Notices telling seniors to "comply or quit" and a police report alleging a maintenance worker grabbed a tenant have escalated tensions at a Petaluma affordable housing site.

County staff warn HR1-driven benefit losses and delayed FEMA reimbursements could force layoffs and cost Sonoma County millions as supervisors prepare a $2.7B budget.

One year after Measure G passed, Napa is steering roughly $22 million a year into paving, parks, a partial Harvest Middle School purchase and public‑safety staffing.

A late‑afternoon crash on Highway 1 near Sea Ranch killed one person and forced the coastal highway to close in both directions.

A notice of default filed March 23 shows Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa is delinquent on a roughly $41M loan, even as owners tout a 50‑room expansion.

A 37-year-old man from Yukon, Oklahoma, was found dead at the base of a Fort Bragg cliff after a roughly 70-foot fall. Officials say an autopsy lists blunt force injuries and submersion; investigators do not suspect foul play.

SRPD's Special Enforcement Team seized a Uzi, a Tech 9 and multiple Glock conversion devices during search warrants; a 19‑year‑old was arrested.

Court testimony this week filled in a timeline of the Oct. killing of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni, and prosecutors say evidence ties two former employees to the attack.

A state report and sweeping raids show the legal cannabis industry still supplies only a fraction of statewide demand amid entrenched illicit growing.

Constellation Brands warned U.S. high‑end wine demand is soft as Bill Newlands exits and Robert Mondavi prepares to reopen, raising pressure on Napa tasting rooms.

Parkside Eats has taken over the former Lepe’s Taqueria in Santa Rosa and is drawing crowds for a $21 Parkside cheeseburger and a menu of Mexican‑leaning comfort food.

CAL FIRE says it will move to permanently staff one engine per battalion and is recruiting full‑time Firefighter II crews as training begins in Sonoma‑Lake‑Napa.

Sandpino's Coffee & Brews opened in Rohnert Park, pairing Black Oak coffee and Don Luis pastries with a tap list of Sonoma beers and wines.