Corte Madera extends outdoor commerce program

Nearly 10 months after scrapping plans to build new government offices in downtown Santa Rosa, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has tentatively endorsed a concept that outlines phased construction of new offices on the existing campus in northern Santa Rosa. The board has not committed to a specific building...

Napa County finally has a list of where to put apartments in rural areas over the next eight years to meet a California housing mandate, with a 5-acre section of Skyline Wilderness Park a controversial inclusion. The Board of Supervisors passed the list on Jan. 24 by a 3-2 vote...

Plans are underway to bring the movies back to Larkspur Landing. Tucked away but in the middle of a major transit hub along Highway 101 and across from the Marin Country Mart shopping center, the theater at the 1.57-acre site at 500 Larkspur Landing Circle was quietly closed in September when its lease was up.

Two local merchants in Montgomery Village are closing as the shopping center continues to transform its retail space. Clutch and The Classic Duck, two Sonoma County favorites, are closing due to lease terminations and unsuccessful attempts to sell the business. “Clutch and Classic Duck, beloved by the community, have storied...

A national behavioral health company that treats mental health and substance abuse disorders in teens and young adults plans to open a location in Marin County by mid-April. Chandler, Arizona-based Embark Behavioral Health, which operates a network of more than 30 programs in 25 states, is preparing to move into an 8,000-square-foot space at 4000 Civic Center Drive, Suite 102, San Rafael.

Alicia Hardy, CEO of OLE Health in Napa, believes comprehensive, quality health care shouldn’t be reserved for those whose wallets are the fattest. “I’m so passionate about health equity,” the 45-year-old said. “Everyone should have a right to access high quality care. We need to find a way to provide that.”