Rohnert Park News

Diana Yoon and Mitch McBride were married on April 20, 2012, on the beach at Vallarta Palace by officiant Kyle Detrick of Austin, Texas.

A Two educators have been chosen to join the administrative team at Healdsburg Unified School District.

Train authorities are warning the community to stay away from the railroad tracks that cut through Rohnert Park.

Sonoma County has some of the largest expanses of open space in the Bay Area - some 171,200 acres of undeveloped land.

Water: A typical resident who now pays $23.73 every two months would pay $29.66 for 2012-2013; $36.19 for 2013-2014; $42.70 for 2014-2015; and $49.11 for 2015-2016. Sewer: The typical rate of $69.83 every two months would be $78.21 for 2012-2013; $87.59 for 2013-2014; $98.11 for 2014-2015; and $109.88 for 2015-2016. The increases, the first since ... (more)

Healdsburg is joining a growing number of cities looking for a sales tax increase to help salvage their teetering budgets.

Under the state's new open primary system, Yamada and Munn - the only candidates in the race - will face off not only June 5 but also in November's general election.

A Did you know landlords were supposed to be paying the city of Rohnert Park interest on all security depostis collected? That policy, in place since 1994, has been dropped according to the Press-Democrat . The idea was for renters to gain the interest they could have earned on their money if they invested on their own, city officials told the ... (more)

Posted by PD staff in County , Featured Articles on May 30th, 2012 tags: development , Greenbelt Alliance , Open Space District , Sonoma County An expanse of land west of Petaluma Hill Road between Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park that currently is at risk of development, according to a new report by the Greenbelt Alliance.

Posted by Jim Sweeney in Inside Opinion on May 29th, 2012 tags: 2012 election , Assembly , Congress , Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Last week, I took a look back at turnout in primary elections .

Graduates from wine schools across the world know the relationship between pH and free sulfur dioxide, but they may not have as good a handle on analyzing a profit and loss sheet or anticipating how currency fluctuations could render their wine less competitive.

Sara and I just returned from a 3-day conference in Las Vegas. Just returned as in I haven't even been into the shelter yet, and I'm still on a high.

Three teens were arrested Sunday in connection with what police described as the stabbing of a rival gang member in east Petaluma.

Borrowing money to pay for improvements to Sebastopol's water and sewer system is not cost-effective and would raise the price of the project by $2.2 million, according to a city study.

Rohnert Park police will be out in full force today, as part of a Memorial Day public safety crackdown.

The closing sunset lit up the Golden Gate Bridge as if it was the star of the stage, which on Sunday, as the world-famous span turned 75, was as it should be.

Posted by PD staff in Cities , Featured Articles on May 26th, 2012 tags: Babb , Chambers , City Council , Growth , Healdsburg , Jones , Plass , Winston , Wood Jim Winston authored and helped pass a voter approved measure in 2000 that restricted the number of new dwellings in Healdsburg to 30 per year.

G Park, named after one of Rohnert Park's founders, Paul Golis, is the best park in city, according to our Reader's Choice contest, where we asked readers to weigh in on the best local open space.

Rep. Mike Thompson is dominating fund-raising in the race for his Congressional seat as he seeks an eighth term in Congress.

Wednesday, May 23 5:58 a.m. Richard McCabe, 55, of San Francisco, was arrested at 6340 Commerce Blvd.