Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Rural landscape and lack of viable public transportation options is blamed for high car ownership rates.

In many cities, including Santa Rosa, CA, million-dollar homes are no longer the only for the rich and famous.

How changes in society and preceptions have resulted in the death of the bus and each parent driving jr. to school.

The City of Petaluma, CA is considering a workforce housing linkage fee on new commerical, industrial, and retail development in the city.

The largest vineyard planting on the Northern California Coast is planned despite a 'grape glut.'

A state appeals court ruled that the California Coastal Commission's violates the state constitution rules on separation of powers.

New chair of California Coastal Commission and Coastal Sonoma County Supervisor proposes limits to vinyard growth.

Now, 30 years later, the cry of Sonoma Valley, CA has changed: "Save us from agriculture."

The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.

A Superior Court judge has tentatively ruled that Sonoma CountySupervisors failed to address their obligations to affordable housing inthe region.

This editorial comes out against Prop. 37, which reclassifies feesused to "mitigate the societal or economic effects of an activity" as atax.

Sonoma County's farming community has announced its opposition to a rural land initiative that aims to prevent large-scale development on agricultural land.

Representatives from the Sierra Club, the Sonoma CountyHousing Advocacy Group, Greenbelt Alliance and the Sonoma County FaithBased Coalition signed an agreement promotingcooperation among environmentalist and affordable housing advocates.

Press Democrat editorial applauds the Coalition forSustainable Agriculture for applying for Santa Rosa wastewater to use onnorth county farms.

Sonoma County set aside a $100 million park program due to concerns that the Rural Heritage Initiative would freeze land use and building rights.

Major donations from celebrity entertainers help environmentalists meet court deadline to post a $250,000 bond to temporarily halt logging near the Headwaters preserve in the North Coast regionof California.