Multimillion-Dollar Upgrades Coming To Santa Rosa’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park
One of Santa Rosa’s oldest community spaces is getting a major facelift. The City Council has unanimously approved a multimillion-dollar master plan to upgrade Martin Luther King Jr. Park near the fairgrounds. After a year of community
Southwest Announces New Nonstop Flights From Santa Rosa To Austin
The skies over Santa Rosa are getting a bit friendlier this fall as Southwest Airlines announces new nonstop service to Austin, Texas. Flights from Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International are set to launch October
CSU Skilled Trade Workers Protesting With Four-Day Strike
Skilled trade workers at Sonoma State and across the CSU system are off the job today as they launch a four-day strike over a wage dispute. Teamsters Local 2010, representing about eleven-hundred electricians, plumbers, and mechanics, says
Lightning and Thunder Wake Sonoma County; Schools Closed and Roads Flooded
A powerful early-morning storm rattled Sonoma County today with thunder and lightning that forced school closures and snarled traffic. The Press Democrat reports the storm hit around 5:00 a.m., with lightning causing a power outage that closed
Santa Rosa City Schools trustees have approved a massive $34 million budget plan that eliminates over 100 staff positions to stave off a state takeover. The Press Democrat reports the unanimous vote slashes entire groups of counselors and mental health therapists, moves that Board President Nick Caston says effectively “dismantles” the city’s largest mental health provider. The cuts are a response to what state analysts call the “worst cash crisis” in California. The plan also finalizes the June closures of Steele Lane Elementary and Hilliard Comstock Middle School. Impacted staff will receive layoff notices by March 15th.
Sebastopol is considering a major shift in its surveillance laws tonight, potentially easing some of the strictest privacy protections in Sonoma County. According to the Press Democrat, the City Council is poised to amend an ordinance to
Santa Rosa School Board Approves Massive Layoffs to Avoid State Takeover
Santa Rosa City Schools trustees have approved a massive $34 million budget plan that eliminates over 100 staff positions to stave off a state takeover. The Press Democrat reports the unanimous vote slashes entire groups of counselors
SMART Train Foes Underwrite Scathing New Book to Deraill Sales Tax Extension
A high-stakes battle over the future of the SMART train is heading to the bookstore and the ballot box. Per the Press Democrat, a new book titled The Great Train Heist, underwritten by the wealthy Gallaher family—longtime critics
Terra Linda High School Students Building “Nature-Based” Playscape For Petaluma School
A group of Marin high school students is trading textbooks for power tools to help local toddlers get outside. The Marin Independent Journal reports about 30 juniors from the Marin School of Environmental Leadership at Terra Linda
Petaluma City Schools Cuts 60 Full-Time Positions & Elective Programs
Petaluma City Schools has unanimously approved $6 million in budget cuts for the 2026-27 school year, a move board members described as “necessary but awful.” According to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, the decision triggers layoff notices for 60
Montecito Oliver’s Market Reopens Following Friday Morning Crash
Seven people were injured Friday morning when an SUV crashed through the front of the Oliver’s Market in east Santa Rosa. According to the Press Democrat, just before noon, a red Hyundai Tucson jumped the curb at