Mar 31, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 31, 2026

FEATURE: A Sebastopol clinic is successfully using ketamine to treat those with PTSD.

Mar 30, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 30, 2026

IOLERO receives appeals court win | FEATURE: Voices from No Kings rally in downtown Santa Rosa

Mar 27, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 27, 2026

No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday | How are Measure O revenues being spent? | Sonoma strengthens mobile home park protections | The 707 preview: A new community quilt project hopes to show how a quilt can also house our highest ideals.

Mar 26, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 26, 2026

Measure O oversight as funding goes out | Mercado Rosa to open at Sonoma County Fairgrounds | FEATURE: Lost Church to reopen soon

Mar 25, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 25, 2026

Healdsburg explores creating a housing land trust to build more affordable housing | FEATURE: Pliny the Younger release brings out more than just beer fans

Mar 24, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 24, 2026

Construction on SMART extension to Healdsburg delayed by one week | ICE arrests at SFO | Rohnert Park stabbing victim identified | Kayak tragedy in Marin | Gas prices a hot topic in California Governor's race | Sonoma County drafts ICE preparedness plan

Mar 23, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 23, 2026

Sebastopol & Windsor cut ties with North Bay Animal Services | FEATURE: Santa Rosa's police chief speaks on immigration fears among immigrant community

Mar 20, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 20, 2026

Record heat recorded for mid-March | Chavez legacy unravels | Several cities cut ties with North Bay Animal Services | FEATURE: An erosion of trust between Santa Rosa Police and immigrant communities

Mar 19, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 19, 2026

Sonoma County Sheriff's office releases preliminary findings in Santa Rosa Police shooting | FEATURE: Former Press Democrat co-owner sued by billionaire mentor and close friend, PD reporter Phil Barber speaks with KRCB, part 2

Mar 18, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 18, 2026

Kaiser mental health workers set to strike today in Santa Rosa | FEATURE: Press Democrat's Phil Barber discusses lawsuit against former PD owner Darius Anderson

Mar 17, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 17, 2026

Heatwave brings ocean water warnings | Petaluma to consider re-wording all-electric requirements for new construction | Calistoga deploys remote-read water meters | TK teachings in Ukiah serve as model

Mar 16, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 16, 2026

Heat advisory for North Bay this week | Petaluma nabs distracted drivers | Conventional crabbing to close at end of month | Maritime traffic controllers not getting paid | Domestic worker wage theft | Regulating gas prices | Santa Barbara offshore pipeline could restart | Supervisor Rabbitt to retire

Mar 13, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 13, 2026

Santa Rosa officer-involved shooting | Gov. Newsom says no Iran threat exists | FEATURE: Audrey Denney makes her case in challenge to Mike McGuire for 1st District seat

Mar 12, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 12, 2026

Governor Newsom responds to reports of potential Iran drone strike off the West Coast | Measure M report | three children injured in Napa e-moto crash | FEATURE: Fixing teacher pay

Mar 11, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 11, 2026

No Kings march set for March 28 - How Santa Rosa is preparing | FEATURE: How wine tariffs are affecting local winegrowers

Mar 10, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 10, 2026

Thompson, Huffman to hold health care town hall today | Marin TRUTH Act forum | Insurers get to keep emergency rate hikes | State library parks pass program in jeopardy | CSU challenging threats to funding | SMART tax extension initiative goes before voters in June

Mar 09, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 9, 2026

Sebastopol considers restoring two-way traffic through downtown | Erick Roeser to retire, endorses his deputy | KRCB News checks in with our colleagues at SRJC's Oak Leaf Newsroom

Mar 06, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 6, 2026

Healdsburg explores housing land trust | Convicted man gets life in prison for Santa Rosa shopping center shooting | 2026 Economic Perspective highlights immigrant workforce

Mar 05, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 5, 2026

Low-polling CA Dems refuse to bow out of gubernatorial race | Carpool hours officially changed, again | After La Onda cancellation, Sonoma County leaders work to keep Latino celebrations going

Mar 04, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 4, 2026

SMART funding extension goes before voters | California’s Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks urges gubernatorial candidates to assess viability | Pre-fab housing considered as solution to housing shortage | Petaluma rolls back part of controversial downtown development plan

Mar 03, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 3, 2026

Sebastopol to reconfigure downtown streets | SMART tax initiative to go before voters in June | Healdsburg looks to create a housing land trust | Petaluma downtown overlay goes before council | Anti-war protests in Sacramento | Cotati racers arrested, cars impounded | State Senator Mike McGuire says Dems should stand up and fight

Mar 02, 2026

Sonoma County First News for March 2, 2026

Bay Area lawmakers react to Iran war | Covered CA says enrollment flat, but coverage is down | Mendocino County officials allot $500,000 for Potter Valley wind-down | Snowpack remains below average | Thompson secures funding for Sonoma Creek restoration | Hoppe Avenue rehab project set to break ground this Spring | Sonoma Avenue in Santa Rosa to get reconfigured amid rehabilitation | CA Governor Newsom makes SF book tour stop

