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5 Best Restaurants in Napa, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Napa, California — a valley where the morning mist clings to the vines, where sun-warmed stone and weathered wood cradle a thousand stories, where the laughter of winemakers, the hum of harvesters, and the quiet pride of families echo between rolling hills. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: Victorian facades, rustic barns, glass-walled tasting rooms, and the gentle sprawl of olive groves. Napa is a crossroads — of old-timers and newcomers, of chefs who chase the seasons and farmers who coax life from the land, of dreamers who believe that food and wine can be a kind of poetry.

Napa, CA · 3d
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SFGate

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San Rafael: Parks Crew Removes Invasive Plant From Lagoon Park

A Marin County Parks crew at Lagoon Park removed water primrose, an invasive aquatic plant, from the shoreline on Thursday afternoon. Water primrose is the common name for several aquatic plants in the Ludwigia genus, and one invasive species, Uruguay water primrose (Ludwigia hexapetala), is known to grow in waterways in California.

Marin County, CA · 2d
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The Sacramento Bee

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Northern California player wins big Powerball prize as $847 million jackpot hit

A Powerball ticket sold in Northern California fell just one number short of winning the $847 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $73,668. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Nov. 4, the California State Lottery said. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners. A player in New Jersey won the $847 million jackpot. Where was winning Powerball ticket sold in California? The lucky ticket was sold at a Chevron station at 3411 Blume Drive in San Pablo, lottery officials said. What were winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing? The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56 with a Powerball of 21. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. What is the Powerball jackpot up to now? The jackpot now rises to an estimated $20 million , with a cash value of about $8.6 million, for the next drawing Saturday, Nov. 7, the national Powerball site said. More than a million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said. There were more than 130,000 winners in California. The Powerball jackpot was

California · 2d

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El Niño Is Bringing the Rain. Don’t Let It Bring the Rats, Too!

With a strong El Niño expected to bring a very wet winter to much of the North Bay, now is a good time to prepare your home and property. When the weather turns cold and wet, rats look for warm, dry places to shelter. Your home, garage, shed or other outbuildings can become an inviting place for them to settle in. The best way to deal with rats is to keep them out in the first place!

Marin County, CA · 20h

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Beloved 17-Year-Old Napa Valley Italian Staple Shuts Down in Days

Napa Valley has built its reputation around wine tasting, vineyard visits and restaurants that turn local ingredients into destination-worthy meals. However, visitors exploring downtown Napa will soon lose one of its established Italian dining destinations, a restaurant that earned repeated recognition from the San Francisco Chronicle during its years in business.

Napa, CA · 3d

The Coconut Mama

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Major grocery chain to close 60-year-old California bakery plant as 92 jobs are affected

A longtime California bakery facility that has supplied Safeway stores for decades is preparing to shut down, ending over 60 years of operations. The planned closure will affect 92 employees…

Richmond, CA · 1d

Yahoo!

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This under-the-radar Wine Country restaurant has one of California's most thrilling wine lists

You can taste a 121-year-old wine among the redwoods on the edge of the Bay Area, but you'll need to hurry. The Lodge at Dawn Ranch, a little-known restaurant nestled along Sonoma County's Russian River, is currently pouring a 1905 Madeira, produced the same year the historic resort property was established. The Guerneville restaurant only has one bottle and it's running low, though a visit to the Lodge is well worth it for the food, too. In a review published today, Chronicle restaurant critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan gave Dawn Ranch three stars for its "intentional, exceptional food," which "has the potential to transform Guerneville into something quite unrecognizable."

Guerneville, CA · 10d

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Santa Rosa’s Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant Permanently Closes

Santa Rosa’s Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant has abruptly closed its doors, bringing an end to Sonoma County’s only establishment dedicated to Ethiopian cuisine. According to the Press Democrat, while a sign on the door of the Fourth Street eatery indicates temporary renovations, an employee confirmed via social media that the closure is permanent.

Santa Rosa, CA · 1d

Silicon Valley

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Napa native investing love and money into Napa nightlife

A lifetime ago, as a teenager attending Vintage High School, John Truchard was more interested in farming than in music and art. Fast forward to today, and some consider him the King of Napa nightlife. The nickname is not hyperbole; over the last decade, Truchard has emerged as the face...

Napa, CA · 2d

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7 Best And 8 Worst McDonald's Breakfast Sandwiches

McDonald's has an extensive array of breakfast sandwiches, but some are better than others. Here's what to order for a satisfying start to the day.

Sonoma, CA · 2d

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Playing The Dead Announces November & December Shows

The spirit of the Grateful Dead is alive and well in Northern California, and Playing The Dead is helping keep the music moving forward with a series of performances throughout November and December. From the historic streets of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood to the coastal community of Pacifica and the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, the band is bringing the music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead to familiar gathering places for Bay Area music lovers.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

The Coconut Mama

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Baba’s Hot Chicken opening 3 new locations in California (38 around the U.S.)

Baba’s Hot Chicken is planning three more restaurants in California, with Irvine, Roseville and Napa on the list. The Riverside-born chain is joining a state where other fried-chicken brands are…

California · 2h

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In Vallejo, a Benefit Concert Raises Funds for the Missing Sister of an SF Rapper

Local hip-hop stars show up for Kevin Robinson as he searches for his missing sister, Chantel Brooks. Chantel Brooks has been missing for four months. Brooks, 37, was last seen on surveillance footage getting into her car in the parking lot of a Fairfield CVS in the early morning hours of July 17. Since her disappearance, her family has worked relentlessly to keep her story at the forefront of people’s minds.

Vallejo, CA · 1d

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Bill Cosby Faces Possible Contempt Hearing After $59M Trial Verdict

Attorneys for a woman who won a nearly $60 million verdict this spring in her lawsuit alleging that the actor/comedian sexually abused her more than 50 years ago while she was a server at a Sausalito restaurant are asking a judge to consider holding the comedian in contempt for allegedly ignoring post-verdict orders.

Sausalito, CA · 1d

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Wreckless Strangers Release “Christmas Tears,” Announce Bay Area Shows

SAN FRANCISCO, CA | November 6, 2026 — Riding high from their recent performance at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Ameri-Cali Soul band Wreckless Strangers are kicking off the holiday season with their first Christmas song, “Christmas Tears,” released November 6. The band will debut the single live, alongside its signature blend of originals and crowd-pleasing covers, at Rancho Nicasio on Friday, November 20, followed by a show at Lucca Bar & Grill in Benicia on Saturday, December 19.

San Francisco, CA · 17h

SFGate

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Shoppers camped out 2 days in advance for the new Costco in Vallejo

The new store has been in the works for 15 years.

Vallejo, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Michelin is coming to Napa to review wineries. Here’s when its ‘grape’ ratings will drop

Michelin Guide’s new “grape” distinction for wine estates is officially coming to Napa Valley.

Napa, CA · 1d

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Wilfred's Lounge Marks Five Years In Napa With $1 Mai Tais And Mug-Signing Bash

A new Woody mug is the collector-focused highlight of Wilfred's Lounge's fifth-anniversary celebration, a five-day event scheduled for Nov. 11-15 at the downtown Napa bar's 967 First St. location. The program also includes specialty drink offers, rum tastings and live music. The schedule was detailed in an EIN Presswire announcement....

Napa, CA · 1d