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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I fell in love with burrowing owls while attending college at the University of California, Davis, in the mid-‘90s. At that time, burrowing owls could regularly be seen in the agricultural fields and ...

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 ...

The historic Wohler Bridge, a one-lane connector spanning the Russian River along the back roads between Forestville and Healdsburg will undergo a seismic retrofit the summer. The project received a ...

Have you ever wanted to see birds like tufted puffins, wedge-tailed shearwaters, rhinoceros auklets and black-footed albatrosses? Pelagic boat trips are a great way to see open-ocean birds that are ...

Sonoma County spans over 1,600 square miles, a mosaic of coastal mists, sun-soaked valleys, and steep, rugged hills. Here, microclimates shift from fog-laden mornings to parched afternoons. Winter ...

Safari West: Sonoma County’s safari surprise goes national. Giraffes, glamping, and a national award: discover how a hidden Sonoma County safari park beat the odds—and every resort—to become America’s ...

Fire Safe Sonoma received $500,000 in grant funding for a collaborative defensible space project. This groundbreaking project, set to launch early in 2024, will employ trained underserved workers with ...