Feb 27, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 27, 2026

SR man arrested on bird fighting charges | Sonoma County2025 cannabis numbers released | Protecting day laborers | Commercial truckers will get pathway to restore cancelled licenses | Wal-Mart settles delivery driver dispute | Recology reopens local recycle sort facility

Feb 26, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 26, 2026

Bird flu confirmed in elephant seals | Exxon Mobil sues AG Bonta over plastic recycling claims | Sacramento elected officials demand the return of Maria Estrada | Los Cien urging Sonoma County officials to end cooperation with ICE

Feb 25, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 25, 2026

Vacation Beach residents under evacuation warning | Marin, Sonoma voters to decide fate of SMART tax extension measure | Petaluma schools superintendent to resign | Kaiser strike is over | La Onda Latino music festival gets cancelled | Infighting at California Democratic Party convention

Feb 24, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 24, 2026

Hoppe Avenue reconstruction project moves forward | Lago Fresca Appeal comes before Satna Rosa City Council | Marin County assesses 2026-28 priorities | What the draft farm bill could mean for California farmers | What do California's water levels look like this year?

Feb 23, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 23, 2026

Homebuyer Assistance Program helps low-income victims of fire or flood | 4.3 quake hits near Cobb | Santa Rosa burglary suspect arrested | Marin introduces new "FixIt" app | FEATURE: 2-way with gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer

Feb 20, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 20, 2026

Recent storms bring wind, rain, and even snow | Healdsburg power outage | A more stringent DUI bill unveiled in Sacramento | Driver runs car into pizza restaurant | What makes avalanches dangerous? | Meet Sonoma County's Banksy

Feb 19, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 19, 2026

As Kaiser strike continues, others stage their own strike | Public’s help is critical in preventing mosquito‑borne diseases, district says | FEATURE: Avalanche educator speaks about the dangers of avalanches

Feb 18, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 18, 2026

Sonoma County storm update | FEATURE: First 5 Sonoma County distributes Measure I funds

Feb 17, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 17, 2026

Santa Rosa City Schools staff facing job loss | Santa Rosa Safe Parking gets financial lifeline | SUV crashes into Oliver's Market | Kaiser strike continues | State Telework bill introduced in state assembly | Creating A Photojournalist: Talking with Writer and Director, Erik Castro

Feb 13, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 13, 2026

BoDean Company agrees to fines without fault | Joanna Paun seeks to unseat David Rabbit | Santa Cruz surfers to the rescue | AG Rob Bonta launches investigation into Eaton Fire response | State parks passes to remain at local libraries | Santa Rosa leaders reconsider response to local ICE operations

Feb 12, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February12, 2026

Santa Rosa city council discusses impact of possible future ICE operations locally | Santa Rosa High running coach charged with possessing child pornography | FEATURE: What's behind all these teachers strikes?

Feb 11, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 11, 2026

Black community leaders address Sonoma County Supervisors to mark Black History month | Santa Rosa police arrest ghost gun manufacturing suspect | Marin County eliminates SCAAP funding from budget | Governor Newsom unhappy with judge's decision to block state mask ban for federal officials | Measure O funding oversight

Feb 10, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 10, 2026

Santa Rosa leaders meet to discuss potential ICE operations | Santa Rosa releases new beekeeping ordinance for review | Sebastopol planners consider changes to downtown core | Wildlife advocated threaten Trump administration with lawsuit over Clear Lake hitch

Feb 09, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 9, 2026

Sunday quakes rattle geysers area | Marin cyclist killed | Mendocino County looks to regulate inland area rentals | Conolly introduces fairgrounds money bill | Mendocino officials explore alternative water sources to Potter Valley | Petaluma tests wireless alerts | Universal childcare could add 23 billion to California economy, study says

Feb 06, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 6, 2026

SSU looks to a brighter future | US101 carpool hours to change again in Sonoma & Marin Counties | FEATURE: Why Superbowl 60 viewers may see more of San Francisco than Santa Clara

Feb 05, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 5, 2026

Sebastopol explores changes to downtown streets | Good Fire Bill introduced in state legislature | Who pays for Prop 36? | Candidate filing window open February 9 to March 6 | Taco Tuesday bike ride

Feb 04, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 4, 2026

Santa Rosa Police investigating ICE hate mail | Beloved Bachan's to be sold | Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Mendocino Sheriff, Willits PD | California steps up to represent at WHO | A bill to protect veterans access benefits sent to Governor Gavin Newsom | San Jose ICE protests ahead of Superbowl in Santa Clara

Feb 03, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 3, 2026

Healdsburg develops SMART Area Specific Plan | Sebastopol revisits "chain store" rules | California Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks out against ICE activity in courthouses | Northern California congressman calls for GAO review of statewide fraud | Water deliveries at 30% this year | SoCo Museum to share story of Christo's running fence

Feb 02, 2026

Sonoma County First News for February 2, 2026

New SSU President Spagna is optimistic of campus' future | Mountain lion sighting in Sebastopol | FEATURE: Sonoma County Supervisors Board Chair Rebecca Hermosillo speaks with KRCB

