No comments posted. Nov 23, 2009
Just a couple hours drive from Lodi is the Bodega Bay area, where you can find the perfect oysters and chowder at restaurants and oyster farms along the coast. While you can find an oyster farm if you drive along the bay, one of the most popular oyster farms is the Tomales Bay Oyster Company. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
ELECTION 2008: Rue Furch offers experience in West County politics (1) Nov 22, 2009
And we re in touch with Richard Charter [the Bodega Bay coast activist], who s back there trying to slay dragons. He said it s just a nightmare. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
State funds to help Jenner headlands (4) Nov 22, 2009
In addition, the Conservancy, established in 1976 by the state, has helped facilitate millions more from other agencies for projects that have included funding for Willow Creek State Park, Austin Creek Watershed Restoration, the Bodega Bay Trail, Steelhead Beach Park, Salmon Creek School, Green Valley Creek restoration, the Russian River Access Plan and the Estero Americano Nature Preserve. Other projects including work with Sonoma County Regional Parks and California Department of Parks and... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Crabs running small in 1st haul, fishermen say Nov 16, 2009
Just the same, boats out of Half Moon Bay, San Francisco Bay and Bodega Bay set their crab pots at dawn Saturday and made the season's first pull Sunday ... Bodega Bay fisherman Tony Anello did not venture out Saturday or Sunday ... He did stay in contact with his son, Mark, who fished out of Bodega Bay in his own boat. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
George Bradley to retire after 16 years of maintaining Lodi's streets (5) Aug 28, 2009
"My furlough Fridays have been Clearlake and Bodega Bay, so it's part of my economic stimulus program," Bradley said. Contact reporter at or read her blog at. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
County Supes add Bodega Bay property to Open Space District Jul 30, 2009
The ranch, owned by the Quinlan-Noonan family, is located south of Bodega Bay where, according to the district, similar properties are being subdivided and sold for rural residential estate development. The conservation easement ensures that the property and operation will remain intact, and it preserves the property s highly-productive grasslands and pasture soils for grazing and agricultural use, according to district officials. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Coastal meandering Jul 19, 2009
Actually, all of West Marin is within the so-called Red Triangle, a marine mammal (and therefore great white shark-infested) area of rich, wild ocean that runs from Monterey Bay to the Farallon Islands offshore and up to Bodega Bay. Almost half of the great white shark attacks on humans in the United States have occurred in the Red Triangle. (Boston Globe)
Fourth of July: Color me red, white and blue (69) Jul 16, 2009
Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:03 PM PDT Fourth of July galas broke out from Bodega Bay to Monte Rio to Sebastopol last weekend as the nation celebrated its 233rd birthday. - Photos by David Abbott, Steve Pedersen, and Frank Robertson. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Two rescued after truck plunges over cliff Jul 13, 2009
(07-11) 16:15 PDT BODEGA BAY -- A driver and passenger who plummeted 75 feet down a seaside cliff and onto a Sonoma County beach Friday evening were rescued by authorities and are now in stable condition, according to the police ... Both were trapped inside the cab of the truck when emergency officials from the sheriff's departments, Bodega Bay Fire Department, California Highway Patrol and State Parks Rangers responded, Thompson said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Vehicle fees may keep parks open Jun 18, 2009
Under the governors plan in Sonoma County all 10 state parks would close, including Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and the adjacent Austin Creek Recreation Area, Fort Ross State Park, Kruse Rhododendron Reserve, Salt Point State Park and the entire 17 miles of Sonoma Coast State Beach from Jenner to Bodega Bay. Park advocates statewide have mailed more than 100,000 messages to legislators to protest the park closings. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
State park closure plans draw huge protests Jun 16, 2009
In Sonoma County the Governors proposal would close Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and the adjacent Austin Creek Recreation Area, Fort Ross State Park, Kruse Rhododendron Reserve, Salt Point State Park and the entire 17 miles of Sonoma Coast State Beach from Jenner to Bodega Bay. Estimated total attendance at the local state parks annually tops 4 million visitors who spend an estimated $200 million according to projections from a recent survey conducted by Sacramento State University, said... (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Art at the Source Open Studio in Sonoma Jun 1, 2009
From Jenner and Bodega Bay on the coast to the western edge of Santa Rosa, the bucolic, bohemian side of Sonoma County is a hive of artists working on canvas, on looms, on film and in kilns. The Art at the Source Open Studio tour admits visitors behind the scenes to learn how 123 artists produce everything from fabric to photography and painting to pottery. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Presents Napa vs. Sonoma Wine Dinner May 30, 2009
Which will go best with Skall's Bodega Bay Crab Cocktail ... Napa vs. Sonoma Wine Dinner Tuesday, June 2 or Friday, June 5 at 6:30pm (Dates vary by location) Warm-Up: Blue Cheese Flatbread with red onion marmalade GLORIA FERRER, Blanc de Noirs Sonoma County NV First Pitch: Bodega Bay Crab Cocktail MERRYVALE, Napa Valley Starmont, 2006 vs. PICKET FENCE, Russia River Valley, 2006 Home Run: Filet Mignon and Wonton Crusted Ahi Tuna Cantonese mushroom sauce, yucca tater tots FREEMARK ABBEY, Cabernet... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lodi City Council approves Wal-Mart Supercenter by 3-2 vote (1836) May 15, 2009
As for Bodega Bay; never been there, although I've heard it is very nice ... Your type of thinking is why you go to Bodega Bay for vacation. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
$2.8M Given To Help Animals After Oil Spills Apr 4, 2009
Spills have resulted in the appearance of thousands of oiled seabirds on beaches from Bodega Bay to Monterey Bay. Government agencies estimate more than 50,000 seabirds were killed by the oil between 1990 and 2003. (KSBW 8, CA)
Capsized (4) Mar 3, 2009
They wanted to beat the traffic, get an early launch at Bodega Bay, and start fishing ... Tobeck had made this drive to Bodega Bay a hundred times ... They pulled into to the westside launch ramp area in Bodega Bay on schedule. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
1 injured after car falls off cliff by Bodega Bay Feb 17, 2009
A Sonoma County sheriff's helicopter and the Bodega Bay fire department were called in to help free an injured person from the wreckage. The people were not identified. (KRNV.com, NV)
'Five places' tops comments on travel stories Feb 16, 2009
-- "What about Bodega Bay and Hitchcock's 'Birds'?". -- "Alameda County ... Over 300 films shot in Niles Canyon, including Chaplin's 'The Little Tramp.' ". (San Francisco Chronicle)
