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Cinco de Mayo Brings Sideshows to Oakland and Santa Rosa; One Man Shot In Santa Rosa

Sideshow events erupted in the East and North Bay on Thursday night, as revelers came out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in full force — and a massive sideshow in Santa Rosa ended with one man getting shot multiple times.

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Boycott of Organic Food Company Amy’s Kitchen Has Some Grocers Pulling Products From Shelves

The darling of the organic-vegetarian frozen food aisle took a hit with some workplace safety allegations at their Santa Rosa plant, creating some grocer boycotts and talk of workers unionizing.

29-Year-Old Santa Rosa Woman Who Sold Fentanyl That Killed a Father and Infant Son Sentenced to Six Years

A 29-year-old woman who admitted to procuring fentanyl in San Francisco for sale in Santa Rosa, and whose supply ultimately killed a 29-year-old man and his son two years ago, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday to 77 months in jail.

Santa Rosa Rideshare Stabbing Suspect Found Just Strolling Golden Gate Bridge

A 19-year-old Santa Rosa man accused of stabbing his rideshare driver in the neck and elbow on Christmas Day has been arrested after being apprehended walking along the Golden Gate Bridge.

North Bay Man Takes His Own Life By Guillotine, Home Taken Over as Squat By Meth Heads Who Disposed of Body

Wow. Another story of a squat where some (probably) meth-addicted squatters ignored or otherwise forgot about some human remains in order to occupy an empty house!

Rattlesnake Den Underneath North Bay Home Yields 92 Snakes, and Counting

A Sonoma County snake-removal guy — whose nonprofit removes rattlesnakes from private property and releases them elsewhere in the wild or on properties where rodent control is needed — says he recently went under a house and found 92 snakes in a matter of hours.

As Sideshows Spike Across NorCal, Santa Rosa Considers Sanctioning and Legalizing Them

A Santa Rosa city councilperson aspires to “make lemonade out of lemons” by permitting sideshows at the county fairgrounds, complete with vending booths and safety barricades.

Someone Started a Brush Fire in Santa Rosa. A Group of Good People Stopped It From Getting Worse.

Over a million acres have already burned in Northern California this wildfire season — a figure that meant nothing to one Bay Area arsonist on Saturday. Thankfully, several good samaritans stopped that figure from growing any more than it needed to.

Santa Rosa Police Ask for Public's Help In Finding Suspect In Hit-and-Run That Killed Homeless Woman

The suspect remains at large in a hit-and-run homicide at a homeless encampment last week in Santa Rosa, which police have characterized as intentional.

Shower of Hail in Santa Rosa Leads to Six-Car Collision

A hail shower Wednesday morning in Santa Rosa reportedy led to a six-car crash in the western part of the city, and possibly to a big-rig crash involving three vehicles on 101.

Santa Rosa Man Defends Himself Against Home-Invaders, One Fatally Stabbed

The only thing worse than getting catfished by someone chatting you up online is getting assaulted and robbed by them. And that sounds like what happened to a Santa Rosa man early Thursday.

Cal/OSHA Fines CPMC Davies, Santa Rosa PD, Several Bay Area Nursing Homes Over COVID Violations

California's employee safety watchdog, Cal/OSHA, has issued fines to multiple employers in the Bay Area, including the Santa Rosa PD where 43-year-old detective Marylou Armer contracted COVID-19 from a fellow employee.

Deplorable Teens In Santa Rosa Have Been Throwing Impromptu Parties In Rebuilt, Vacant Homes

As several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa have begun to reemerge from the ashes of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, gangs of local teenagers have been scouting empty homes, publishing maps on Snapchat, and summoning all their friends to come be rowdy and trash the place.

Santa Rosa Hospital Uses VR For Pain Management

A hospital in Santa Rosa is employing a pioneering pain-management tool that involves virtual reality headsets for children and women in labor.

Santa Rosa Man Poses Nude Mannequins In Yard In Protest Of 3-Foot Fence Rule

A gentleman in Santa Rosa used this art installation to protest being forced by the city to lower a six-foot-high fence, and now two mannequins have been stolen.

Thursday Rain Could Cause Toxic Runoff From Wine Country Fires

Rain that's predicted for late Thursday and Friday could lead to runoff from fire zones in the North Bay that are still littered with toxic ash and debris containing harmful chemicals. While cleanup

Burning Man Group Lends Shipping Container Dorms To House Fire Victims In Santa Rosa

The group Burners Without Borders, along with the Burning Man camp called Camp Epic, are launching something in Santa Rosa called Oasis Village, on land that's being offered by a local businessman. The

Santa Rosa Fears Population Loss As Some Residents Are Being Allowed Back Into Evacuation Zone

Residents of the largely burned out Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa are being allowed back in today to assess damage, collect anything they can find, and grieve. The neighborhood has been under

First Lawsuit Filed Against PG&E Over Wine Country Fires

A state senator is suggesting that PG&E will have to be broken up if it turns out to be found guilty of negligence in causing the wildfires that ripped through Northern

Video: Watch A Berkeley Fire Crew React As They Approach The Tubbs Fire In Its First Hours

A video that puts in perspective the swiftness and vastness of the devastation that first responders encountered in the early hours of the wine country wildfires one week ago is this one, from

Amid Wildfire Tragedy, Tales Of Animal Resilience And Rescue Abound

After more than a week the the Northern California wildfires are finally beginning to approach containment. As officials continue to search for the missing and survivors return to what's left of their homes,

Those Who Lost Their Lives In Wine Country Fires Include Disabled Woman, Dozens Of Retirees

One week after a fast-moving wildfire tore through several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa just as multiple other fires were igniting in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Yuba and several other counties, we are getting

Woman Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Loses Home To Fire In Santa Rosa

A woman who escaped the mass shooting in Las Vegas two weeks ago came home to Santa Rosa only to barely escape the flames there, and lose the house she was sharing with

One Week In, Evacuation Shelters For The Fire-Displaced Become Unpleasant Long-Term Homes

The situation for many of the thousands of evacuees who remain displaced by wildfires in Northern California is an unhappy one for more reasons than the loss of homes and neighbors. Evacuation shelters