Healdsburg Homeowner Tries Swapping Wine Country Retreat For Anthropic Stock
A Healdsburg vacation home is listed for $2.5M or about $2M in Anthropic shares, a sign of how the AI IPO boom is reshaping Bay Area listings.
Santa Rosa Kids' Museum Goes Supersized With New Wing Plan
Santa Rosa's Children's Museum will double its indoor space with a two‑story wing that adds STEAM exhibits, classrooms and a planned Aug. 28 groundbreaking. The expansion aims to ease overcrowding and boost school visits.
Sonoma Stunner: Ghost Donkey Ranch and Summit Estate Aim for Record Prices
Two sprawling Sonoma estates have surfaced this week, including a 227‑acre Knights Valley ranch and a mountaintop parcel that together could push county price records. The listings combine privacy, scale and working‑land appeal.
Petaluma Draws Line At Fairgrounds, Slams Door On Housing
Petaluma has hired David Baker Architects and tapped nearly $1.2M in state funds to design a master plan and a 10,000‑sqft resilience center for the 55‑acre fairgrounds. Council members say housing is off the table as the city begins public outreach and studies.
Sonoma Tourism Snaps Up Mega Office Digs in Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Tourism has leased roughly 17,000 square feet at Fountaingrove Center in Santa Rosa, taking about a third of 3558 Round Barn Blvd. for expanded visitor services.
Sonoma’s Rot Revival: County Dusts Off Plan For Airport-Side Compost Plant
Sonoma County is moving ahead with plans for a new composting facility that could process most local green waste and cut long‑haul hauling and emissions.
Napa Dangles $105K Sweetener To Get Homeowners Building Backyard Units
Napa County will host a free ADU info session next Thursday covering forgivable construction loans up to $105,000 and tenant eligibility requirements.
Napa’s One-Cent Makeover: Measure G Cash Pours Into Streets, Parks and Public Safety
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.
Calistoga’s Retro Motor Lodge Slams Into $40 Million Foreclosure Wall After Costly Upgrade
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.
Douglas Elliman Muscles Into Napa And Sonoma Wine Country
Douglas Elliman has hired local agents Christine Krenos and Joseph Zichelle to lead its new Napa and Sonoma operations, adding national firepower to Wine Country listings.












