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Wildlife officials released 1.53 million salmon into California reservoirs this spring
State wildlife officials released 1.53 million salmon into reservoirs and lakes across California over the spring in an effort to shore up their numbers and ensure they can continue to support recreational fishing, authorities announced Friday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released flurries of fish into inland water bodies in 17...
New rules Saturday change how realtors get paid
SAN FRANCISCO -- New rules that went into effect on Saturday are changing how people buy and sell their homes. The National Association of Realtors' antitrust lawsuit settlement changes how buyer agents get paid.For San Francisco home buyer Zane Williamson, the first question he asks at every open house is who's paying his agent's commission."We've been asking over the last few days ahead of time so you'll have an idea," Williamson said.He's been going to open houses and submitting offers since April."I've put in some offers. I was close. I was within $5,000 at one (house) kind of recently,"...
Armed Carjacking Suspects Arrested At Gunpoint
Officers responded to reports that three subjects had attempted to enter a vehicle before putting a gun to a victim’s back. Further reports indicated that three suspects had fled, two carrying firearms. Officers quickly arrived and were pointed to a suspect vehicle. Officers initiated a high-risk stop and took...
Oakland filmmaker's devastating doc tells story of covered-up atrocity
“Sugarcane,” co-directed by Emily Kassie and Oakland-raised Julian Brave NoiseCat, is a devastating documentary, containing images and words sure to sear the souls of anyone who comes into contact with it. But this is not to say that it’s unwatchable. Kassie and NoiseCat have gifted us a film that finds compassion and tenderness arising from the atrocities, like flowers sprouting from cracks in the concrete. Opening Friday at the Landmark...
Major Shen Yun Exposé: Dancers Not Allowed to Get Treated for Medical Injuries, Paid Only $12,000 a Year
The NY Times just dropped a massive exposé on our favorite butt of jokes Shen Yun, but there’s nothing funny about the fact that the troupe is sitting on more than $250 million, while paying its dancers $12,000 a year and forbidding them from getting medical treatment. This...
Willie Brown threatens to sue Trump over helicopter ride story
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown warned he may consider legal action against former President Donald Trump over a story he recently told about almost crashing in a helicopter with Brown. In an interview this week with CBS News, Brown said that he has never been in a helicopter with Trump and threatened to sue the former President because "somebody has got to make sure that he stops lying." "If he keeps it up, at some point, I'm going to give him a taste of his own conduct," Brown said. "If he sues The New York Times for printing that I said he lied,...
Watch Brian Daboll show frustration with Daniel Jones' inexcusable play
The return to the gridiron didn't go according to plan for NY Giants quarterback Daniel Jones. In the first quarter alone of his preseason debut, Jones tossed two interceptions, including an embarrassing pick-six to open up the scoring for the Texans. It's a throw you never want to see out...
Guy Fieri, anonymous buyer team up to buy $24,000 pig at Sonoma County Fair, supporting girl raising money for sick little brother
Guy Fieri bought several pigs at this year’s Sonoma County Fair youth livestock auction, including one from a Forestville girl raising money for an organization working to find a cure for a rare disease. One of those pigs, selling for $24,000, was raised by 10-year-old June Trappe, who planned to donate half the money from the sale to the National MPS Society. Her 7-year-old brother, Jett, ...
2 Sonoma County police dogs retire after years of dedicated service
Two Sonoma County police dogs recently worked their last shifts. Max, from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and Kane, from the Santa Rosa Police Department, retired this month. Both retirements were announced on social media. The Sonoma Sheriff’s County Office thanked Max for his service in an Aug. 10 Facebook post. His last day was Aug. 5, Max, originally from Mexico, joined the office in ...
Santa Rosa peace officer killed in fatal crash; other driver accused of 5th DUI
SANTA ROSA -- A Santa Rosa man with multiple convictions for driving under the influence is again accused of driving drunk on Friday in Santa Rosa and causing a collision that killed a 31-year-old woman.Santa Rosa police identified the victim on Saturday as Santa Rosa resident Jessica Avila Munoz, a peace officer for the Sonoma County Probation Department.Munoz was making a left turn from Lombardi Court onto eastbound Sebastopol Road when her white Honda was allegedly struck by a Dodge pickup truck being driven by 68-year-old Nhan Van Nguyen, who is accused of running a red light coming from westbound...
Petaluma Resident Detained for Suspected Assault with a Deadly Weapon at Steamer Landing
On Thursday evening, a routine day at Steamer Landing in Petaluma was disrupted by a violent incident involving an assault with a metal pipe. The Petaluma Police Department received a 911 call at around 6:16 PM, reporting the attack. Officers arrived promptly to find Joseph Anderson, a 54-year-old Petaluma resident, actively assaulting another man.
Santa Rosa Raid Nets Firearms and Drugs, Suspected Felon Corrina Gonzales Charged
A probation search by the Santa Rosa Police Department's Special Enforcement Team (SET) last Friday resulted in the seizure of firearms and narcotics from a residence on Avalon Avenue in Santa Rosa. The search was part of an operation targeting 39-year-old Corrina Gonzales, who had a history of firearm-related charges and was barred from possessing firearms and ammunition, according to the terms of her bail.
How California's oldest sparkling wine maker was saved by a jailbreaking granny | Bartell's Backroads
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. — If you follow the Russian River through Sonoma County, the sound of clinking glass gets louder as you approach the town of Korbel. It's the Korbel bottling factory, the oldest and largest champagne facility in California. "We did 18,000 cases the other day," said Korbel tour...
Santa Rosa Man Charged with Assault and Other Offenses in Alleged Road Rage Incident on US-101
Last Wednesday morning, an eruption of anger spilled onto the northbound lanes of US-101 at Steele Lane when a seemingly mundane lane change escalated into an alleged road rage encounter that has now led to an arrest. The California Highway Patrol reported that during the incident, a suspect, later identified as Armando Sanchez Martinez, 24, of Santa Rosa, supposedly pursued the victim after a lane change, following them off the freeway and, once stopped at a light, accused of launching an assault.
Early Morning Shooting in Sonoma Leads to Petaluma Man's Arrest on Attempted Murder Charges
Gunfire erupted early Thursday morning in a Sonoma neighborhood, leaving one man injured and another in custody. Around 1:05 am, Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on Stony Point Rd., where they found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim said the injury resulted from an argument that escalated. He was treated at the scene and then taken to the hospital, where he is now in stable condition, per the Sonoma County Sheriff.
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