Rohnert Park News

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. Sonoma State University faculty members are demanding that administrators explain discrepancies in their public statements about an SSU Academic Foundation loan to former board member Clem Carinalli.

Chef Cindy Pawlcyn is renowned for her Mustards Grill and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in Napa Valley.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. A 22-year-old Rohnert Park man accused of killing his mother in a fatal crash when he was high on drugs pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of vehicular manslaughter.

Alina Ellis of Livermore, California holds Jojo the wire hair terrier at the earth dog competition on Saturday afternoon.

It took hours for everyone to get their H1N1 flu shot during a drive thru vaccination clinic at Windsor High School on Oct.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:51 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:51 a.m. A Sebastopol man has been convicted through DNA evidence of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old Sonoma State University student outside a gas station in 2007.

A registered sex offender has been convicted of multiple counts of kidnapping and rape in violent attacks on women in Sacramento and Sonoma counties in 2007, officials said.

A depiction of the server room design for the Sonoma Mountain Data Center in California, including projections on the amount of free cooling enabled by the design.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. Sebastopol, which prides itself on environmental friendliness, is proposing to formalize a long-standing policy that bans city purchase of bottled water at municipal events.

The "Friendly City" of Rohnert Park wants to be even friendlier, on-line. The city joins Santa Rosa and Sebastopol in broadcasting their regular council meetings on the internet.

SONOMA COUNTY Officers arrested another Sonoma County resident about 9 a.m. Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder of the Lakeport man who was hogtied and shot in October at his home.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. A Rohnert Park man suspected of participating in a attempted homicide in Lake County was arrested Tuesday morning at his home in a three-agency SWAT team operation.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. A Rohnert Park man accused of raping an 81-year-old woman and lurking outside her apartment nine months later in a foiled assault attempt was found mentally fit Monday to stand trial.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3:58 p.m. The cat population at Sonoma County animal shelters is soaring and local officials are hoping a one-day sale will alleviate the overcrowding.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. After six months of negotiations, Rohnert Park on Tuesday approved a new contract with three of its employee associations that will include wage and benefit concessions.

Rohnert Park police logs 10/21 4:02 p.m.: Report of misdemeanor hit and run on Snyder Lane.

"It was like a family reunion," said Gary Young, leader and musical director of the Rohnert Park Community Band.

A 3-foot-tall sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree that often lifted Anne Frank's spirits as she hid from the Nazis during World War II is coming to the newly created Holocaust Memorial Grove at Sonoma State University.

J. Karla Lemon, a skilled and dedicated conductor with a particular devotion to contemporary music, died at her home in Berkeley on Oct.

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. a " A 22-year-old Rohnert Park man has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a crash last month that killed his mother and injured his brother.Authorities say Ryan Crowder was under the influence of drugs as he drove his mother, 42-year-old Alma, and his brother, 24-year-old Jesse, on Sept.