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Cotati Restaurant Celebrates Hosting Xavier Becerra During His Campaign for Governor
A Cotati Greek restaurant is celebrating having hosted Xavier Becerra over the summer while he was campaigning for California governor. According to the Press Democrat, Mezzeluna, located overlooking Cotati’s town plaza, recently shared a photo on social media of Becerra posing with chef and co-owner Ali Cetin. Cetin says...
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Wine Country Women's Festival turns out to be an AI slop scam
The festival promised attendees would "become more than you were yesterday."
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Tractors in full twinkle rule this whimsical wine country parade
DRAPING STRINGS OF LIGHTS... across all sorts of large objects and enormous yard features, from porches to pergolas, has become a whimsical way of life for those people who adore decorating for the holidays. Other sizable spots, including garage doors, swing sets, and oversized gates also get the glittery treatment each year. When it comes to vehicles, however, the decorating remains generally demure: You might spy a wreath hooked to the front of a car's grill or perhaps an elf doll placed near a car's rear window. But there's a town in Calistoga that likes to fabulously festoon all sorts of things on wheels, especially the huge machines that dutifully serve our communities on farms or by delivering food and a plethora of much-needed goods. It's the Lighted Tractor Parade, a colorful and quirky Calistoga tradition, and big trucks, hefty construction vehicles, lengthy flatbeds and other on-the-roll mega machines make merry appearances in the popular procession, one of the only events of its twinkly type.
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Petaluma Has Hit Just 34% of Its 1,910-Home State Housing Target
Petaluma has issued building permits for 652 of the 1,910 homes in its state housing allocation—about 34% of the target. That tally measures permits, not finished homes. The distinction matters as the city weighs new apartment projects, zoning changes, and its newly adopted General Plan against rising land, construction, and permitting costs that can slow construction.
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Calistoga's Lighted Tractor Parade Rolls Back Dec. 5, Beats Macy's in National Rankings
Decorated tractors, farm equipment and oversized rigs strung with thousands of twinkling lights will roll down Lincoln Avenue in downtown Calistoga on Saturday, December 5, 2026, kicking off at 7 p.m. and wrapping up by 8 p.m. The event marks the 31st year for the Lighted Tractor Parade, a wine country tradition that turns ordinary agricultural machinery into a glowing nighttime spectacle.
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Orangevale Veteran's Service Dog Hugh Ends His Prison of PTSD Nightmares
Tony Escue spent nearly a decade in the U.S. Army before PTSD ended his career in 2023, leaving the 32-year-old Orangevale resident struggling to walk into crowded rooms or even show up at his own job. Today he moves through those same spaces with Hugh, a nearly 4-year-old Labrador mix trained to climb onto him starting at his feet the moment a nightmare begins.