Jan 30, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 30, 2026

Santa Rosa city council member Victoria Fleming calling on her city to cut cooperation with ICE | Officials confirm hydrogen cyanide leak behind shelter in place order | FEATURE: Clothing Closet offers highschoolers free clothing

Jan 29, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 29, 2026

Santa Rosa hazmat leak prompts shelter-in-place order | The State of California is auditing school vaccination records | FEATURE: Pretti vigil at Santa Rosa VA clinic

Jan 28, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 28, 2026

SSU voices one year after devastating budget cuts | Wine numbers are tanking | Public voices oppose Sonoma County collaboration with ICE

Jan 27, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 27, 2026

SSU observes one year since devastating cuts to academics & athletics | FEATURE: Supervisor Chris Coursey discusses ending County cooperation with ICE

Jan 26, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 26, 2026

Supervisor Coursey signals shift in Board stance on ICE collaboration | SMART tax measure to go before voters | FEATURE: Chinese American winemaker brings their Sonoma/Napa wines to Chinatown restaurants

Jan 23, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 23, 2026

Measles reported in Napa | Huffaker sentencing on hold for now | Berkeley ADU sales | Annual homeless Point-in-Time count gets under way | LUMACON arrives next week

Jan 22, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 22, 2026

Metini-Fort Ross Interpretation Master Plan seeks public input | "Sanctuary city" lawsuits against the Trump administration move forward | California university systems receive funding boost | Newsom denied entry to Davos event | California Forever secures labor deal | Environmental groups seek to limit manure digesters for industrial livestock operations

Jan 21, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 21, 2026

Santa Rosa Police Department to conduct public "military equipment" inventory | Grocery Outlet woos Sebastopol for new location | TWO WAY: New Real ID requirements for domestic air travel

Jan 20, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 20, 2026

SRJC under Federal investigation for trans athlete policies | Windsor book ban pushback | Petaluma under investigation for all-electric building codes

Jan 16, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 16, 2026

Marin County declares emergency after January storms | Keeping American wine "American" | Newsom reports progress on homelessness | Immigrants need more funding in state budget | Gallagher to run for LaMalfa's seat in special election | Death cap mushroom poisonings prompt warning against foraging

Jan 15, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 15, 2026

Sonoma County doctor faces criminal charges in Louisiana for providing abortion care | Whited Elementary School to close | Transit Mall shooting arrest | FEATURE: LandPaths gives tour of Calvi Ranch

Jan 14, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 14, 2026

Whited Elementary School faces closure | Suspect sought in Windsor market shooting | Skunk Train allowed to condemn private land | Woodmark residents remain at risk of eviction

Jan 13, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 13, 2026

Sonoma County lifts closure orders on all remaining beaches | SRPD investigating death of cyclist hit by SMART train | Santa Rosa reviews building codes | Marin homeless encampment is shrinking | New online privacy protection tool available for California residents | Early crab landings could show promise for successful season

Jan 12, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 12, 2026

Rio Lindo Academy wrongful death suit | Juveniles arrested in Santa Rosa teen shooting | FEATURE: ICE Out protests in Santa Rosa

Jan 09, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 9, 2026

Crabbing to resume this weekend | Russian River sewage spill under control | Sebastopol approves sale of ADUs as condos | Indivisible Sonoma County celebrates win over Avelo Airlines

Jan 08, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 8, 2026

Crab season delayed | Feds are suing the City of Petaluma over all- electric building code | SCOE offering parent workshops on social media | Windsor book ban sparks local debate over censorship

Jan 07, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 7, 2026

People warned to stay out of the Russian River | Santa Rosa Transit Mall shooting update | Pedestrian dies from New Year's Eve crash | FEATURE: Noah Abrams tours Marin flooding aftermath with State leaders

Jan 06, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 6, 2026

Two teens injured in armed robbery attempt in Santa Rosa Transit mall | Sonoma Sanitation District to request emergency repair funding | FEATURE: Reporter conversation about CEQA and housing development

Jan 05, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 5, 2026

Man crushed by his vehicle dies | FEATURE: Reporter conversation about new laws around e-bikes

Jan 02, 2026

Sonoma County First News for January 2, 2026

Recent shark encounters in the "Red Triangle" | New Year's Eve apartment fire displaces some residents | King tides return | FEATURE: Reporter discussion about the Delete Act

Dec 31, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 31, 2025

Local Dungeness crab coming to local seafood counters soon | FEATURE: As Northern California ICE arrests surge, one Sonoma County mother describes fallout

Dec 30, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 30, 2025

Cold weather advisory | Pair of storms to ring in new year | Santa Rosa hit-and-run driver arrested | FEATURE: ICE stats conversation

Dec 29, 2025

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Dec 29, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 29, 2025

Cold weather advisory | Napa County to pilot modernized Point-in Time counts | Man on electric scooter dies in collision | Trump administration to review Potter Valley dam removals nbew| New Years holiday transit schedules | AI oversight legislation limited by feds

Dec 26, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 26, 2025

CSU Teamsters strike | Rural fire station challenges | AI police reports | LGBTQ fertility settlement | Tule River Tribe land return

