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The interim tag has been removed from Luke Wetmore's title as the Santa Cruz native was named the baseball coach at Occidental College on Thursday.

A new biography of US President Barack Obama paints a personal picture of the conflicted young man who moved to New York in 1981 - drawing on the accounts of former girlfriends who have spoken publicly for the first time.

The main peloton of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California was having a hard time reeling in the breakaway group that pulled away just a couple of miles into the 115.9-mile Stage 1. As the frontrunners pedaled down Meyers Grade Road toward the coast, the pack had just made the turn south from Fort Ross Road.

The interplay between reflection and light seems as endless as the sea itself on the canvases of painter Danielle Eubank .A As an expedition artist aboard the Phoenicia , a replica ship built much like a 2600-year-old Phoenician trading vesselship, Eubank has spent endless hours studying the ocean, in her attempt to bring its majesty and mystery to ... (more)

Patrons and employees of two small Sonoma County post offices considered for closure by the U.S. Postal Service breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday with the announcement that they will be spared, along with thousands of others nationwide.

Those who enjoy seeing people on bikes are in for a spectacle this week, beginning with Bike to Work Day today and culminating with all-Sonoma County start of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday.

Of course, Montgomery Village owner David Codding will follow the city's rules as he seeks to erect an archway across Sonoma Avenue in honor of his late father.

America's premier cycling race, AMGEN Tour of California pedals through Northern California in four of its eight stages.