Bodega News

The last we heard of former Santa Rosa Police motorcycle officer Mike Peterson, he was 25 and nearly had his right arm torn off at the shoulder in a collision with a large truck on Mendocino Avenue.

Tents full of organic veggies, crisp gravenstein apples and fresh pastries sprouted up in opposite ends of the city Saturday morning, with large crowds at both locations illustrating the strong support local farmers enjoy in Sonoma County.

A 31-year-old woman who reportedly sped away from a traffic stop early Saturday morning was apprehended after a high-speed pursuit from Sebastopol to Bodega and arrested for suspected drunken driving and evasion, authorities said.

On a grassy knoll off Highway 1 in Bodega Bay, an elegant three-tiered steel scaffold with 140 chimes is flanked by Monterey cypress and eucalyptus trees.

Some of the coastline around Bodega Bay includes walking beaches, but most of it is known for rugged beauty and unforgiving rocks.