BoDean agreed to a $1.28M settlement after regulators said emissions from its Santa Rosa and Windsor sites produced weeks of foul odors and visible smoke.

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

A Petaluma man was arrested after leading police on a residential chase Tuesday evening. Officers deployed a tire‑deflation device and booked him on multiple felony counts.

Gray whales have been seen in San Francisco Bay weeks earlier than usual; researchers are tracking the visitors and training mariners to reduce ship strikes.

A newly opened 547‑acre Sonoma Coast preserve is overflowing into the Bodega Harbour neighborhood, prompting town halls and possible 'No Parking' rules. Neighbors want quick fixes.

A bicyclist was killed Friday on rural San Antonio Road after being struck by an SUV; CHP says the driver attempted CPR and is cooperating with investigators.

SRPD’s Special Enforcement Team served a Roseland warrant and seized suspected cocaine, a Draco rifle, a Polymer80 ghost gun and conversion parts; a 29‑year‑old was booked.

Tiburon restaurateur Conor Flaherty is buying Larkspur’s Silver Peso; the shuttered dive bar should reopen once repairs and a liquor-license transfer are completed.

Sausalito officials say sandbags and portable pumps kept key waterfront roads dry during a recent king-tide cycle. Leaders warn the measures are a stopgap as higher tides return.

A magnet fisher pulled a suspected explosive from Sonoma State’s University Lakes Wednesday evening; a county bomb squad removed the device and no one was hurt. Investigators are probing the origin of the object.

Napa County planners approved Hourglass Winery’s recovery permit, allowing the Calistoga estate to rebuild its cave, add tasting spaces and double production after the Glass Fire.

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.

An appeals court sided with Tiburon and reversed a lower court order over a contested nine‑acre parcel, leaving the town’s program EIR intact while sending narrow CEQA questions back for review.