Cotati News

City Bike: I couldn't agree with you more than what Editor Ets-Hokin recanted about in a recent column, "Shiftless and Clueless." I drive a '71 Landcruiser and a bicentennial Bultaco, and there's not an airbag, bell, buzzer, or whistle within five feet of those machines.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:56 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:56 a.m. International artist Jeanne-Claude, one half of the audaciously creative team that introduced Sonoma County to the world in 1976 by stretching a great, billowing curtain from Cotati to the sea, died Wednesday in New York City.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Cotati Police Chief Robert Stewart is retiring after 35 years with the department.

11:36 p.m.: Possession of dangerous weapon on Lancaster Dr. 6/29 5:33 p.m.: Misdemeanor hit and run on Redwood Dr.

A 17-year-old Petaluma girl suffered life-threatening injuries when the Honda she was riding in was struck by a pickup truck late Monday afternoon, Cotati police said.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. A Santa Rosa man suspected of driving drunk was taken to Sonoma County Jail after crashing his car Sunday evening on Highway 101 near Cotati.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 10:06 p.m. When Sgt.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:36 p.m. On Oct.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. The Cotati City Council will appoint a replacement for former Mayor John Guardino, who resigned last month.

If you don't mind a little drive, mark your calendars for November 14-15 when Bass Jam 09 opens in Cotati with admission is free.

The Sonoma County Democratic Party voted to support the recall of Cotati City Councilmember George Barich at its October 27 meeting.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:55 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:55 p.m. County officials said Monday they will try to find money to begin making safety changes at three Highway 116 intersections, including one where a mother of three was killed October in an crash.

Media Coordinator, Terry Menshek - 565-3098 Media Spokesperson, Assistant District Attorney Christine Cook Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced that on October 30, 2009, George Anton Clair, 37, of Cotati was convicted by a Sonoma County jury of 46 felony counts involving the molestation of his 9-year-old relative, and the ...

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. Petaluma City Council members on Monday are set to reconfigure a new Planning Commission in what has been billed either as a move toward efficiency or a power-grab by the slow-growth majority.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:46 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:46 p.m. A 10-year-old girl testified Wednesday she was made to pose nude for a Cotati man, have her photograph taken and perform sex acts with him.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. A Sonoma County jury Friday found a Cotati man guilty of 46 felony counts of sexual misconduct with a 9-year-old girl who he photographed in the making of pornography.

Plans to sell Sonoma County's Central Landfill and three transfer stations and turn its waste disposal operations over to an Arizona company for 20 years failed Tuesday afternoon with two supervisors voting against the divestiture proposal.

Redwood Reliance Sales Co., a 95-year-old Cotati, California, company that sold Peterbilt trucks and Reliance trailers, has shut down after seeking bankruptcy protection earlier this year, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

Natasha James's latest album was named Country Album of the Year by the Annual Los Angeles Music Awards.

Wednesday morning dawned with much better weather although the memories of the previous day's trip down the coastline were still very fresh in our memories.