Third-party software helps counties streamline real-time evacuation mapping
For firefighters in the Bay Area, no longer are the days of mapping out evacuation zones on a paper map as a wildfire ...
Supervisors move to expedite backlogged cannabis permit applications
Sonoma County supervisors approved the use of $370,000 in one-time funds last week to deal with the ...
Healdsburg bans all sprinkler, drip system use amid drought emergency
People living in Healdsburg must turn off their sprinklers and drip irrigation systems because the city has ...
Sonoma County prepares residents for wildfire season with community briefings
Sonoma County officials are holding two online community briefings this week — one in English and one ...
County approves $3.7 million in settlement funding for vegetation management
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $3.7 million in grants to fund 20 ...
PG&E agrees to pay $31 million in joint settlement for 2019 Kincade Fire damages
Sonoma County, the town of Windsor and the cities of Healdsburg, Cloverdale and Santa Rosa announced Wednesday that they have reached a joint ...
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as ...
Cloverdale evacuation center seeks volunteers ahead of wildfire season
The grounds of the Cloverdale Citrus Fair in Cloverdale served as an evacuation center for residents leaving ...
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Anderson Springs
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the Anderson Springs area of Sonoma County ...
Officials eye June 15 to fully reopen state as vaccinations surpass 20 million mark
California is poised to eliminate its tiered reopening system on June 15 as coronavirus case rates fall ...
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of ...
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a ...
USGS upgrades Thursday earthquake near The Geysers to magnitude 3.8
An earthquake that rattled The Geysers area Thursday morning was upgraded to 3.8 magnitude, the U.S. Geological ...
CHP finds person dead in car off Highway 1 embankment
A person was found dead Wednesday in a car that had gone down an embankment from state ...
Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded ...
Investigation leads to seven arrests across two counties, 19-pound meth seizure
An investigation by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration led to the arrests of seven people and seizure ...
Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more ...
County appoints vaccine chief to oversee rollout of ‘most important tool’ in pandemic
Sonoma County on Friday named Dr. Urmila Shende as its Covid-19 vaccine chief, county officials announced.
In that ...
Bay Area Region ICU availability drops below 1 percent
Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area’s intensive care unit beds remain available amid the region’s ...
Two children still missing after being swept out near Jenner
A man died and authorities are still looking Monday for his two young children who are presumed ...
County’s main jail in Santa Rosa sees Covid-19 cases spike
Sonoma County officials are reporting a recent increase in Covid-19 cases at the county’s main jail and said Tuesday they are looking at ...
Former Sebastopol Inn soon opens as Project Homekey supportive housing complex
The second of two new housing complexes for people experiencing homelessness, the former Sebastopol Inn, is scheduled ...
Sonoma State University extends Fall 2021 application deadline
Sonoma State University announced this week that the deadline to apply as a student for the Fall ...
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the ...
Dry winds prompt Bay Area red flag warning
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from Sunday night through late Monday morning ...
Dangerous ocean swell poses threat along Northern California coast
A persistent ocean swell is creating dangerous conditions along the coast from Sonoma County to Big Sur, according to the National Weather Service.
From ...
More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown
California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. ...
Sonoma County fire survivors to get debris cleanup details in virtual town hall
Sonoma County and the City of Santa Rosa are holding a virtual town hall meeting at 5 ...
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening ...
Supervisors approve Santa Rosa hotel purchase as transitional housing, resource center
The purchase of a Santa Rosa hotel to provide temporary housing for vulnerable people lacking shelter was ...
Officials say Election Day voting ‘smooth sailing’ across Bay Area counties
Elections officials say so far, so good at the polls Tuesday, as Election Day 2020 has launched smoothly in the Bay Area’s nine ...
Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open
Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 ...
Sonoma County offers 30 early voting locations
Thirty in-person voting locations in Sonoma County will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday ...
Man in custody after allegedly striking Petaluma firefighter with vehicle
A 30-year-old San Pablo man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly striking an on-duty Petaluma firefighter with ...
Crews reach 100 percent containment in 67,000-acre Glass Fire
Cal Fire reported that the Glass Fire that burned more than 67,000 acres in Napa, Sonoma and ...
Red Flag warning extends into evening in parts of nine counties
The National Weather Service extended its Red Flag warning for much of the Bay Area through 6 p.m. Friday due to gusty winds ...