Dec 24, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 24, 2025

IOLERO releases Sonoma County ICE arrest stats for 2025 | Holiday travel expected to reach new high | Coastal tornado warning | CSU to automatically admit 2026 high school seniors | Plastic bag ban goes into effect | Bay Area bridge tolls to increase in 2026 | Providence Health determines final day of pediatric service at Memorial Hospital

Dec 23, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 23, 2025

Stormy Christmas week weather ahead | CA minimum wage goes up January 1 | A rural volunteer fire station struggles to serve its community

Dec 22, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 22, 2025

North Bay flood advisory | Mendocino County under State audit | HOV hours to change yet again | Suspect arrested after feeling DUI checkpoint, drugs recovered | Husband and wife forfeit $66,000 for operating illegal fish business out of home | Sonoma County health centers urge enrolment before Medi-Cal cutoff

Dec 19, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 19, 2025

SRJC fire tower funding secured | Shorter carpool hours coming to US 101 | REPORTER CONVERSATION: Dale Dougherty and Shandra Back talk about education performance indicators

Dec 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 18, 2025

New Sonoma County fence rules | SMART crossing at Jennings Ave. moves forward | MacDonald censured by city council | Windsor man sentenced to life in prison | EDD misused state funds, audit finds | Carrillo Adobe development faces scrutiny

Dec 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 17, 2025

Sonoma County health centers urge enrollment before Medi‑Cal cutoff | Sonoma County is officially exploring a potential new multi-purpose sports stadium | FEATURE: As thousands of acres of grape vines are being pulled out, why are some wineries replanting?

Dec 16, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 16, 2025

Alternate housing development plan goes before Windsor officials today | Sonoma hotel developers seek building permit extension | FEATURE: KRCB 2-way with CalMatters politics reporter on Mike McGuire's congressional run

Dec 15, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 15, 2025

FEATURE: Sebastopol Doctor at the center of a Texas abortion case | FEATURE: Sonoma County father weighs self-deportation after weeks in ICE custody

Dec 12, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 12, 2025

California minimum wage goes up January 1 | Hearn Avenue overcrossing ribbon-cutting | Cloverdale approves water assessment for Esmeralda development

Dec 11, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 11, 2025

Sonoma County pulls back emergency food aid after restored federal funding | Clinicians, union leaders voice concern about Memorial's Pediatrics unit closure | Free tax prep season is here

Dec 10, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 10, 2025

] County Supervisors remain unmoved by residents' objections to new cannabis rules | Big changes coming to National Parks next year

Dec 09, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 9, 2025

Esmeralda project in Cloverdale faces key hearing | Mill Creek developers request another year-long extension | Automated license plate readers under fire

Dec 08, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 8, 2025

SRJC adds value to local economy study finds | Santa Rosa City Councilmember Dianna MacDonald faces reprimand | Thompson campaign surveillance | Funding restored for Libraries and Museums | SMART crossing for Jennings Avenue closer to reality

Dec 05, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 5, 2025

Santa Rosa police chief issues statement on video circulating on social media | True West cinema and film center opens in Healdsburg | Long-standing vineyards look to a changing future

Dec 04, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 4, 2025

Zoe Rosenburg sentenced to 90 days in jail | Battery fire in Moss Landing found to have caused damage to nearby Elkhorn Slough

Dec 03, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 3, 2025

Animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in restitution | State watchdog agency opens investigation into David Rabbit | ICE targeting Sacramento’s Afghan immigrant community | Race to be California Governor getting crowded | Santa Rosa to expand InResponse mental health services

Dec 02, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 2, 2025

Juvenile arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after hit and run crash | Matson property sales continue | Santa Rosa's new City manager set for confirmation today | Results of new AAPI voter survey | Commercial driver's licenses under review nationwide | Sneaker waves and king tides return this week | Bennett Valley Golf Course to consider new fee structure

Dec 01, 2025

Sonoma County First News for December 1, 2025

Convicted animal rights activist faces up to four years behind bars | FEATURE: Watch Duty app is revolutionizing wildfire reporting

Nov 28, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 28, 2025

Big Bend roundabout awaits final touches I State land housing I CHP holiday patrol I Humboldt County's planned green cemetery

Nov 26, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 26, 2025

FEATURE: Santa Rosa lines up interim city manager to take over in January

Nov 25, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 25, 2025

The Press Democrat's Paulina Pineda speaks with KRCB News about an alcohol and drug recovery center's plans to expand in east Santa Rosa, despite neighborhood opposition.

Nov 24, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 24, 2025

Eric Swalwell runs for CA Governor | Press Democrat announces new Executive Editor | Cannabis extraction operation shut down in Santa Rosa | Should Dreamers pay in-state tuition for college? | UC Regents approve tuition hike | New federal proposal would consider use of SNAP, Medicaid in green card applications

Nov 21, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 21, 2025

State lawmakers react to Trump's plan to open the California coast to offshore drilling | Next stop... Downtown Rohnert Park? | CVNL's Secret Santa program begins much earlier than you might think

Nov 20, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 20, 2025

Michael Spagna set to become SSU's next President | California stoneworkers grapple with Silicosis

Nov 19, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 19, 2025

Rohnert Park explores EIFDs to raise infrastructure funding | Santa Rosa garbage rates could increase | Measure I headed for defeat | CSU looks to raise executive salaries amid other cuts | SSU students Cube Sat set to launch | eBike incentives dry up

Nov 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 18, 2025

Sonoma County healthcare workers poised to help offset cuts to Medi-Cal | Fort Bragg floating desalination unit coming online | Another successful Winterblas is in teh books.

