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Outdoor concert series that brought Van Morrison and Bonnie Raitt to Napa returning next summer in new spot The Oxbow RiverStage concert series, which went on hiatus in 2023 after drawing noise complaints, is set to relocate to the Napa Valley College football field.

The Oxbow RiverStage concert series, which went on hiatus in 2023 after drawing noise complaints, is set to relocate to the Napa Valley College football field.

There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.

St. Helena Unified scraps solar project as funding stalls under shifting policies In July, the Trump administration phased out tax credits for solar and wind projects.

In July, the Trump administration phased out tax credits for solar and wind projects.

Joel Embiid sees you In what he's calling his "most important" offseason, Joel Embiid responds to his critics.

It feels telling that half the responses to this great profile are tearful expressions of gratitude that this is a REAL ACTUAL piece of journalism and the other half are still just trawling it for gossip, misreading, and acting like it’s ClutchPoints clickbait anyway. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

After 28 years, Napa County has a new schools chief. Here’s who’s taking over The choice to replace retiring Superintendent Barbara Nemko didn’t come from a public search.

The choice to replace retiring Superintendent Barbara Nemko didn't come from a public search.

Ex-Rohnert Park officer’s extortion trial begins, with convicted sergeant and drug dealer each set to testify Joseph Huffaker has pleaded not guilty to federal prosecutors’ allegations he pulled over drivers and took their money and marijuana.

Joseph Huffaker has pleaded not guilty to federal prosecutors' allegations he pulled over drivers and took their money and marijuana.

In case you haven't heard, MediaNewsGroup (the owner of The Mercury News) purchased the Santa Rosa Press Democrat this week. Our guild leadership has a few things to say:

Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest' A Milwaukee County circuit judge has been arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant "evade arrest," according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

A judge was arrested by the Feds for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement abcnews.go.com/US/judge-han...

Once-secret records show how S.F. Archdiocese handled priests accused of child sex abuse Once-secret records show how San Francisco Archdiocese handled priests accused of child sexual abuse

NEW: Just-released internal records from the San Francisco archdiocese show the inner workings of a secretive internal board tasked with reviewing child abuse claims.

One priest has remained in good standing despite five credible abuse allegations, records show

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Cold War Kids Apple’s hit show Severance was originally about the class struggle; Season 2 stifles that in favor of corporate crisis management.

oh you liked Severance? TOO BAD. The only good Severance was the original conceit, was too beautiful to live, Ben Stiller is a counterrevolutionary who has diluted the pure Marxist message at the behest of Apple and Capitalism prospect.org/culture/2025...

Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.

Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."

WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

We are being SOLD!

The Press Democrat Guild is demanding that owner Darius Anderson/SMI stand by their commitment to community journalism and SMI journalists, and guarantee that Hearst will uphold the terms of our current. For more:

mediaworkers.org/press-democr...

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

Really, this is not good.

www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

Press Democrat Guild seeks protections in imminent sale to Hearst The Pacific Media Workers Guild shares this on behalf of our members at the papers owned by Sonoma Media Investments (the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Sonoma Index Tribune, Petaluma Argus Courier and…

Sonoma Media Investments' reporters, photographers & copy desk editors are asking SMI/Hearst to guarantee our contract will be honored if we're sold. Read more: mediaworkers.org/press-democr...

dog it feels like we’ve got more NiemanLab predictions about the future of journalism than we have actual journalists

Someone is buying up a historic coastal city. Is it the next California Forever? The quaint seaside city of Point Arena is being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies. Who or what is behind the purchases?

Why is the quaint seaside city of Point Arena being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies, and who is behind them?

@soleilho.com digs in

GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...

Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.

What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.

My latest:

cultural capital is no longer valuable in billionaire kakistocracy. what is good to read on this historical outmoding of the category? @erikmbaker.bsky.social gets there in harpers recently. others?

Documenting fire is part of my job as a photojournalist. In California, one gets pretty adept covering the issue which is exacerbated partly by climate change. End of the year pix are difficult to edit.