Occupy Sonoma County

06/05/2026

Guide to Growing an Herbal Wellness Garden: Intermediate Level

Last week, we shared 20 beginner-friendly herbs to grow for wellness. In this article, professional gardener Bevin Cohen will teach us about some of the herbs that require a bit more finesse to grow, along with tips to set us up for success.

06/05/2026

Blended Chocolate & Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Learn how to make grab-and-go blended chocolate peanut butter overnight oats that are so delicious it just might change the minds of lifelong oatmeal haters.

06/05/2026

Powering Our Downtown: New Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Improvements Coming to Lot 10

Construction is underway on the Lot 10 Electric Vehicle Charging Project at 730 5th Street, marking an exciting milestone for our community. Led by the City’s Parking Division, this project refl

06/05/2026

Effort to remove 350-year-old North Coast redwood sidelined by paperwork

"Property owner must seek permit Monday for road closure to allow work to continue, while residents vocally fight efforts."

The tree is the final one left standing of five old‑growth redwoods the landowner began cutting earlier this year, under a Cal Fire hazard exemption.

06/05/2026

St. Helena will need to invest millions to maintain water treatment plan, report says

"Assessment arrives as city grapples with other problems, such as discolored water that sometimes spurts out of city pipes."

The assessment arrives as the city grapples with solving other persistent water system problems, such as the discolored water that sometimes spurts out of city pipes.

06/05/2026

Sonoma County Businesses Welcome a Great Honor: Snails

"A Snail of Approval, awarded by the nonprofit Slow Food organization... is a globally recognized celebration of purely local food, and the soul and hard work it takes to make it."

These snails aren’t the escargot variety. Instead, their red and white trail leads to the most thoughtful food around Sonoma County.

06/05/2026

Your takeaway packaging is polluting beaches Worldwide

"Scientists mapped shoreline debris across the entire planet, and one source of plastic keeps showing up everywhere."

Food packaging is the biggest plastic polluter on beaches

06/04/2026

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05/27/2026

The controversial w**d killer Roundup is being sprayed in record amounts in California’s forests. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.

05/27/2026

The Secret Plan to Cover the World in Herbicide

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