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Fairfield Forward 2050: Draft General Plan Update available for public review
The public review period for the Draft General Plan Update, Draft CAP, and DEIR begins on Friday, July 26, and ends on September 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm. Copies of the draft documents will be available for review at the City of Fairfield Community Development Department (1000 Webster Street, Second Floor, Fairfield, CA 94533), Fairfield Civic Center Library (1150 Kentucky Street, Fairfield, CA 94533), and Fairfield Cordelia Library (5050 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA 94533).
Woman killed on Santa Rosa trail ID’d
The Santa Rosa woman who was stabbed and killed Sunday night on a Santa Rosa trail was identified Wednesday. Lisa Shiffer-McCool, 61, was found unresponsive about 11 p.m. Sunday on the Prince Memorial Greenway, between Santa Rosa Avenue and A Street. She had at least one stab wound to her upper body and was pronounced dead at the spot near downtown. Police detained two “persons of interest” ...
Napa Valley Distillery Vows to Rebuild Following Fire Sparked by Highway 29 Car Crash
The Napa Valley Distillery, a staple in the local craft spirits scene since 2009, suffered significant damage from a fire on Monday following a single-vehicle accident. As reported by Eater SF, the fire originated from a nearby car crash on Highway 29, where a brush fire ignited and quickly spread to the distillery's property.
Wildfire burning north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. - Cal Fire firefighters have gotten the upper hand on a 50-acre vegetation fire in Sonoma County on Wednesday evening. Forward progress has been stopped and the fire is 35% contained. The agency's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is calling this the Flora Fire, located on both sides of the...
Santa Rosa approves revised tobacco regulations with relaxed transfer provisions
The Santa Rosa City Council approved revised regulations banning the sale of flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes after officials relaxed restrictions on transferring retail licenses between business owners. The change appeared to appease three council members who had opposed a similar set of regulations last month over the potential fallout for small businesses. The new city law stems from a ...
Howard Backen, Purveyor of Wine Country Style, Dies at 88
Napa Valley’s wine country style owes a lot to AD100 Hall of Fame architect Howard Backen, who died on July 22 in Napa Valley with his wife, Ann Ernish-Backen, by his side. He was 88 years old. Backen, the co-founding partner of California-based firm Backen and Backen - Architecture...
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Results
1. Antron Brown; 2. Tony Stewart; 3. Ron August; 4. Brittany Force; 5. Steve Torrence; 6. Billy Torrence; 7. Justin Ashley; 8. Jasmine Salinas; 9. Shawn Langdon; 10. Doug Kalitta; 11. Shawn Reed; 12. Clay Millican; 13. Josh Hart; 14. Tony Schumacher. 1. Bob Tasca III; 2. Ron Capps; 3....
NXTbets Connects Fans To Motorsports Betting
SONOMA, Calif. — More than $235 billion was bet on sports last year and 67.8 million people in the United States bet on Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. These are massive numbers. All of those bets, however, were placed on stick-and-ball...
Local Obon unites more than just ancestors
An entrancing set of vocals, heard alongside other voices, drew locals towards the Enmanji Buddhist Temple in Sebastopol on Saturday evening. Gathered in the center of the temple’s courtyard, community members danced beside one another to commemorate and show respect for their ancestors. An Obon is a long-practiced summer tradition, where song and dance are used to connect with an individual’s roots and honor their ancestors, but while it’s a multi-generational tradition for many, dancers from all backgrounds, ages and ethnicities were welcome. A diverse range of individuals showed their confidence as they danced in both Kimonos and street clothes in unison and with grace.
Sonoma County Advances with Plans for New Government Center and Mixed-Use Development in Santa Rosa
To revitalize its aging infrastructure, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has unanimously given the green light for developing a new government center poised to span 200,000 square feet on the grounds of the current county campus in Santa Rosa. The modern center, which replaces the original from the 1950s beset by increasing repair costs and inefficiencies, introduces a significant mixed-use component, featuring up to 1,000 housing units on a 9.3-acre property slice, as reported by the County of Sonoma.
Circus of Flowers at Sonoma County Fair features a giant giraffe, humongous hippo
Santa Rosa A big tent of flowers at the fair The Hall of Flowers has been transformed into a fanciful and fragrant Cirque des Fleurs for the Sonoma County Fair opening on Thursday. Visitors will behold a high-diving hippo, a 30 foot tall two-headed giraffe ringmaster and a tightrope cycling clown set amid a riot of colorful flowers tightly packed into eight professionally designed display ...
Sportsman’s report: Outdoor Pro, the go-to place for fishermen
The friendly and relaxed sales team at Outdoor Pro in Cotati greets every customer entering the store. Unlike many fishing equipment stores, every salesperson is a fisherman who will fish for anything anytime or anywhere. As with most fishers there are favorites. Anthony Mirviss is the Bass guy and assistant...
Sewer Rates in Rohnert Park to be Raised Seven-Percent
Rohnert Park is raising its sewer rates by about seven percent. The rate increase, approved by the Rohnert Park City Council this week, will take effect in October. Monthly bills for single-family homes are expected to increase from $42.20 to $45.33. There will be incremental rate hikes during each of the next three years. The city says it needs to keep up with the rising cost of managing and treating its wastewater. Rohnert Park currently has the least expensive sewer rates in Sonoma County. Cotati will take that title in October.
Daniel Wilkerson, SCAG Mustang Team Anxious for Victory at Sonoma Nationals
Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team are eager to improve their race day performance as they enter this weekend’s DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Though Daniel has himself not handled driving duties at Sonoma Raceway, the Wilkerson name has had success...
Pro Stock Motorcycle Parity Concerns Ahead of NHRA Sonoma Nationals
A hot topic in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle revolves around parity issues, with champion Matt Smith highlighting the struggle for equal footing. Smith criticized the lack of parity in the division and called for NHRA to take action to ensure fairness among different motorcycle combinations. Angie Smith ran 200.62 miles...
Napa Valley Distillery had reduced its fire insurance about a month before damaging blaze
Managers and owners of Napa Valley’s only distillery said they are trying to remain in good spirits after a fire Monday caused $100,000 in damage to the company’s primary facility — a little more than a month after they downgraded their fire insurance due to rising premiums. Hanzel Vingler, the manager and director of bar programs for Napa Valley Distillery, said the fire forced the indefinite ...
MarinHealth Surgeons Perform the First Vascular Surgical Procedure for Aneurysm Repair Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology
GREENBRAE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024-- MarinHealth announced today that it performed its first vascular surgical procedure for aneurysm repair utilizing advanced AI technology. Allan Conway, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, UCSF and MarinHealth, and the vascular surgical team applied Cydar Maps augmented artificial intelligence technology, making the MarinHealth vascular surgical team one of few teams nationwide capable of using this advanced system. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724398683/en/ Pictured are Allan Conway, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, UCSF and MarinHealth, and Tina Desai, MD, Vascular Surgery, MarinHealth. (Photo: Business Wire)
Big plans afoot for the Castagnasso Horse Farm
The continued presence of a horse farm just half-a-block from Sonoma Plaza at 196 East Spain Street is a near miracle. A longtime home to Clydesdales owned by the Castagnasso family, the property was sold to new owners in 2021 when the Castagnasso family relocated to the East Coast. The property is zoned Medium Density Residential, but the new owners have no plan for additional housing and plan to continue to operate a horse farm to provide boarding for retired and rescue horses.
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