Nov 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 17, 2025

California Coastal Commission opens up coastal cities for student housing | How is California lowering CO2 emissions? | Race for CA governorship | Grocery Buddies help those in need of food

Nov 14, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 14, 2025

Southern Poverty Law Center files suit against Goyim Defense League | Should Sonoma County become a sanctuary county?

Nov 13, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 13, 2025

Should Sonoma County become a sanctuary county?

Nov 12, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 12, 2025

A storm's a comin' | A third bird flu outbreak reported in Sonoma County | Part three of Phil Barber's reporting on Ken Mattson |

Nov 11, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 11, 2025

Thompson and Huffman respond to deal to end shutdown | Phil Barber talks about the ongoing Matson saga with KRCB, Part 2 of 3

Nov 10, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 10, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom to represent at COP30 climate conference | Covered CA execs say not to panic over premiums | Prop 50 sparks renewed push to split state in half | Petaluma Vets Day Parade missing one important participant

Nov 07, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 7, 2025

KRCB's Shandra Back visits a food distribution site in Alicia Park | KRCB's Noah Abrams and The Press Democrat's Phil Barber discuss Ken Mattson's latest legal woes (Part 1 of 2)

Nov 06, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 6, 2025

Sonoma County to provide $1 million in food assistance | Can Prop 50 win help Governor Newsom politically? | Humboldt County repeals cannabis cultivation tax | Reaction to Measure I failing from supporters

Nov 05, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 5, 2025

Proposition 50's success strengthens Governor Newsom's political future | Noah Abrams speaks with Press Democrat investigative reporter Phil Barber about recent avian flu infections

Nov 04, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 4, 2025

It's Election Day | Incoming storm preview | Covered California open enrollment is under way | Healdsburg to get new addiction treatment center | "Community fridges" help fill gaps in food need

Nov 03, 2025

Sonoma County First News for November 3, 2025

Protesters demand stronger immigration protections against ICE in Sonoma County | Local business owners hold public forum about Appellation Petaluma Hotel

Oct 31, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 31, 2025

New grave disability law goes into effect January 1 | Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram talks about future local ICE enforcement actions

Oct 30, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 30, 2025

Rosenburg receives guilty verdict | UBER to launch robotaxis in Bay Area | Open enrolment research recommended | Santa Rosa gains a new pediatric care facility

Oct 29, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 29, 2025

Sonoma County Sheriff says no ICE... for now | Sonoma Sanctuary Coalition holds immigrant support rally | Sonoma County government seeks COLA legislation

Oct 28, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 28, 2025

Napa Supervisors to offer grocery gift cards to fill gap in SNAP funding | Arrests made in murder of Santa Rosa man | Sonoma County monitoring local ICE activity | Prop 50 - how did we get here?

Oct 27, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 27, 2025

Russian River Brewer gets his name on Jeopardy | Planned Parenthood gets financial lifeline from state | Local immigration support rally over the weekend

Oct 24, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 24, 2025

No Bay Area surge after all | Filling Cal Fresh benefits in Sonoma County | Tolay Lake prescribed burn today | Santa Rosa Memorial to lose pediatric unit

Oct 23, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 23, 2025

ICE coming to the Bay Area | Alameda Coast Guard base to house federal agents | Cigs in Marin to get expensive, vapes banned | Sebastopol considers Tennant protections for Woodmark Residents

Oct 22, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 22, 2025

Chris Rogers speaks to Proposition 50 | Sonoma Valley Park prescribed burns | West Marin Coast Guard station to be used for farmworker housing | Petaluma council recall effort fails

Oct 21, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 21, 2025

James Gore has ended his campaign for California State Senate | How important are immigrants to the North Bay economy?

Oct 20, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 20, 2025

Voices from Santa Rosa No Kings protest | Proposition 50 2-way with Jeanne Kuang and Greta Mart

Oct 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 17, 2025

DHS visited Sonoma County Sheriff's office last week | Highway 101 fatality | Developers pitch Esmeralda to mixed reaction in Cloverdale

Oct 16, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 16, 2025

Cornerstone sues City of Santa Rosa | Petaluma Bounty closing | Kaiser strike continues | Kaiser Mental Health clinicians worry AI will replace them | California to launch AI academy for legislative staff |

Oct 15, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 15, 2025

Obama rallies behind Prop 50 | Golden Gate Village in Marin City to get renovations | Kaiser health care workers continue strike | Newsom approves new E15 gasoline blend | Offshore wind projects still have local support

Oct 14, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 14, 2025

Kaiser workers on strike | Sonoma County officials hold special public meeting today | Santa Rosa explores new soccer stadium | Rohnert Park declares October Filipino Heritage Month | Marina Enterprise Fund hopes to stabilize Bodega Harbor economy

