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Preview: Sonoma/Napa Season Openers
The predominant story in Bay Area theatre in the past year continues to be company closures and the regular announcement of emergency fund raisers to stave off further closures. No theatre company is immune to the financial pressures created by the combination of the increase in costs of doing business and the reduction of income that comes with smaller audiences.
Chase Bank in Cloverdale Robbed with Suspect Getting Away
Cloverdale police are looking for a suspect who robbed a bank yesterday afternoon. At the Chase Bank located at 103 South Cloverdale Boulevard, a white male dressed in baggy clothing and wearing a face covering approached the teller and demanded money. He implied he had a firearm but no weapon was seen. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled on foot. Police responded but were unable to locate him.
Mission Hills nursing home faulted over two deaths in less than three months
California regulators faulted a Mission Hills nursing home for violations that played a part in the deaths of two residents in less than three months, potentially putting its license at risk.
Oakland Ballers Open Investment Round for Fan Stakeholders
The Oakland Ballers have launched an investment round enabling fans to purchase shares starting at $170, with the potential to raise up to $1.235 million. The franchise is valued at $26.235 million, and shareholders will have voting rights on key business decisions, including electing a fan director to the board. This initiative follows the departure of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas, with the Ballers aiming to redefine fan engagement in sports ownership.
Ongoing battle between Half Moon Bay church and city over land use
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - In a battle between church and state, a Catholic church in the small city of Half Moon Bay is fighting with the city over a piece of land. The city council voted to put the property, owned by Our Lady of the Pillar, on the Housing Element to submit to the state for potential housing development.
WER Adds NYC, SF Bay Area & Twin Cities as Pro League Hubs
PRESS RELEASE — Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) is thrilled to announce New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Twin Cities will be joining Boston, Chicago and Denver as the first six markets in the United States to host a professional women’s rugby team when WER’s inaugural season gets underway in March 2025. All six cities are homes to the existing Women’s Premier League teams.
7-Eleven clerk shot, hospitalized in San Leandro store robbery
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) — A 7-Eleven employee was shot in the stomach during a store robbery early Wednesday morning. The San Leandro Police Department said the robbery occurred at a 7-Eleven store on Williams Street and San Leandro Boulevard at about 5:15 a.m. San Leandro police received calls of shots fired and that a […]
BART's 'Sound Tracks' outdoor music series returns with Bay Area artists: Here's what to expect
BART's "Sound Tracks" outdoor music series returns on Wednesday.The free concerts are part of BART's rider engagement strategy.🎼 Sound Tracks, BART’s free summer concert series, returns for 3 shows in August and September. The outdoor series is part of BART’s rider engagement strategy to activate stations, show appreciation for riders and neighbors, and support local artists.https://t.co/1nb4aPG4e1 pic.twitter.com/2MB2yp5dMz— BART (@SFBART) August 12, 2024 Sound Tracks encourages riders to support local artists and shows appreciation for all BART riders.The "Patron Latin Rhythms" will perform at the El Cerrito Del Norte station at 5 p.m. Wednesday.It’s Sound Tracks tonight! Come on down to listen to some free music. Don’t forget your dancing shoes 👯♂️.📍 El Cerrito del Norte🕐5pm - 6:30pmCan’t make it? Click here for the full schedule: https://t.co/1nb4aPGC3z pic.twitter.com/xDEXTU8Zrv— BART (@SFBART) August 21, 2024 Concerts will also be held August 28 and September 4th at the Pleasant Hill and Balboa Park stations.You can find more information on BART's concert series here.
Exterior changes, new stores headed to Montgomery Village
It’s been nearly three years since Boston-based WS Development purchased the open-air Santa Rosa shopping center Montgomery Village and it is safe to say the property has gone through an overhaul since then. Over the last year, Montgomery Village has been working on giving the shopping complex a fresh coat of paint, updated lighting fixtures and more courtyard gathering areas for families. The ...
Windsor country singer Max Vogel upbeat after national contest, call it an ‘amazing experience’
Windsor country singer and songwriter Max Vogel, a former firefighter and emergency medical technician, made it to the finals in the ARIUM 2024 Sounds of Summer contest earlier this month in Atlanta. But the prize, a year’s free rent from ARIUM, a national apartment rental brand, went to Hannah Nicolaisen of Nashville. Vogel, though, said he is still glad for the experience. “Unfortunately, I ...
Longtime Wine Country Chef to Helm Sebastopol’s New Italian Restaurant
Slated for a late summer opening, Sebastopol’s forthcoming Campanella Kitchen & Garden Patio has appointed Anthony Paone as its executive chef. Like Campanella co-owner Tom Rutledge, Paone was raised in an Italian-American family in New York. A longtime Bay Area chef, he moved to Sonoma County for the Kenwood Restaurant (now Salt & Stone) relaunch in 2013. He most recently worked at Archetype in St. Helena and the Bull Valley Roadhouse in Port Costa.
Gift card scam suspects from Southern California arrested in Santa Clara County
Two people from Southern California allegedly running a scam involving tampered retail gift cards were arrested in Santa Clara County last weekend, police said Wednesday.Campbell police said in a community alert that officers responded on August 17 to a report of a man placing tampered gift cards on a store stand for customers to purchase. The man was identified as 45-year-old Jian Chen of Rosemead, Los Angeles County.A woman waited in the car as Chen exchanged the altered gift cards, police said. She was identified as Bifen Xie, 32, of Riverside, Riverside County.Police said Chen and Xie had stolen empty...
Iceland volcanoes inspire new exhibit by Santa Rosa artist
Artists look in all directions for inspiration. Santa Rosa’s Gale S. McKee looked to the sky. Specifically, she took note of news coverage of volcanic eruptions in Iceland and their effect on the Earth’s atmosphere. “It started in Iceland in 2010, but there have been eruptions in 2020 and 2023 as well,” McKee said. “If a volcano erupts, that does affect the climate.” For the mixed media ...
Legacy restaurants on Fillmore Street told to vacate by new owners
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Family-run restaurants on San Francisco’s Fillmore Street are facing closure after serving the neighborhood for nearly half a century. Many of them are being told by new landlords that they cannot renew their leases. The owners of sushi restaurant Ten-Ichi say they have a little over a month before they must […]
2024 Santa Rosa Marathon prompts weekend road closures
This weekend’s Santa Rosa Marathon will prompt road closures around Old Courthouse Square downtown and other parts of Santa Rosa. The 16th annual event includes more than 1,000 athletes participating in races on Saturday and Sunday, a 5K and 10K on Saturday and a full and half marathon on Sunday. All races start and finish at Old Courthouse Square. Drivers will be forced to use detours both ...
Silicon Valley housing coalition rethinks future without bond measure
With the stripping of a November ballot measure that proposed putting billions of dollars into building affordable homes in the Bay Area, housing advocates are pivoting their efforts. Regional Measure 4 would’ve infused $20 billion in affordable housing funds across nine Bay Area counties if it had remained on the...
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