State officials have released figures on every zip code in the state showing which communities are most at risk from pollution. See how Petaluma and other Sonoma towns rank using the interactive map below.
A new U.S. Census Bureau map of migration patterns between counties shows Sonoma County's net loss of nearly 1,400 residents between 2006 and 2010. You might be surprised where many of them moved.
Petaluma's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent last month; Most new jobs were in the hospitality and business services sectors
Sonoma Clean Power residential rates comparable to PG&E; Rabbitt casts No vote over spare information
Samuel Cutrufelli, 31, will serve 86 years, 4 months in prison for the January shooting, burglary.
The new blueprint will use developer fees to add news murals, benches, fountains and sculptures to spots around town
Wants to eventually expand use of treated wastewater to parks, schools and other areas
Transportation agency says it has fixed the netting under the Petaluma River Bridge. But local environmentalists say birds are still getting caught
Vote to proceed with Final Environmental Impact Report while citing concerns about flooding and traffic; Residents say project will irreversibly alter Petaluma's rural charm
New subdivision would build 93 new homes at D Street and Windsor Drive
Calling on Caltrans to find alternate ways of keeping swallows from nesting under Petaluma Bridge and say the agency's methods have resulted in hundreds of dead birds
Sonoma County is launching a new program that lets you donate or sell your produce with other residents
Says agency should foot the $625,000 bill for a crossing since private property owners never asked for the rail project
With generous payments coming in from Petaluma Refuse & Recycling, plus an additional $1.7 million from new development, City Manager John Brown says the city will soon have enough revenue to sock away money for a rainy day fund
Following a California Supreme Court ruling in 2012, cities around the state are being issued refunds of property tax administration fees
Improvements include two new bridges, highway shoulders, restriping and new interchanges at Lakeville Highway and Petaluma Boulevard South
Dozens of people have been killed by firearms in the Bay Area, including three men murdered in Forestville last month
Contract extended for another six years; At $208,000, John Brown is one of the highest paid employees in both city and county
Director of Public Works and Utilities, Dan St. John, will deliver report from wastewater issue workshop at 6 p.m. special session.
Stopping at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza is about to be a thing of the past.
A finalist for the Super Bowl location, the Bay Area continues to vie for the bid against Miami.
While Marin County DA Ed Berberian discussed his personal support for additional gun regulations, Petaluma resident Michelle Kralovec calls the response to Sandy Hook "overkill"
A loss of 5.9 percent of federal funds would have greatest impact on most vulnerable
The ambitious project off Lakeville Highway wants to build some 250 units of housing, a large hotel, retail shops and office space.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The Davidon project is a plan to build 93 single-family homes off D Street and Windsor Drive; Community group holding meeting this Tuesday to address concerns
Opponents of fluoridation call plan "forced, mass medication"
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A community group that has spent the past two years lobbying officials to increase funding for Sonoma County roadways is asking for more input from the public.
Real estate website forecasts prices to increase for 2013 in all but one Bay Area zip code
The failure of a passenger seating test last week will not delay the roll-out of the new car design.
The city council will vote on whether to make additional cuts to the 2012-13 budget at Monday's special meeting on the budget
Say unclear zoning rules, fines for improper discharge levels and high fees for hooking into the city's sewer make business difficult
First phase of the Marin Sonoma Narrows Corridor High Occupancy Vehicle lane project stretching from Route 37 to south of Old Redwood Highway
The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1.
Towns that currently have a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries could be impacted by ruling
After meetings with massage therapists, the police department is bringing back its proposal to create regulation of the sector in hopes of cracking down on illicit businesses
Get up early and listen to City Manager John Brown and others from City Hall discuss how things are going for Petaluma and their goals for 2013
Assemblyman Marc Levine wants to prohibit single-use plastic bags in California by 2015.