San Rafael to require new construction to be all-electric

A multimillion-dollar funding gap could jeopardize a long-awaited housing and commercial project on Sebastopol Road in Roseland. The Sonoma County Community Development Commission faces an $18.6 million deficit to cover costs of infrastructure work on a 7.4-acre development known as Tierra de Rosas. That work must be completed before vertical construction can start.

While the nation’s economic future appears hopeful, some Sonoma County business and civic leaders say high interest rates, labor and supply shortages, the cost of living and the need for affordable housing could slow local growth. It comes after a generally upbeat assessment in a Jan. 26 speech by...

Garrett Anken enjoys his career and finds it rewarding. But he’s made choices that many of his Gen Z peers didn’t. Anken, 24, works as an apprentice plumber at Sonoma-based Peterson Mechanical, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor that serves Napa, Marin, Solano and four other Bay Area counties.

In 2009, longtime Sonoma County developer Bill Gallaher vowed he would see through to the end a housing project on 69 acres off Highway 12 on Santa Rosa’s hilly eastern edge. Several versions of his plans failed to make it to the City Council, languishing in the development pipeline...

A local fast-food restaurant operator with six locations in Solano, Contra Costa and Yolo counties plans to bring gourmet burger chain MooYah Burgers, Fries & Shakes to the North Bay. Fairfield-based Bay Valley Development is set to open the restaurant at 251 Pittman Road in the Cordelia Junction area of...