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  • RepealSMART campaign submits ballot signatures

    January 27th, 2012

    NORTH BAY — Election officials in Sonoma County have completed an initial count of 5,471 signatures submitted today in support of a ballot measure to overturn the quarter-cent sales tax voters approved in 2008 to fund construction of a North Bay commuter rail project. Staff at the Marin County Registrar of Voters office will conduct an informal count on Monday. RepealSMART, the group spearheading the repeal, submitted the signatures hours before an end-of-the-day deadline and six months after their efforts officially began in August.

  • Supervisors sign off on airport plans

    January 24th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Sonoma County Supervisors today officially signed off an $84 million safety upgrade and expansion of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport but tabled a proposed health and noise study on the project. Construction could start in August if the Federal Aviation Administration OKs the plan by April as anticipated.

  • Horizon to add San Diego flights; Vegas out

    January 18th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Seattle-based Alaska Airlines announced today that it is adding daily nonstop service from San Diego to Santa Rosa, but will discontinue service between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas to support the new route. The decision to halt service to Las Vegas came from Alaska Airlines, and the Sonoma County Airport will seek other potential carriers to replace the route, according to an airport spokeswoman.

  • On airport, business makes voice heard

    January 12th, 2012

    Call it a tipping point or an epiphany, but business has found its voice on the critical public policy issues of the day.

  • Officials say airport expansion to open North Bay to new markets

    January 12th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The expansion and safety upgrades of Sonoma County’s airport approved last week by the Board of Supervisors have the potential to vault the county’s $1.2 billion tourism industry even further by expanding into new markets, while producing nearly 900 jobs during construction, according to proponents and much of the business community.

  • Supervisors OK $84 million airport upgrade

    January 10th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an $84 million upgrade to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport that will enhance safety, add a new passenger terminal, provide longer runways and allow mid-sized commercial jets to land at the airport.

  • SMART board approves first construction contract

    January 9th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Construction of a commuter rail line between Sonoma and Marin Counties could begin as soon as tomorrow after the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors today voted unanimously to approve a $103 million design-build contract with the joint venture of Alameda-based Stacy and Witbeck Inc. and Herzog Contracting Corp.

  • Sonoma County airport traffic up 9.8%

    January 5th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Passenger volume at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport was up by 1.2 percent in December compared to last year, while 2011 ridership overall increased nearly 10 percent from the year before, according to airport figures released today.

  • SMART announces contract winners for Phase I

    January 5th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit officials today announced the winners of the construction contract for the commuter rail line’s first phase. The work will include two stations not previously part of the initial phase.

  • SMART sells $191 million in bonds to fund construction

    December 20th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — updated at 3 p.m. — Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit today announced the sale of $191 million in multimodal rate bonds to fund construction of a train linking Marin and Sonoma counties. The proceeds of the bonds will be put in an escrow account while the group RepealSMART works to collect signatures to repeal Measure Q, which put in place voter-approved sales tax to pay for the commuter line.

  • Business news: Week of Dec. 19, 2011

    December 19th, 2011

    Solano County’s chambers of commerce recently honored local businesses and community members, such as Meyer Corp. and Travis Credit Union, for their contributions to the community at the Spirit of Solano luncheon. … Fairfield-based MV Transportation, Inc. announced the opening of its new Dallas location in the well-known and centrally located Premier Place Building at 5910 North Central Expressway. … Napa Valley Vintners, a nonprofit trade association representing more than 420 wineries in the appellation, announced that the country of Thailand has recognized Napa Valley with Geographic Indication (GI) Status that will protect the American wine region from misuse of its name in wine labeling in that country.

  • Carpool lanes opened in Cotati

    December 6th, 2011

    The new seven-mile stretch spans north and southbound on U.S. Route 101, between Rohnert Park Expressway and Old Redwood Highway Bridge.

  • Survey shows enduring voter support for SMART

    November 23rd, 2011

    A majority of voters in Marin and Sonoma counties said they would oppose the repeal of Measure Q, the sales tax measure funding the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit project, according to poll results released today by the North Bay Leadership Council. Critics say that the level of support has fallen since 2008.

  • November completion expected for highway widening in Rohnert Park

    October 31st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — A round of Sonoma County freeway improvements are on track for completion in November, starting with the opening of a new five-mile, high-occupancy vehicle lane in each direction between Pepper Road in Cotati and Rohnert Park Expressway.

  • Amplifications and corrections

    October 24th, 2011

    Michael Paik is the People’s Harvest enterprise manager. The story “Non-profit Buckelew to open ‘People’s Harvest’” [p. 1, Oct. 17]  contained misspellings. *** Farhad Mansourian, general manager of Sonoma-Marin  Area Rail Transit, can be reached at 707-521-0700, The story “SMART can be a jobs engine” [p. 23, Oct. 17.] had incorrect information.  

  • SMART will be a jobs engine for the North Bay

    October 17th, 2011

    When voters of Marin and Sonoma approved SMART in 2008 to fund a passenger rail line between Sonoma and Marin Counties, they did so with substantial support from the business community. Why? Because business leaders in the North Bay recognized that SMART is good for the economy of the North Bay.

  • Big dividends for a few hundred yards of runway

    October 7th, 2011

    The most important transportation project for the next five to 10 years for Sonoma County is not a highway or a bridge. It is the extension of the runway at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport. Why is less than 300 yards of additional runway so critical? Because our economic health — and by extension jobs — depend on it.

  • SMART secures first-segment funding with $33.1 million

    September 29th, 2011

    MARIN COUNTY – Funding is now complete for the first operating segment of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit system, after a $33.1 million allocation from the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday.

  • Is an excursion train possible for Sonoma County?

    September 19th, 2011

    Could an excursion train start rolling through Sonoma and Marin counties in the near future, bringing wine country tourists from Napa Valley and San Francisco via the Larkspur ferry terminal? … This summer, the footprint of the TastingRoom’s wine bottle transfer facility in Airport Gateway Center near Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport north of Santa Rosa expanded to 25,000 square feet from 16,000 square feet to accommodate the dozens of wineries that now use the service. … The owners of Russian River Vineyards and its Corks restaurant filed for U.S. Bankruptcy Court reorganization, and recently the amount owed was disclosed as nearly $3 million. … Bill Reading, founder of and portmaker for Petaluma-based Sonoma Valley Portworks, purchased the company from American Beverage Group Inc.

  • 44-mile Napa Valley Vine Trail gets $2.5 million federal grant

    September 5th, 2011

    NAPA — The Napa Valley Vine Trail, a 44-mile mixed use pedestrian and bicycle path currently under construction throughout Napa and Solano counties, received $2.5 million in federal funds last week from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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