Sonoma County is declaring a state of emergency in the wake of the recent major rainstorms. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency on Tuesday. It also authorized a countywide moratorium on tenant evictions.

https://www.ksro.com/2025/02/12/sonoma-county-board-of-supervisors-declares-state-of-emergency-following-recent-rainstorms/

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Santa Rosa City Schools is facing tough decisions about school closures. The school board and district administrators met Friday to explore various scenarios aimed at cutting $12.5 million from the budget. Several options were presented, including closing

https://www.ksro.com/2025/02/12/santa-rosa-city-schools-considering-multiple-school-closure-scenarios/

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Just days ahead of the grand opening of the Petaluma North station, there will be a road closure on Corona Road near the station to allow for final improvements. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) announced the closure

https://www.ksro.com/2025/01/09/road-closure-on-corona-road-ahead-of-new-petaluma-north-station-opening/

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The Santa Rosa City Schools district is facing a significant budget deficit and is considering closing up to four schools to address the shortfall. A district committee is reviewing options, including closing one high school, one middle

https://www.ksro.com/2025/01/09/santa-rosa-city-schools-to-host-5-town-hall-meetings-concerning-school-closures-this-month/

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Santa Rosa Police officers conducting a welfare check at a residence on Monarch Court yesterday afternoon made a tragic discovery. Four deceased individuals were found inside the home. The incident is currently being investigated as a homicide.

https://www.ksro.com/2025/01/09/srpd-welfare-check-turns-into-homicide-investigation/

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Police are on the hunt for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in Santa Rosa. The deadly collision happened late Saturday night, on southbound Highway 101 just south of Steele Lane. A man was pronounced

https://www.ksro.com/2025/01/06/search-for-hit-and-run-driving-ongoing-following-deadly-crash-on-saturday-night/

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Two cousins, Giovany Barrientos-Perez and Bayron Vasquez, have been sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for multiple counts of child molestation. The men were convicted of abusing four young girls over a decade. The investigation began

https://www.ksro.com/2025/01/06/two-sonoma-county-cousins-sentenced-to-hundreds-of-years-in-prison-following-child-molestation-case/

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Retired U.S. Navy captain and former Santa Rosa resident Brett Crozier is back home. Crozier was the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Veterans Tribute at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The 1988 graduate of Santa Rosa High School had

https://www.ksro.com/2024/11/08/santa-rosas-brett-crozier-speaks-at-veterans-tribute-in-sonoma-county/

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A hand grenade found near Santa Rosa Junior College turned out to be a false alarm. The Press Democrat reports that a construction crew found the grenade Friday in a dirt lot at the end of Ripley

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/22/hollowed-out-grenade-found-near-srjc-last-friday/

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California’s eighth biggest city is in the national spotlight.  A travel magazine names Oakland the best place to eat, saying it has a “staggeringly diverse food scene.”  Condé Nast Traveler tallied up votes from its annual Readers’

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/18/oakland-named-best-place-to-eat-by-readers-of-conde-nast-traveler/

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Sonoma County Superior Court is dealing with a data breach. Officials say court proceedings will continue as normal, despite documents being exposed in the breach earlier this week. Police are investigating, but have not yet identified which

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/10/sonoma-county-courts-gets-hacked-with-data-showing-up-online/

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Vintage Wine Estates, a large bottling facility near Hopland, is facing ongoing water quality violations and odor complaints from neighbors. The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued a cease-and-desist order requiring the company to

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/08/wine-bottling-facility-in-hopland-faces-more-complaints-over-water-quality-and-odor/

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Santa Rosa police have arrested a man who fired several shots early Saturday morning. They were reported in the area of Olive Street and Earle Street where the caller reported saw someone enter a truck and leave

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/07/santa-rosa-man-arrested-after-shooting-gun-near-highway-12-101-overpass-no-injuries/

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Sonoma County is activating several of its cooling centers as October begins with a triple-digit heatwave. They include the Finley Center in Santa Rosa, City of Sonoma Public Library, the Guerneville Public Library, and the Geyserville Park

https://www.ksro.com/2024/10/01/heatwave-grips-sonoma-county-to-start-october/

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Two homeowners are suing the city of Healdsburg over a $20,000 fee. The Press Democrat reports that Jessica and Chris Pilling last year built a 2,108-square-foot house and 759-square-foot accessory dwelling unit on their quarter-acre property. The

https://www.ksro.com/2024/09/11/healdsburg-homeowners-sue-city-over-affordable-housing-fee/

