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Nov 12, 2024
Another Utopian Dream Stirs in Cloverdale
Remember in June, when 1,000-plus “techno optimists” from around the world convened in Healdsburg for a mysterious month-long series of talks, salons and workshops...
Oct 21, 2024
Petaluma’s Controversial Bathtub Art Under 24-Hour Police Watch
Followup for you, on the storied bathtub-art controversy of Petaluma! It all began around eight years ago, with a proposal from the city’s seven-member Public...
Oct 21, 2024
Napa County DA: Cop Who Shot Teen in Back Did Nothing Wrong
You might recall that just 10 miles south in suburban North Vallejo, around nine months ago, a police officer shot a local 18-year-old named Rogers...
Oct 21, 2024
Napa Gets Costco After Years of Waiting, With Epic Wine Section
The industrial area of Napa that used to house the Kaiser Steel pipe-manufacturing plant was packed with crazed shoppers yesterday for the ceremonious sunrise...
Oct 18, 2024
Sonoma County ‘Factory Farm’ Debate Reaching Fever Pitch
As ballots start landing in Sonoma County mailboxes for the 2024 General Election, politics are raging out in ag country. If you’ve driven around the county’s...
Oct 18, 2024
Wine-Country Weed Smokers Set Crazy Record
The North Bay cannabis industry has reportedly been struggling this year, too — but there are signs the local stoner scene is going strong. Not least...
Oct 18, 2024
Wine Industry Vs. Sober Movement: ‘Come Over October’
There’s been a big debate running for most of the year about whether the California wine industry is actually facing a downturn of doom. On one...
Sep 17, 2024
Burning Man Refreshes Spirit
I am not sure how exactly this happened, but it seems I’ve become a Burning Man person. I just crawled back to Healdsburg last...