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An effort to make Sonoma County a national model for the next wave in green business - business parks that would collectively use less resources such as water and energy - received a boost recently when a large ...

East Bay attorney, locals challenge decision to take land into federal trust By DAN JOHNSON ARGUS-COURIER STAFF An East Bay attorney filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to prevent a proposed casino from ...

Admittedly, it's a little weird to grow mushrooms in your bathroom on purpose. I did it anyway.

But the last time the 3rd District supervisorial seat was open, Ronald Reagan was still in the White House and Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. via The Press Democrat

“I oppose it but I don't know if we have the power to stop it”

State Senate hopeful Joe Nation said Wednesday it's not too late to stop the Las Vegas-style mega-resort planned for Rohnert Park by the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria -- and he's the only one of ... via The Press Democrat

“As president of the friends of the tribe (Friends of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria), I'm delighted that this has happened, but there's a ways to go yet”

Woolsey requests extension for public comment on federal decision Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey said Tuesday that she will ask the Indian Gaming Commission to extend the deadline for comments from all interested ... via Petaluma360

Gold Ridge fire and Sonoma County sheriff's arson investigators Tuesday searched for signs of what started a suspicious fire that destroyed an 8,000-square-foot home. via The Press Democrat

“If the FIGR and the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) assert the right to have an Indian casino in Sonoma County in violation of state law, such a move would be quickly challenged.”

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced it intends to take 254 acres of land into trust for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which plans to build a hotel and casino north and west of Rohnert ... via KNTV San Jose

“The people don't want this casino, the local governments don't want it, and it's an environmental nightmare”

A Sonoma County Indian tribe on Wednesday cleared a key hurdle in building a Las Vegas-style casino-resort on the outskirts of Rohnert Park. via The Press Democrat

I urge anyone who owns land and wishes never again to experience one instant of boredom, who wishes to live in a continuing state of elation, to deny no one access to that land, and watch what happens. via Bohemian.com

“But I'm not sure there's enough support to do it. The other supervisors weren't very happy when I brought it up before, so I'm a little bit hesitant. And I'm really focusing on getting the SMART measure passed in November”

Supporters of R.P. project request greater understanding of tribe's history, intentions By DAN JOHNSON ARGUS-COURIER STAFF While opponents of the proposed Rohnert Park casino are united in their cause, they are ... via Petaluma360

“NAFTA has affected us and some of our jobs and companies and corporation have moved to Mexico, where they're paying lower wages and sending products back to us at premium prices”

Organizers of tomorrow's May 1st march and rally in downtown Santa Rosa say thousands will take to the streets to call for an end to local immigration raids and unfair free trade agreements that are part of he ... via The Press Democrat

“I prefer it not be located there.”

Three candidates for an open seat on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors wrangled over priorities for county program cuts during a forum Wednesday in Santa Rosa. via The Press Democrat

“A lot of our storage clients were looking for the service and were having to send wine to outside fulfillment companies”

Wineries that want more options for selling wine directly to consumers or trade accounts have two new options. via North Bay Business Journal

“The objective is to get them signed up for a long-term lease”

Murphy-Goode has cleared out of the Alexander Valley winery it called home for 20 years, moving its tasting room to Healdsburg and leasing the complex to the fast-growing Sonoma Wine Co. via The Press Democrat

“No schoolchildren were hurt in either accident”

The CHP responded to two school bus incidents Wednesday afternoon in Sonoma County. via The Press Democrat

“The equipment is quicker to set up and much easier to operate than the older equipment we had before”

Firefighters in five departments serving parts of west Sonoma County now carry compatible new-technology rescue equipment, and fire officials say it should result in quicker extrications from crumpled cars. via The Press Democrat

“I have felt from day one that these facilities”

Last Tuesday, March 18, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to green-light a gargantuan makeover of Alexander Valley's River Rock Casino east of Geyserville. via Bohemian.com

“That's because of over-pumping of the ground water”

The Miwok and Pomo Indians, who make up the Graton Rancheria, want to build a casino and resort with 2,000 slot machines and hundreds of hotel rooms on the edge of Rohnert Park. via ABC7 - KGO-TV/DT

“I go past it a couple times a day and it is always being used”

For two decades, a gritty plot of old railroad land on Ross Station Road has been used as a parking lot by travelers on the West County Trail. via The Press Democrat