April 2018
Inside Petaluma’s plans to transform its downtown
By: Janet Fletcher, San Francisco Chronicle “We’re starting to think a lot more creatively about how we can make the town more vibrant,” says Petaluma planning commission board chair Gina Benedetti-Pednic. An urban-growth ordinance approved several years ago “drew [...]
February 2018
Makerspace planned for remake of former Sonoma County lumber yard
By: Jeff Quakenbush, North Bay Business Journal After years as a vacant throwback to Petaluma's agri-industrial origins, the former Adobe Lumber yard on the northeastern edge of the city is coming alive with new tenants and a bold [...]
December 2017
BARN5400 Welcomes F.E.E.D Sonoma
FEED Sonoma is a food-hub community of 70+ local farms, supporting ecologically sustainable farming and ranching practices. FEED Sonoma has been cultivating a network of buyers in the North Bay Area, enabling the farm community to distribute their produce [...]