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The EIR for a 50-apartment project on Hwy 12. has just begun
The City of Sonoma has announced that the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report for the Montaldo Apartments Project has now begun. A view of the interior of the site to be developed. There will be an NOP Scoping Meeting on August 1, 2024, 6:00 PM –...
Ryan selected as next Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit chief
NORTH COAST, Calif. — Cal Fire Director/Fire Chief Joe Tyler has appointed Matt Ryan as the next Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit chief, effective Monday, July 15. Ryan, 42, takes over as the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, or LNU, chief following Mike Marcucci’s retirement on June 28. Ryan has intricate knowledge...
City Council to hear appeal of Cooperage building use denial
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024 the Sonoma City Council will hear the appeal of the denial of commercial uses of the Cooperage Building on First Street West by Sonoma’s Planning Commission on May 16, 2024. The building is owned by Leslie and Mac McQuown, owners of multiple properties including...
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 ...
Leona Egeland Rice: Pioneering Feminist Assemblymember
Leona Egeland Rice was a pioneer first in the lobby corps, and then in the California Assembly where she served three terms ending in 1980. In this oral history interview, conducted at her home in Napa by journalist Dan Morain, she recalls how she won even though the California Democratic Party would not endorse women. Legislators—Bill Lockyer, Willie Brown, George Moscone and March Fong Eu—did support her in that first campaign in 1974.
Nomination period now open for 4 Santa Rosa council seats
The nomination period opened Monday for prospective candidates to qualify for the November general election, where a majority of Santa Rosa City Council seats are up for grabs. Santa Rosa residents will elect a representative in Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7, though the races so far have been slow to shape up. At least one newcomer is guaranteed to join the seven-member council as two hopefuls vie ...
Po Shu Wang's "Intersecting Infinity" selected for Fire Station 5 Public Art Project
The City of Santa Rosa and the Santa Rosa Fire Department are proud to announce the selection of Po Shu Wang, a distinguished artist from Berkeley, CA, for the creation of a permanent site-specific public art installation at Fire Station 5. Po Shu Wang's proposal, titled “Intersecting Infinity,” features a striking 8-foot stainless steel sculpture symbolizing the phoenix rising. This proposal was chosen following careful deliberation by a selection panel and consideration of community input gathered through a public survey.
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