Fewer than half of Sonoma County high school graduates meet A-G requirements for UC, or CSU admission. Fewer than half Sonoma County’s high school graduates complete the coursework required to apply ...

Graton activist HolLynn D’Lil passed into the mystery on June 24. She was one of our own, as a Graton columnist in the Gazette. She is remembered here by Liz Junge, board president of the Graton Green ...

Petaluma’s Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds buzzed with excitement Friday June 21 as Wild Thang, a Pekingese, claimed the 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest crown. This quirky event, a beloved tradition in ...

Set among towering redwoods beside the Russian River, the Monte Rio Amphitheater will once again come alive with the sounds of music, laughter and community spirit for the fifth annual RioFest on ...

Watch out: your hummingbird feeder may be rewriting evolution. They look like ordinary hummingbirds… until you see what’s changed. Scientists say it’s one of the fastest evolutionary shifts ever—and ...

In a major acquisition reported nationally, Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG) has bought privately held Calpine for $16.4 billion. As part of the deal, Constellation also took on a substantial amount of ...

They lost everything — their land, their status, their rights. But after generations of struggle and perseverance, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria are reclaiming their future. From a mere 15 ...

Summer is here, and the Russian River is a favorite spot for cooling off. But is it really safe to take a dip? The answer is complicated. Recent water quality tests reveal a mixed picture. Coliform ...

One of the most famous quotes describing the ’60s is "If you can remember the ’60s, you weren't really there." Regardless if you were there or not, the world-famous song “Spirit in the Sky” written in ...

A journey to remembrance. I hike past the crumbling walls along Orchard Road leading to Camp Via, a two-mile road up the winding asphalt. I’ve done this hike a thousand times, mostly during my lunch ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent count, 160,000 Santa Rosa residents are 65 and older. A Census Bureau staffer, Annie (to add her last name was not allowed) claimed: “That’s 30 ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has introduced reforms aimed at stabilizing the state's homeowners insurance market, potentially offering relief to residents in Sonoma County who have ...