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- Sep 25, 2026
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Work underway to revamp major Napa corridor with buffered bike lanes (opens the original)
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Construction is underway on Napa’s high-profile Lincoln Avenue revamp, as the city aims to improve vehicle, pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The project on a 1.4-mile stretch of Lincoln Avenue between California Boulevard and Soscol Avenue reduces the number of lanes from four to three — allowing room for a two-way center turn lane — and adds buffered bike lanes. Jaina French, spokesperson for the city manager’s office, said most of the current work is underground utilities and concrete work, in
Bay Area motorcyclist dies 2 weeks after crash with SUV (opens the original)
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A Santa Rosa motorcyclist involved in a crash with an SUV in late August died from her injuries, according to authorities. The Santa Rose Police Department identified the motorcyclist as 66-year-old Dawna Dianne Heller in a news release Friday, Sept. 18. Officers and medical personnel discovered Heller shortly about 10 a.m. Aug. 30 after authorities received multiple calls about a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle near Third and Morgan streets, just west of Santa Rosa Plaza, investigators
Bay Area motorcyclist dies 2 weeks after crash with SUV (opens the original)
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A Santa Rosa motorcyclist involved in a crash with an SUV in late August died from her injuries, according to authorities. The Santa Rose Police Department identified the motorcyclist as 66-year-old Dawna Dianne Heller in a news release Friday, Sept. 18. Officers and medical personnel discovered Heller shortly about 10 a.m. Aug. 30 after authorities received multiple calls about a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle near Third and Morgan streets, just west of Santa Rosa Plaza, investigators
Santa Rosa motorcyclist dies 2 weeks after crash with SUV (opens the original)
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A Santa Rosa motorcyclist involved in a crash with an SUV in late August died from her injuries, according to authorities. The Santa Rose Police Department identified the motorcyclist as 66-year-old Dawna Dianne Heller in a news release Friday, Sept. 18. Officers and medical personnel discovered Heller shortly about 10 a.m. Aug. 30 after authorities received multiple calls about a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle near Third and Morgan streets, just west of Santa Rosa Plaza, investigators
‘Best Buck in the Bay’: Sonoma County gay rodeo touts inclusive cowboy culture (opens the original)
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Bustling with vendors, bedazzled cowboy hats, and campy competitions, the Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo & Festival drew scores of people to the Russian River Rodeo grounds in Duncans Mills Saturday, Sept. 12. The event, hosted by the Bay Area Chapter of the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association, is in its 16th year in the North Bay. Kirsten Winkly, Vice President of Administration for the Bay Area chapter, boasts a family-friendly reputation that brings people together to enjoy the rodeo. “Loving the
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