An SF Chronicle tract‑level map ranks Bay Area neighborhoods by how evenly incomes are spread, highlighting surprising pockets of mix and entrenched zones of wealth or poverty.

San Rafael approved project‑management and design contracts to ready a 65‑cabin interim shelter at 350 Merrydale, even as neighbors press legal challenges and funding questions.

A longtime Chappellet housekeeper says she was fired after reporting injuries and seeking accommodations, alleging disability and race discrimination. The case heads to trial in 2027.

Two Sonoma women turned survival into a support network that helped deliver courtroom testimony as Nathan Chasing Horse heads to sentencing on March 11.

A packed Yountville study session turned contentious after French Laundry chef Thomas Keller and local employers urged the town to slow the Commons housing plan. Officials laid out costs, unit mixes and funding gaps as the council moves toward votes in March.

A Sonoma County commission paper warns women and girls face rising mental‑health strain after fires and the pandemic and urges stable funding, more clinicians and clearer care pathways.

BAAQMD’s Clean HEET grants will pay homeowners up to $10,500 to replace wood or pellet stoves with electric heat pumps; applications are open through July 14, 2026.

Trustees approved 33 position cuts and will discontinue Napa Valley College’s adaptive physical education program starting in 2026–27, a change administrators say is driven by projected budget shortfalls. The decision drew a packed meeting and hours of public comment.

Parents forced Petaluma trustees to pause approval of site safety plans after spotting "collect intelligence" language about student walkouts and social-media monitoring.

Clearlake handed management of its troubled city shelter to a local nonprofit, which says it's racing to treat animals and recruit volunteers.

Caltrans reports nearly 600 encampments cleared and 27,000 cubic yards of debris removed across the Bay Area, with Santa Clara county accounting for 223 sites.

Bay Area residents formed a human chain on the Golden Gate Bridge on Jan. 31 to show solidarity with protesters in Iran amid reports of a deadly crackdown.