Phil Barber

Mike Thompson was in the middle of a guided tour of the Sonoma Community Center and all it has to offer when a budding ceramicist looked up from her project.

On a morning in late April, congressional candidate Eric Jones and his chief of staff ducked into Sonoma's Best Mercantile , in the northeast corner of downtown. It was time for coffee.

Eric Jones is banking on his newness on the political stage, frustration with incumbent Democrats, and his fundraising strength — including some of his own wealth — to challenge Mike Thompson for his seat in Congress.

Beginning in 2020, Napa County Animal Shelter transferred more than 100 dogs to Miranda's Rescue , the Fortuna nonprofit that is now under investigation

Ken and Stacy Mattson have until June 15 to vacate the lavish home they've been occupying in the hills overlooking Sonoma.

Ken and Stacy Mattson have until June 15 to vacate the gated estate home they've been occupying in the hills overlooking Sonoma.

With only a few days to close the polling gap with two other frontrunners, the billionaire now running for California governor was greeted warmly in Santa Rosa by a receptive crowd of 600 people.

Eric Jones' bid to unseat 14-term incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson in California's 4th Congressional District got a huge boost in April and May when

Rep. Mike Thompson and challenger Eric Jones, a political newcomer and fellow Democrat, appeared poised for a November runoff after building a sizable margin over the six Republicans and one unaligned candidate gunning for Congress in…

Eric Jones, who has spent $5 million in a bid to unseat 14-term incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson, found himself in a dogfight as the first wave of ballots were counted in Tuesday’s primary.