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Supes agree to study sales tax for housing, fire

Sonoma County supervisors Wednesday abandoned plans to place a $300 million countywide affordable housing bond on the ballot this fall, instead grudgingly agreeing to consider …

 

Russian River a winner in bond vote

Sonoma County is poised to benefit from millions of dollars in parks, water and land conservation funding from the new $4.1 billion state bond measure …

 

Police: Can’t confirm, acknowledge records of Petaluma grad’s alleged sexual assault

The Petaluma Police Department declined to discuss what, if any, action it took in response to a report of alleged sexual assault involving the valedictorian …

 

Inmate attempts escape at hospital, injures deputy

A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy was injured while chasing an inmate who tried to escape during a visit to Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital on …

 

Debris burning banned for the summer

A seasonal burn ban will take effect Monday throughout the North Bay — a sign that wildfire season is upon us and conditions are quickly …

 

Upper Lake husband arrested in wife’s death

A 64-year-old Upper Lake man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the death of his wife, officials said.Lake County sheriff’s officials had been searching …

 

Local immigration advocates protest Trump administration policies

About 120 people held a march and rally in downtown Santa Rosa Thursday afternoon, protesting federal immigration policies they say are separating thousands of children …

 

Mariachi camp pairs with symphony

When 12-year-old Jesus Aguilar spent three weeks last summer at mariachi camp in Santa Rosa, he ate breakfast and lunch with friends, played Mexican folk …

 

Historic North Coast ranch the size of San Francisco hits the market for $31M

When Deanne Violich would arrive at her grandparents’ ranch in northern Mendocino County as a kid in the late 1940s and early 1950s, it meant …

 

With legal cannabis, drug education moves from ‘don’t’ to ‘delay’

The rollout of legal recreational cannabis in California and other states doesn’t appear to have led to any big changes in substance abuse prevention yet.

 

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