Meet the New Boss: How the North Bay is using AI-powered software in hiring
Artificial Intelligence has become a valuable tool for North Bay employers and job seekers, with both now using AI-powered software programs to generate materials like job descriptions and cover letters. Still, those using AI should be aware
Sonoma County’s Permanent Supportive Housing Threatened By Federal Cuts
Permanent supportive housing for Sonoma County’s most vulnerable homeless residents is threatened by major federal cuts from the Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. The new HUD policy prioritizes transitional housing and sharply
SRPD Officer Injured In Traffic Collision
A Santa Rosa police motorcycle officer was injured Thursday while responding to a call in the northeast part of the city. Officials say the officer was riding north on Mendocino Avenue when a Subaru Outback pulled into
Man Arrested In Petaluma For Damaging Former Hotel Now Used For Homeless Housing
A man is arrested Wednesday in Petaluma after allegedly damaging a room at a former hotel now used for homeless housing. Officials say 28-year-old Zeno Salinas-Rurales barricaded himself inside the room at the Studios at Montero, threw
New Survey Shows Calistoga Residents Support Maintaining Fairgrounds
Calistoga residents have strongly voiced their priorities for the city-owned fairgrounds: community events and traditional uses over commercial development or housing. A report from the Press Democrat says a new city survey shows massive support for maintaining
Windsor Proposes First-Ever Local Sales Tax
The Town of Windsor is exploring a first-ever local sales tax—up to one cent—to tackle a widening budget deficit. Windsor is the only municipality in Sonoma County without its own sales tax. Per the Press Democrat, town
Sonoma County Vintners Lays Off Four Employees Amid Restructuring
The Sonoma County Vintners, a key winery trade group, has laid off four employees as part of a major restructuring to address financial challenges. The Press Democrat reports in a sign of the industry’s “radical change,” the
Santa Rosa Names New City Manager
The Santa Rosa City Council has selected a veteran Southern California official, Lori Ann Farrell, to temporarily lead the city as its next City Manager. According to the Press Democrat, Farrell, who previously served as City Manager
RVUSD Facing $8.5 Million Deficit
The Rincon Valley Union School District in Santa Rosa is facing an alarming $8.5 million budget deficit. The Press Democrat reports Superintendent Mike Herfurth told the school board that the district must cut over $4 million by
Funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney held in Washington, D.C.
Current and former political leaders from both sides of the aisle gathered at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday for the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose decades in public life made him one of the