15+ min ago  (339+ words) Music festivals have long doubled as fashion shows and Bottle Rock Napa Valley showed this weekend it's no different. Throughout Bottle Rock's three-day run at Napa Valley Expo, festivalgoers embraced a blend of 1990s grunge, early 2000s glittery pop nostalgia and a…...

14+ hour, 52+ min ago  (394+ words) Santa Rosa has a plan to close a projected$17. 5 million budget deficitin the fiscal year that starts July 1. It will put off the worst pain for at least one more year, but the city cannot avoid a serious fiscal reckoning…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago  (386+ words) Take time on Memorial Day to honor lives lost in service to the nation Walking among them is a reminder that our country has endured hardship, division and uncertainty before. The people buried there came from different backgrounds, religions and…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (583+ words) Our new statewide survey, conducted by FM3 Research, suggests that we were onto something. By roughly 2-1, likely 2026 voters prefer candidates who will "focus on California and address the problems facing our state" over candidates who will "fight back against Donald Trump....

19+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1212+ words) Casa Grande High School's baseball team built an early lead Saturday and then held off a late surge by Windsor to win an all-Sonoma County playoff showdown 7-5, advancing to the semifinal round of the North Coast Section tournament. The Gauchos,…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago  (157+ words) The Press Democrat Bottle Rock Napa Valley 2026 continued Saturday, May 23, drawing thousands to Day 2 of the three-day Memorial Day weekend festival for performances by Foo Fighters, Lorde, and Backstreet Boys alongside more than 50 other acts. Beyond the music, festivalgoers sampled…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago  (161+ words) 'Nostalgic and cool': LCD Soundsystem's Nancy Whang brings retro spin to roller rink at Bottle Rock Napa Valley 2026 The Press Democrat As crowds of festivalgoers packed lawns around Bottle Rock Napa Valley stages Saturday afternoon to hear the likes of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (148+ words) Nearly 2, 000 students received degrees and credentials during commencement ceremonies held Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center, according to the school. The university awarded 1, 623 bachelor's degrees, 187 master's degrees and 148 credentials to 1, 958 graduates across five ceremonies…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1409+ words) Colliding financial challenges have resulted in proposed changes to operations within Santa Rosa's crisis response team, which assists with nonviolent mental health and homelessness calls. In RESPONSE has been funded by one-time grants and regional and federal dollars since launching…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (314+ words) A Kelseyville man was arrested Friday after authorities said he fired at a woman in Napa County during an alleged road rage incident, and investigators later discovered a woman dead at a Lake County home tied to the same suspect....