3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (590+ words) Letter goes too far Editor: I am an ardent supporter of our Constitution’s First Amendment. I will defend to the death other’s right to speak out their opinions. However (here it comes), I will also point out the fallacies and…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (630+ words) Sonoma County officials will decide Tuesday whether to renew their contract with the nonprofit that runs the county fairgrounds for just one year instead of five as the end of horse racing continues to weigh on fair attendance and revenues....

16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (797+ words) Work to patch up parts of the interior and exterior walls of the Sebastopol Regional Library where black mold and dry rot was found is expected to commence in the coming weeks. The project will address immediate emergency needs to…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (197+ words) Fire crews extinguished the 1.3-acre Hyde Fire Saturday afternoon after it destroyed two barns in unincorporated Sonoma County. The Schell-Vista Fire Protection District responded to the fire about 12:30 p.m. near Napa Road and Hyde Road. By about 1:30 p.m., the fire was reported…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1269+ words) A controversial Sonoma County government proposal to purchase a premium office building near the county airport will return to the Board of Supervisors this week, but this time with a lower price tag. On Tuesday, the board is poised to…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (117+ words) BART suspended between South Fremont and Union City The Press Democrat BART trains will not run between the Warm Springs/South Fremont and Union City stops in the East Bay on Saturday as crews carry out scheduled maintenance. Riders on…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (357+ words) Bustling with vendors, bedazzled cowboy hats, and campy competitions, the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo & Festival drew scores of people to the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, hosted by the Bay Area Chapter…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (921+ words) Santa Rosa City Schools has made some progress in its financial recovery since slashing dozens of staff positions and narrowing some programs last spring, but it has yet to meet its goals for cash on hand. That was the takeaway…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1384+ words) Dominic Foppoli, the former Windsor mayor and once a rising star in Sonoma County politics, on Friday, Sept. 11, was ordered to pay more than $13 million in damages to seven women who sued him over claims that he sexually assaulted each…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (950+ words) A Sonoma County jury on Friday, Sept. 11, found former Windsor Mayor Domonic Foppoli liable for sexual assault claims going back to 2001. Seven women sued Foppoli in civil court in 2022, about a year after allegations against him surfaced. The trial in…...