Oct 13, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 13, 2025

Sutter strike averted | Local reporter released from Israeli custody | Local governments balk at new transit housing bill | Sonoma County Wine Grape Commission get renewed

Oct 10, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 10, 2025

Santa Rosa man arrested for online bomb threat against school | FAIR plan to get alternative funding to avoid bailouts | Government shutdown affecting commercial flights | Petaluma City of Lights tour map | Tenants of Woodmark Apartments could face eviction

Oct 09, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 9, 2025

Sonoma County leaders to hold public forum to address looming federal cuts | Farm Bureau hit by embezzler | "Ultra processed" foods to be regulated in school lunches | Governor vetoes Cal Fire firefighter pay hike

Oct 08, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 8, 2025

Rental protections in place for SSI recipients | Sonoma County unveils new elections database | Santa Rosa homicide investigation offers reward | Tubbs Fire anniversary

Oct 07, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 7, 2025

A Week Without Driving | North Bay Print and Poetry Festival

Oct 06, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 6, 2025

Sutter health workers authorize strike | Sonoma city secures affordable senior housing | Gigi Mertle to head Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services | County leaders form immigrant ad hoc committee | New Camp Fire movie premiers in Oroville

Oct 03, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 3, 2025

Santa Rosa City Schools at risk of state takeover | ReSynergi pulling out of Rohnert Park

Oct 02, 2025

Sonoma County First News for October 2, 2025

IOLERO in dispute with the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff's Association | Music library opens in Monte Rio

Sep 30, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 30, 2025

Petaluma school counselor arrested | Sebastopol small business town hall | Napa rolls out mobile health RV | Santa Rosa to update storm drain design and maintenance | Caltrans officially opens Novato narrows HOV lanes

Sep 29, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 29, 2025

Sonoma Sherriff's office pushed back against IOLERO report | Residents offered opposition to County plans for SDC property in Glen Ellen

Sep 25, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 25, 2025

Sonoma County offers slip fee waivers for fishermen | Rohnert Park Little League team heads to Cal Ripkin World Series

Sep 24, 2025

Sonoma County First News for Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Los Cien to host State of the Latino Community Address | Sonoma home invasion suspects arrested | Petaluma Library Biblio-Boxes | New expanded carpool lane hours | Jewish Voice for Peace holds tashlich

Sep 23, 2025

Sonoma County First News for Friday, September 23, 225

SSU and SRJC face reduced federal funding for serving Hispanic students | Cannabis taxes: who wins, who loses?

Sep 22, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 22, 2025

IOLERO town hall today | Hundred Acre Wine invites Pickett Fire investigation | Lowes price scanner settlement | Immigrant rights vigil in Santa Rosa

Sep 19, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 19, 2025

Two suspects arrested in Santa Rosa murder | B'Nai Israel Jewish Center 100 year anniversary

Sep 19, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 17, 2025

Two suspects arrested in Santa Rosa murder | B'Nai Israel 100 year anniversary

Sep 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for Thursday, September 18, 2025

Gift card fraudsters apprehended | Day laborers to hod vigil today | More high school seniors applying for financial aid | Huge crowds turned out for El Grito event

Sep 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 17, 2025

California Coastal Cleanup Day hpes to break records | Governor Newsom announces volunteer service opportunities for young men | Ukiah looks to tighten homeless regulations | Rosenburg trial day 2 update

Sep 16, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 16, 2025

Petaluma to revisit active transport plan | Petaluma man arrested for wielding machette | Sebastopol will revise formula businesses plan | Kaiser to offer COVID vax to all members | Final bils make their way to Governor Newsom's desk | Critical-thinking curriculum available to K-12 students

Sep 15, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 15, 2025

Sonoma County launches Open Door Initiative | Santa Rosa's 10th homicide victim identified | Peanuts on Parade, Part 2

Sep 12, 2025

Sonoma County First News for Friday, September 12, 225

Sonoma County Crop Report | Schellville road closures for October | Latinos are carrying stress quietly |

Sep 08, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 8, 2025

Six dead in Napa crash | Napa hotel death deemed suspicious | Career pathway for inmate firefighters stalled for now | Peanuts on Parade

Sep 05, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 5, 2025

West Coast health alliance | Woman to serve over five years in prison for embezzlement | Latino Legislative caucus members say they are not a monolith | Walking the Great Drake Trail

Sep 03, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 3, 2025

Nearly 700 million cut from new wind project in Humboldt Bay | Picket Fire final update | Lost Church finds new home |

Sep 02, 2025

Sonoma County First News for September 2, 2025

1.2 million immigrants disappear from workforce | Labor Day protests | Picket Fire update | Fire along Highway 101 takes out nearby homes | Mobile home fire injures firefighters | Cal Fire launches "Set, Go" campaign | Fort Bragg donates to local food bank | Striking Kaiser nurses

Aug 28, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 28, 2025

Pickett Fire update | County gets money for opioid recovery | Redistricting in Siskiyou County

Aug 27, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 27, 2025

Firefighters gain ground on Pickett Fire | City of Healdsburg settled pair of Eisenberg lawsuits | How are wineries responding to fewer Americans drinking?

