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Gen H Housing Champions Event - August 15th 5 to 7
Join Generation Housing to celebrate our collective housing wins. Together we can and HAVE made a difference in housing! Come by for delicious food, local drinks, live music - and stay to honor the recipient of this year's Housing Champion Awards! Event Details: Thursday, August 15th 5:00 -7:00 pm Mitote Food Park 665 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa REGISTER HERE - https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xt32qj6.
California Private High School Completes New Community Performing Arts Center
Sonoma Academy—a private, co-ed college preparatory school in Santa Rosa, Calif.—recently announced that construction is complete on a new, 350-seat Community Performing Arts Center, according to a news release. The facility will play home to the school’s music, theater, and film productions and host various types of programming for the community at large. The school partnered with Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA) and WRNS Studio for the project’s design, DPR Construction for construction, and The Shalleck Collaborative as a theatrical consultant.
Santa Rosa chamber CEO to head Napa County Farm Bureau
The chief executive officer of the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber has been tapped to take over as the permanent head of the Napa County Farm Bureau, he said Monday in an email to chamber board members. Peter Rumble said he will depart his current position sometime after Labor Day to become the farm bureau’s chief executive. “I was not looking for another opportunity. I have been blessed by how ...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors in 1944 East Bay port explosion
MARTINEZ, Calif. - On the 80th anniversary of The Port of Chicago Disaster, the U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted in a 1944 port explosion that killed hundreds of service members in the Bay Area. On Wednesday, Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, announced the...
Apple Funds Hundreds of New Affordable Homes in SF Bay Area
Apple is doing its part to create more affordable housing in what’s become one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the world by helping to launch a new fund that will advance affordable housing development. In a newsroom post today, Apple announced that it’s teaming up with the San...
Water board adopts permit to reduce nitrogen in San Francisco Bay
Beginning October 1 wastewater treatment plants will have to collectively reduce nitrogen discharges into the San Francisco Bay by 40 percent compared to 2022. A new permit adopted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board last week requires nutrient reductions for all wastewater treatment plants discharging into the bay.
Ryan Seacrest's Bay Area estate just hit the market for $22M
ST. HELENA, Calif. - An expansive and private Napa Valley estate owned by television and radio superstar Ryan Seacrest has hit the market for $22 million. The Tuscan-style renovated property, located on North Fork Crystal Springs Road in St. Helena, sits on more than 40 acres on the valley floor and offers sweeping mountain views.
Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over
A trailblazing state law prohibiting California school boards from passing resolutions that require teachers and school staff to notify parents if they believe a child is transgender isn’t likely to put an end to this polarizing issue.
Intuit layoffs to impact hundreds of Bay Area workers as part of AI pivot
(KRON) — Intuit Inc. is set to lay off hundreds of employees, with many of those impacted based in the Bay Area, according to state filings. The Mountain View-based financial tech company which specializes in business and personal finance software, will be cutting 384 jobs at its headquarters. Additionally, the company plans to cut 215 […]
CA Water Regulations and Fewer Responding to NASS Surveys
**The California Water Resources Control Board has approved a regulation seeking to promote more efficient water use to address an anticipated 10% water supply shortfall by 2040. The regulation applies to the state’s largest urban retail water suppliers, which serve 95% of California. The goal is to produce about...
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