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Blake Snell era could come to heartbreaking end for Giants
Blake Snell has been everything the San Francisco Giants could have hoped for, and more. Granted, it did take a bit for Snell to catch on, considering he missed all of spring training after holding out in free agency. In his last start before the July 30 All-Star break, Snell struck out 15 batters in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. In his next start, Snell recorded his first career no-hitter in an 11-strikeout effort over the Cincinnati Reds.
Why was a Petaluma memory care facility hit with a $20 million judgment? Here are 5 key findings
A special report by The Press Democrat has revealed that a Petaluma memory care facility was hit a $20.5 million judgment in a civil lawsuit that accused the facility of elder neglect and wrongful death. Here are five key findings from the story, which can be read in full here. Who filed the lawsuit? The Sebastopol family of Theresa Donahue, a New Jersey native who moved to Sonoma County ...
Suspected homeless encampment fire closes Hwy. 101 ramps, lanes in Petaluma
Authorities closed the northbound Hwy. 101 on-ramp and off-ramp at Washington Street in Petaluma for nearly two hours Friday night, as a wind-borne fire ran through a draining ditch below the freeway. The Petaluma Fire Department suspects that the blaze began around 8 p.m. in a homeless encampment behind the Ross Dress for Less store in the Plaza North Shopping Center, said shift battalion ...
The popular Picazo Cafe struck by fire, closed for now
The owners of Picazo Cafe, the popular eatery located on Arnold Drive at Grove Street, have announced that they are temporarily closed due to a fire. “Unfortunately, we suffered a fire at our business today. Fortunately, everyone is safe but nevertheless the business that we have worked so hard to build over the last 15 years suffers a huge setback. For all of you that know us you know this isn’t the last of us. In fact, we hope that by Saturday we might be able to serve you on our patio through our food truck.”
California Dreaming? Kick off Your Wine-Country Stay — in Western Boots! — at Sonoma County Wine Celebration
MORNINGS IN THE 50s and crisp sunny afternoons, Michelin star restaurants, and world-class wineries are just a few reasons to visit northern Cali wine country this September. Another reason? The new Sonoma County Wine Celebration September 19-21, which replaces the annual Sonoma Wine Auction, the largest wine charity in the region. Read on for tips on making the journey an action-packed weekend, where to stay, and where to taste. Just make sure to pack your finest cowboy boots, y'all!
Santa Rosa Selects Sabrina S. Wolfson as new chief assistant city attorney
The City of Santa Rosa is pleased to announce the appointment of Sabrina S. Wolfson as the new Chief Assistant City Attorney, effective September 30, 2024. Wolfson brings more than 17 years of extensive experience in municipal law, offering a wealth of knowledge and expertise in areas including land use, real estate, affordable housing, public contracting, and utilities.
Bay Area boba chain opens new location in Newark
(KRON) – A Los Altos-based boba store is expanding throughout the Bay Area. Teaspoon is opening its first location in Newark. The first Teaspoon location opened in Los Altos in 2015 with the goal of making boba accessible to everyone. The boba shop now has 47 locations across five states. Teaspoon is known for its […]
Bay Area loses thousands of jobs in July as tech layoffs jolt economy
Bay Area employers slashed thousands of jobs in July, an unsettling economic setback that suggests that the waves of layoffs in the struggling tech industry are more broadly affecting the region’s employment prospects. Much of last month’s job losses in the Bay Area resulted from big employment cuts in...
OpEd: Sepi Shyne kept her word
About a dozen years ago, I drove Yola Dore home to her apartment on Norton. She parked her walker at the bottom of a long flight of uneven steps. I waited and watched until she got to the top, sometimes walking sideways, one step at a time. There has to be a better way to age in place. Henry Scott wrote about it here: https://wehoonline.com/2014/07/24/holding-proposal-moving-council-candidate-larry-block-wants-make-easier-seniors-move-1st-floor-dwellings/
$1 Million Mega Millions ticket sold at Newport Coast supermarket
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $498 million.A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a supermarket in Orange County's Newport Coast and is worth $1,016,356, the California Lottery announced.Another ticket matching five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New Jersey and is worth $1 million. While tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, sold in other states are worth $1 million or a multiple of $1 million, California...
Golden State Warriors Will Trade Steph Curry to the Los Angeles Lakers
The Warriors are entering a stage of their Franchise where they’re in full limbo mode. Their Championships still feel so fresh, but the core of their team has left such as Klay Thompson, getting older like Draymond Green (34) and Stephen Curry (36) to where the future might be in a different direction.
After only 8 months, the Golden Gate Bridge’s anti-suicide nets have saved a lot of lives
However much the Golden Gate Bridge may be a sublime symbol of San Francisco and a magnificent architectural achievement, it is also a place of death. But a barrier designed to keep people from jumping off the 87-year-old Art Deco span is saving lives only eight months after its completion.
Campaign against Measure J ramps up as supporters stage silent protest outside Rohnert Park event
ROHNERT PARK — The “No on J” launch on Thursday evening sometimes sounded more like a high school football rally than a political event. “Measure J is bad because it hurts …” Congressmember Mike Thompson began, allowing 200-300 of Sonoma County’s agricultural-industry supporters to finish the thought. “Farmers!!” everyone shouted, reading from the campaign sign behind the St. Helena Democrat. ...
Petaluma memory care facility hastened woman’s decline, daughter says
A New Jersey native, Theresa Donahue spent most of her life in or near Newark before she moved to Sonoma County around 2015. She came to California to be near her adult children, bringing with her the same vitality and joy that defined most of her life in back in New Jersey. A struggle with dementia in her final years triggered a family decision to place her in a Petaluma memory care facility, ...
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