Aug 26, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 26, 2025

Pickett Fire update | Rancho Adobe Fire Department seeking impact fee | High speed rail need 1 billion to stay on track

Aug 25, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 25, 2025

Picket Fire update | San Rafael apartment fire being investigated as possible arson | California will pick up cost of November special election

Aug 22, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 22, 2025

Pickett Fire burns 2100 acres with 0% containment | Sonoma County is at heart of redistricting fight | CA Supreme Court blocks Republican push back on redistricting | Could federal Clean Air Act be codified in state law? |

Aug 21, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 21, 2025

Domestic violence suspect arrested in Windsor | Local wildfire preparedness |

Aug 20, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 20, 2025

Santa Rosa pedestrian struck by car has died | Warmer weather ahead | Santa Rosa lowers speed limits | California cracks down on illegal cockfighting

Aug 19, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 19, 2025

Copperfield's Petaluma closure delayed | SSU gets $4 million in grants for low-income/first-generation students | State redistricting plan moves forward | Remembering Dale Webster

Aug 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 18, 2025

Sonoma County fire agencies in search of new insurance providers | Public pushback over Rohnert Park plastic recycling plant

Aug 15, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 15, 2025

Second police shooting in less than a week involving domestic violence | Remembering Chef John Ash

Aug 14, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 14, 2025

SRPD back-to-school traffic enforcement | Sworn school resource officers may not have enough funding | SSU offers guaranteed admissions | Redding Fire Department to charge for non-emergency service calls | The Great Redwood Trail update

Aug 13, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 13, 2025

Potter Valley Project town hall scheduled | Great Redwood Trail takes shape | Remembering Chef John Ash

Aug 12, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 12, 2025

SSU budget forum update | Overshine Collective sheds new light on winery collaborations |

Aug 11, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 11, 2025

Firefighters face Mark, Arden, and Berry fires over the weekend, Sonoma County Radio Amateurs practice emergency communications | Cotati Hotel construction update

Aug 08, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 8, 2025

AmeriCorps fellows in North Bay react to recent funding cuts

Aug 07, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 7, 2025

Supervisor Hopkins disagrees with sanctuary ordinance | Sebastopol Porchfest returns

Aug 06, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 6, 2025

Faith leaders hunger strike for Sonoma County sanctuary status | Novato city workers go on strike | Plastics pollution pact makes progress

Aug 05, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 5, 2025

Long Fire contained | Napa parents arrested in child fentanyl death | New Petaluma public safety center | Stick-shift foils Healdsburg carjacking | Lawsuit filed against Sebastopol Police

Aug 04, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 4, 2025

Weekend fires prompt brief evacuations | New jail mail service for Sonoma County inmates | Santa Rosa woman scammed | Governor Newsom eyes voter approval for redistricting | Llano sewer trunk rehabilitation underway

Aug 01, 2025

Sonoma County First News for August 1, 2025

Sonoma County faith groups to stage hunger strike | Sonoma County volunteers train for disaster response | Meet your Sonoma County Humane Society

Jul 31, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 31, 2025

Eleven locally-owned restaurants get a financial boost | Proposed SRJC bond measure two-way with Press Democrat Paulina Pineda

Jul 30, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 30, 2025

Local Resource Conservation Districts grapple with changes to federal grant funding | Sonoma County Wine Improvement District formation explored

Jul 29, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 29, 2025

ICE activity in Sonoma County despite restraining order in SoCal | DACA recipients to lose health coverage | Nearly half of Mendocino County residents could lose health care | Third Russian River death in as many days

Jul 28, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 28, 2025

Safeway reaches deal with worker unions | Sebastopol West 100 accepting non-profit grant applications | Body of drowned Russian River swimmer found | PG&E submits plan to surrender Potter Valley Project | Ceres Community Project tour

Jul 25, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 25, 2025

Sonoma Developmental Center faces new beginning | Part 3 of 3 - How NOAA cuts affect Bodega Bay community and economy

Jul 24, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 24, 2025

Trione-Annadel faces budget cuts | Windsor SMART Quiet zone to go into effect | Santa Rosa's summer splash

Jul 23, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 23, 2025

California Planned parenthood defunded | Is ICE using FAFSA data? | Lawmakers demand ICE oversight | Sonoma County holds TRUTH Act meeting

Jul 22, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 22, 2025

Cal OSHA not doing enough site visits | Distressed sea lion in San Rafael | Siskiyou County declares local pesticide emergency | New state bill seeks equity for girls sports | How Medicare cuts could affect Planned Parenthood

Jul 21, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 21, 2025

New bill could lower CA gas prices | 14 year old boy dies in crash | Public defender beaten outside Sonoma County courthouse | Sonoma County's new Registrar of Voters | New FEMA flood maps for Santa Rosa

Jul 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 18, 2025

Good Trouble demonstrations in Cotati | Downtown Santa Rosa to get infrastructure improvement money | Counting salmon in the Russian River

