Cheryl Sarfaty
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NBC’s ‘Today’ show broadcast from Sonoma County coming in April
Sonoma County Tourism first announced in September it had partnered with NBC to bring the program to the county. → Read More
Tuesday Morning files 2nd bankruptcy in 3 years, will close hundreds of stores, including in the North Bay
This the second bankruptcy in three years for the discount home-goods retailer. → Read More
3 North Bay pharmacies to close after Walgreens acquires Pharmaca parent company
Walgreen’s said Wednesday it is acquiring Medly’s assets and closing the Pharmaca locations, which in the North Bay includes Sonoma, Napa and Novato. → Read More
Flights between Sonoma County and Reno-Tahoe to start in July
Leisure airline Aha will launch twice-weekly flights from Reno-Tahoe to Sonoma County, starting in mid-July. → Read More
California moves Marin, 5 other counties to less-restrictive orange reopening status
Restaurants, theaters and gyms will now be allowed more customers. → Read More
Why Northern California family businesses opt to grow via outside owners — or don’t
The Tamayos’ recent deal for Santa Rosa’s La Tortilla Factory is the latest example of the tough decision to grow via outside ownership. Here’s a look inside that and other North Bay deals. → Read More
Coomes to retire as head of Napa’s Queen of the Valley Medical Center
A search is underway to find a replacement for Larry Coomes of Queen of the Valley Medical Center. → Read More
Marin moves back to California’s purple tier as county implements even tougher coronavirus restrictions on businesses
But that highest level of California’s four-color system for coronavirus transmission risk actually is less restrictive than the state’s new regional stay-home order, which Marin County implemented on Tuesday. → Read More
United Airlines to pause Sonoma County service; Santa Rosa airport passenger traffic improves in September
The airline’s plans to pause routes to Denver and San Francisco until next year is the latest example of how the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport this year. But local business for Alaska and American airlines is picking up. → Read More
Napa, Sonoma wineries damaged in Glass Fire plan path forward
Containment of the 67,000-acre blaze in Napa and Sonoma counties reaches 95%, and some of the few dozen vintners and vineyard operators damaged talk about what comes next. → Read More
‘We’re seeing significant progress’: Marin, Napa counties look toward lower coronavirus case rates
The North Bay region is seeing a mixed bag among the spread of novel coronavirus in its counties. → Read More
California reverses block on Marin County reopening from coronavirus restrictions
A week after halting greater reopening of businesses, California conceded that the county’s COVID-19 metrics indeed qualified it to move forward. This means that restaurants, hotels, gyms and many other business types will be able to return to limited indoor activities. → Read More
California Wine Country luxury hotels go touchless amid coronavirus by deploying high tech
From room-service bots to next-gen keyless entry, California Wine Country’s “high touch” hotels are expanding existing technology and leveraging new applications for the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. → Read More
Napa Valley hotels, restaurants reopen for tourists after nearly 3 months of coronavirus restrictions
Napa County's hospitality industry regroups with the reopening of restaurant dining, tourist hotel stays and winery tasting rooms after nearly three months of coronavirus restrictions. Meanwhile, other local industry sectors wait for the OK from county health officials. → Read More
California hotels get new protocols, guidelines, checklist for sanitation during coronavirus pandemic
Among the dozens of protocols from California regulators amid the coronavirus pandemic is the requirement for hotels with restaurants to limit food and beverage offerings to take-out and contactless room service. That's a tall order for small inns. → Read More
North Bay health care workers face their own stress in coronavirus crisis
Those who are drawn to a career in health care typically want to take care of others, but there's a lot of fear to contend with in this COVID-19 crisis, say leaders of North Bay health care facilities that are handling an increasing number of cases. → Read More
Beside grocery and delivery, here are the North Bay jobs in demand
The shelter orders to slow the coronavirus outbreak radically has changed Nelson's annual job market outlook. But there are professions with open positions, if candidates are willing to make a move in uncertain times. → Read More
New Napa, Sonoma data reveals early impact of coronavirus on tourism industry
New figures for Napa and Sonoma counties show hotel occupancy figures for the first week of March, as public health policies to contain the new coronavirus cut into travel and tourism. → Read More
California colleges link with North Bay firm on cannabis business education
Federal restrictions on marijuana limit how far California Community Colleges can go in offering cannabis-focused degrees, but the system is linking with a North Bay tour company to create educational programs as a first step. → Read More
Coronavirus putting the brakes on California tourism, travel, reports say
The economic impact of the COVID-19 virus on California's tourism industry is expected to last for months, according to new reports. Here's how concerns over the outbreak are being felt by the industry in the San Francisco North Bay. → Read More