There are issues with the CHP’s investigation into a Woodacre car crash that killed four teens, says a victim’s family.

For more than 25 years, we have supported active, health-conscious lives in Marin County, and more recently in Sonoma County as well. Yet even among people who eat well, exercise and stay engaged, we ...

Tourist Town I would like to formally apologize to the tourists, for living in Petaluma before they discovered it. I realize now this was presumptuous of me. Had I known my hometown would become a ...

Green Wash In the Feb. 15 issue, I read about the proposed Highway 37 project, a page after the Open Mic piece: “We Got Played—Fossil ...

Rome Burns To add to Craig Corsini’s observation (‘Party Foul,’ Dec. 31): Finally, someone who gets it. I am neither a liberal nor a conservative and toe no party line. I don’t know much and kind of ...

We’re looking for North Bay Pet Stars. Is your pet picture perfect? Showcase your pet love! Submit your favorite pet images and we’ll publish the winners in our Feb 11, 2026 issue. Photo submissions & ...

Free Will astrologer Rob Brezsny advises Geminis to cultivate patience in 2026 and wait for moments of opportunity.

It’s that time of year when critics look back and attempt to encapsulate an entire year’s worth of productions into one easily read list of the “best of” the year. Why? Because it gives us something ...

DESSERT James Beard Award-winning pastry chef, cookbook author and educator Emily Luchetti has released a new line of fruit and caramel spreads. Photo courtesy of Sweet Queen LLC. Sweet things are ...

Party Foul I grew up in a conservative Republican Catholic family in the 1950s. The GOP at that time still had some integrity, moderation and even intellectual merit. That was then. This is now. The ...

More than 25 years ago, Open Mic contributor Daniel Shine met a high-profile person who is now making headlines--and not in a good way.