Hannah Beausang
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Pandemic disrupts quinceañeras, strains Latino businesses in Sonoma County
The quinceañera tradition hangs on, as Latina teens delay their celebrations and local small businesses, from dress makers to limo companies, ride out the pandemic. → Read More
Ben Stone, longtime Sonoma County Economic Development Board chief, to retire
Ben Stone, who has led the Sonoma County Economic Development Board for more than three decades, announced Friday that he plans to retire by April 30. → Read More
Rebuilding Sonoma County: Permit Sonoma’s Wick at helm of recovery efforts
Tennis Wick, Sonoma County’s top land use official, said the rebuilding effort will remain his top priority. ‘It’s our job to maintain that level of urgency,’. → Read More
Supervisors consider fate of Bird Rescue Center on county land
Supervisors are considering extending an agreement that could allow the nonprofit to remain on county land beyond next month. → Read More
'It’s the not knowing that’s the worst': Local Coast Guard families cope with shutdown
Hundreds of local Coast Guard personnel missed paychecks. The worst part, one spouse says, is not knowing when it will end. → Read More
Bird Rescue Center welcomes visitors as it confronts uncertain future
The decades-old nonprofit is once again faced with the prospect of relocating after the county revived its bid to sell the former Chanate Road health care campus. → Read More
Nonprofit replanting natural oak tree habitat in Sonoma County from thousands of acorns
Oak trees have long defined the bucolic landscapes of Sonoma County and played a critical role in shaping its natural habitat. → Read More
County issues plea for housing help: Find us suitable land
Officials touted the approach as a way to engage the community in identifying housing solutions after last year’s firestorm wiped out more than 5,300 residences in Sonoma County. → Read More
Sonoma County explores fees to pay for new groundwater management plan
Thousands of Sonoma County residents who rely on groundwater will likely see new fees on their property tax bill next fall, helping pay for a legally required groundwater regulatory plan. → Read More
Sonoma County develops plan for PG&E blackouts during fire weather
Sonoma County has developed a comprehensive plan to coordinate local resources when PG&E cuts power during high-risk fire weather. Local officials say the document is the first of its kind in the state. → Read More
Report: Sonoma County’s natural resources worth billions
Conservation advocates have long touted the need to preserve Sonoma County’s bucolic landscape, but a report released last week for first time assigned a dollar value to those open spaces and their natural resources. → Read More
‘There’s nowhere to go. It’s all unhealthy’: Poor air quality lingers in Sonoma County
Smoke from the devastating Camp fire continued to fill Sonoma County skies Saturday, with little relief from poor air quality in sight. → Read More
‘There’s nowhere to go. It’s all unhealthy’: Poor air quality lingers in Sonoma County
Smoke from the devastating Camp fire continued to fill Sonoma County skies Saturday, with little relief from poor air quality in sight. → Read More
Poor air quality prompts Sonoma County school closures
All Sonoma County school districts are closed Friday, and City of Santa Rosa also announced that most of its facilities would be closed. → Read More
Poor air quality prompts Sonoma County school closures
All Sonoma County school districts are closed Friday, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley. → Read More
Smoke from Camp fire in Butte County pours into Sonoma County
The fast-moving Camp fire is burning more than 200 miles northeast of Santa Rosa, but the smoke and smell are rattling nerves of survivors of last year’s wildfires → Read More
Smoke from Camp fire seen in Sonoma County
The fast-moving fire has burned 5,000 acres, prompting evacuations in Butte County, nearly 200 miles northeast of Petaluma. → Read More
Sonoma County embraces denser urban developments
Sonoma County supervisors approved Tuesday a slate of housing policy changes as the region rebuilds. The changes are intended to encourage the construction of smaller, more affordable units and simplify development in certain areas. → Read More
Recycletown future uncertain after downsize, operators say
The shop outside Petaluma that has long sold an array of discarded wares diverted from the county’s central landfill had to downsize in August. → Read More
Chase that led to deputy’s fiery crash into Bodega Bay house under review
Deputies arrested one man in connection with stolen generators that led to high‑speed chase and its unusual ending. → Read More