Jul 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 17, 2025

ACLU files suit against Permit Sonoma over drone surveillance practices

Jul 16, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 16, 2025

Trader Joe's sues protestors | Petaluma Valley Hospital nurses to strike today | Mother, grandmother arrested after baby exposed to fentanyl | Jack McAuliffe obit | Solar power roadblocks

Jul 15, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 15, 2025

Sonoma County closes loophole in tenant protections law | Avelo departs Sonoma County for good | Special election seats open | Santa Rosa releases preliminary FEMA flood maps

Jul 14, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 14, 2025

Preliminary FEMA flood maps for Santa Rosa | Eureka rebukes Avelo | Former RPDPS officer convicted of extortion | Sonoma County closed renters protections law loophole

Jul 11, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 11, 2025

Former Rohnert Park police officer strands trial in federal court | NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway this weekend | Bird Rescue wildfire recovery | Hot Air Balloon Classic preview

Jul 10, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 10, 2025

County government offices prepare for move | California's red line of defense | CHP to deploy body cameras to all officers | Sonoma County Parks wants input on plans for new Carrington Ranch Park | Grants Pass ruling, one year on

Jul 09, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 9, 2025

Sonoma State University financial lifeline | Regional trash hauling strike | Water Board issues new vineyard runoff rules | Petaluma River sea lion update

Jul 08, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 8, 2025

Esparto update | How bike-friendly is California? | Local prayers for Texas flood victims | Mental health cuts felt in California | Interfaith public fast

Jul 07, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 7, 2025

Layoffs at The Press Democrat | Man dies in car crash near Sonoma County Airport | Catching up with photojournalist Kent Porter

Jul 04, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 4, 2025

Cloverdale cancels fireworks show | Higher cookout costs in California | How to put on a big fireworks show!

Jul 03, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 3, 2025

Seven people missing after fireworks warehouse explosion | Cloverdale cancels fireworks show this year | Funding cut for parents/youth helpline | Providence hospice workers strike

Jul 02, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 2, 2025

Providence hospice workers plan strike | Petaluma sea lion | Petaluma pedestrians injured | Faith leaders call for day of fasting | Is Sonoma County ready for mass evacuations?

Jul 01, 2025

Sonoma County First News for July 1, 2025

Sonoma County gets $20 million for infrastructure | Golden Gate tolls and fares go up | CEQA reforms help fast-track new housing | SR students organize fundraiser run for fentanyl awareness

Jun 30, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 30, 2025

State budget passed | Lake Sonoma prescribed burn today | Local Iranian-American reaction to surprise Israeli attack |

Jun 27, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 27, 2025

Petaluma, Sonoma County join suit against Trump | More roads built in forests? | Face to Face provides life-saving care options | Country Summer traffic advisory

Jun 26, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 26, 2025

New homelessness numbers paint sobering picture | Preliminary state budget update | Remodeled Healdsburg library reopens | Company HQs leaving California | Teens rescued off Doran Beach

Jun 25, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 25, 2025

New SSU funding plan | Promising homeless numbers are out | Cloverdale's Esmeralda | Declining water in the Sonoma Valley | Conservation Sonoma |

Jun 23, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 23, 2025

Mercuryville earthquake | Napa Airport grass fire | Marin Library theft arrest | Ukiah's controversial annexation plan | National Guard wildfire mitigation efforts compromised | Forget Me Not Farm helps animals and kids

Jun 20, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 20, 2025

Napa Battle of the bands | Petaluma Fair this weekend | Murder/Suicide names released | Apostille pop-up next month | Thompson town hall |

Jun 18, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 18, 2025

Sebastopol Elderberry Commons update | Healdsburg prescribed burns today | Juneteenth holiday | Santa Rosa Active Transportation update

Jun 17, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 17, 2025

Meet a group of volunteer citizen scientists at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen.

Jun 16, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 16, 2025

Thousands of people lined Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa on Saturday for the No Kings protest

Jun 13, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 13, 2025

California Assembly passes package of immigrant protection bills | Healdsburg Jazz Fest 2025 | PG&E expands FERA bill discount program | Healdsburg joins lawsuit against Trump Administration

Jun 12, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 12, 2025

Sonoma County Office of Education to host literacy summit | State parks pass program to be cut | Hear from two of the seven farmworkers receiving a settlement from local vineyard management company

Jun 11, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 11, 2025

Lawsuits stand in the way of proposed Koi casino in Windsor | Marin County establishes Sheriff Department oversight body | Goats mowing Santa Rosa's Veteran's Trail | Santa Rosa joining suit against Trump administration actions

Jun 10, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 10, 2025

ACLU sues Permit Sonoma | SEIU head arrest reaction | Sonoma County Board of Supervisors plan for budget deficits | Santa Rosa bicyclist hit in crosswalk | Sonoma County officials preparing for fire season

Jun 09, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 9, 2025

Petaluma man arrested over pride flag threats against school | Petaluma man shot during a robbery | California sanctuary laws | Napa County clarifies SWAT operation not related to ICE | Sonoma County DA talks about first-ever "Report to the People" | CA employee surveillance bill advances

Jun 06, 2025

Sonoma County First News for June 6, 2025

Professional soccer could be coming to Santa Rosa | BMO Bank wine industry report offers optimism