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A memorial service for retired Cardinal Newman High School teacher and track and field coach Pat LaFortune will be held on the night of Saturday, September 28th. The service will be held at the school’s track, which

https://www.ksro.com/2024/09/10/the-late-pat-lafortune-former-cardinal-newman-teacher-and-coach-to-be-honored-on-september-28th/

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A fire that was burning northwest of Potter Valley in Mendocino County is fully contained. Cal fire reached full containment on the 18-acre Pine Fire last night after the fire started Friday afternoon. Forward progress was actually

https://www.ksro.com/2024/09/09/18-acre-pine-fire-in-mendocino-county-fully-contained/

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Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Amie Carter has released a statement following the deadly school shooting in Georgia Wednesday. She says that this incident, quote, “underscores yet again Congress’s failure to act to address gun violence.”

https://www.ksro.com/2024/09/05/sonoma-county-superintendent-calls-out-congress-over-gun-violence-after-georgia-school-shooting/

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BioMarin Pharmaceuticals is laying off 225 employees, or 7-percent of its global workforce. The San Rafael based company is reportedly doing this as part of restructuring with severance packages totaling up to $35 million. It also comes

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California could soon pass a law that would require consent for the use of AI to replicate dead performers. The state Senate passed the bill in an usual Saturday session, and now it heads to Governor Gavin

https://www.ksro.com/2024/09/03/california-legislature-passes-bill-around-ai-use-of-deceased-performers/

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Sonoma County has been ordered by a court to revise its Well Ordinance. Sonoma County Superior Court found that the county failed to adequately protect public trust resources like waterways and salmon when adopting the ordinance. The

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/27/sonoma-county-ordered-by-court-to-fix-well-ordinance/

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Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village shopping center is undergoing a major transformation. New national and local brands are moving in, according to the Press Democrat. Luxury beauty retailer Bluemercury, facial bar FACE FOUNDRIÉ, and fast-casual chain Mendocino Farms

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/22/new-stores-and-renovations-coming-to-montgomery-village/

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Over 20 drivers were cited or arrested during a recent Petaluma DUI checkpoint. It was held Saturday night on Old Redwood Highway between Redwood Way and North McDowell Boulevard. One driver, Reno Ayers of Martinez, was arrested

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/20/petaluma-dui-checkpoint-nets-over-20-arrests-or-citations-including-a-dui-arrest/

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A man is dead after crashing his car off Highway 101 and going 100 feet down an embankment. The crash happened early Saturday afternoon, south of Willits. The car, a Chevrolet Malibu, came to a rest on

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/19/car-drives-off-highway-101-near-willits-leading-to-drivers-death/

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Electric bikes are coming to SMART train stations this fall. The new bike-sharing program called “Redwood Bikeshare,” will offer 300 e-bikes and 75 parking hubs across seven cities, including at SSU and the SRJC. Riders can use

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/16/over-300-e-bikes-coming-to-smart-stations-this-fall/

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Rohnert Park Safety Officers have made three DUI arrest from Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. First a Ford Mustang driver was in the bike lane and driving erratically on Golf Course Drive. Next there was a

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/15/three-dui-arrests-made-in-rohnert-park-tuesday-night/

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A small part of Novato was briefly under evacuation orders after a grass fire broke out Tuesday night. It happened just after 11 p.m. north of Atherton Avenue and forced evacuation orders for Atherton Avenue between Oak

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/14/five-acre-grass-fire-in-novato-briefly-causes-small-evacuation-order/

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Santa Rosa Junior College is one of the best community colleges in the country. According to a new study from WalletHub looking at the best community colleges in the U.S., SRJC ranked 16th overall, climbing from 114th

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/13/srjc-ranked-a-top-20-community-college-in-the-usa/

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The City of Santa Rosa will begin will begin a major infrastructure project on September 3rd. The Downtown Santa Rosa Transit Mall will be repaved, preventing further trip cancellations and hazards. The project is expected to span

https://www.ksro.com/2024/08/09/repavement-work-on-santa-rosa-transit-mall-begins-september-3rd/

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