For hometown newspapers, this is pretty good. They're a little rough around the edges sometimes,…read morebut that's sort of endearing in a local paper. They've got a good variety of information on nightlife, high school sports, town politics, and local farmers, artists, festivals, and misc. I love the "Toolin' Around Town" feature that profiles cool long-time Petalumans - gives an interesting piece of history and place, and makes me happy to live here.

This is a really good little local paper. A little secret: it's owned by the New York Times, but…read morethe down-home feel is very cool and they always profile interesting local folks.

Excellent local paper with interesting and informative articles!…read moreWitty editorial insight and gorgeous photos! Cutest dog (next to mine of course) on the planet in every issue!!

So when you drive into downtown Kenwood to visit the small food market or Ty Caton - Muscardini…read morewine tasting, get a free copy of the Kenwood Press from the newspaper box. It's our weekly "rag sheet" It features local news and gossip only. The news territory extends all the way down to Glen Ellen (4 miles away). For a hoot read the police blotter weekly report (Page 2) . You may wet your pants while laughing at what we locals consider a "crime" that requires police intervention. {Those darn kids down the street are playing their music too loud again!}

I enjoy the articles and best of addition. They are a good source on who to do business with in the…read moreNorth Bay. I am new to the area and find it very informing and like the E addition on the WEB.

I have worked with the NorthBay Biz Magazine on several projects and they always assisted me in…read moreevery aspect of advertising. They helped me with ad creation and the campaigns we ran were a great success.

The North Bay Bohemian has experienced a decline in quality. Maybe it was when they prematurely…read moredeclared Hillary Clinton victor in the presidential race. They no longer do CD reviews (or rarely)... and pretty much, the only useful section is for current events, like knowing when the Suscol Intertribal Pow-Wow, the Blessing of the Olives, or SoCo Vegfest is held, complete with admission prices&location. Their events calendar is valuable. They now treat winery&restaurant reviews as optional (because TripAdvisor, OpenTable&Yelp do it as well?) which is too bad, since they had their own distinct perspective. As far as free, local papers are concerned, Portland's Willamette Week is substantial&superior. I used to avidly read the North Bay Bohemian weekly. I made sure to get a copy. Now I'm indifferent.

I want to give a thumbs-up for the Bohemian. Its reviews of movies and films are funky and often…read moreoriginal, they are the only ones attempting some modest investigative journalism (recently about the almost $500,000 missing from the Petaluma city coffers and hidden somewhere within a construction company?), their Open Mic contributions reflect the community spirit, and even the letters to the editor are entertaining. Special issues (about wine, beer, Fall Lit, etc.) are always worth a leisurely read with a good strong cuppa. The Bohemian shouldn't be compared to the Press Democrat, which is run-of-the-mill predictable, homespun (if you like that kind of gossipy familiarity and name dropping), and just a pale shadow of a copy of the NY Times. And the Bohemian is free. It's worth supporting, this lovable oddity.

The Sonoma County Gazette is a helpful, free, local paper. If you want to know about an array of…read morecommunity events, this is the paper to consult. They often highlight local businesses, post their hours&locations- even reviews and recipes. They discuss local issues from the wildfires, to legal cannabis, homelessness, you name it. It's much thicker&less pretentious than the North Bay Bohemian. There are editorials based on specific communities, highlighting their concerns- Penngrove, Cotati, Sebastopol, Geyserville, Graton, Camp Meeker, Cazadero, Jenner- you name it. You get a sense of Sonoma County's diversity. The Sonoma County focuses primarily on "West County" (essentially, communities west of 101, tho they have Cotati&Penngrove) It's thick, colorful, with personable editorials, comprehensive calendars of local events. The only downside is that it's monthly rather than weekly. A great way to catch up on local events, activities, dining and shopping.

This is truly a community newspaper, whereas the unbohemian has just turned into an ad rag. The…read moreGazette is about 4 times as thick as the unboho, but only comes out monthly. Sure there's ads in here too, but at least there's some substance to it. We always find more things we want to do in 1 issue of the Gazette than we ever do in 4 issues of the noboho. I think that the Gazette is a much better reflection of all the communities in sonoma county than the boho is. Besides the events, we really enjoy the editorials too.

edited I was a…read morehometown hero. This is the hometown paper. The person that interviewed me for hours and followed up repeatedly, didn't actually fact check with me before publishing the article. I found out after it published, my name was not even correctly presented. Numerous phone calls to the editor, texts to the writer resulted in no response however posting public reviews of the experience on social media and yelp immediately created a response and apology from the writer. So I have edited this review, given another star and removed the review I put on Facebook out of fairness. What is published is always already published. How you treat people that are trying to give you information fairly, that are subject matter specialist and spend their entire life on call, remains to be seen in the future. But thank you for apologizing. TC

In West Marin where the all-mighty tourist dollar has come to negatively influence nearly every…read morebusiness the Light is a true product of the community and a real treasure. The writing is excellent and their focus is squarely on those issues that affect residents of the area. They're a rare holdover from better days of paperboys, comfortable and reasonably priced places to eat, streets untroubled by droves of fast cars, and little towns that were once lively and friendly. The Point Reyes Light deserves everyone's support and shame on those advertisers who decided to pull their ads because the tourists, no matter how temporarily, have to stay at home with their money. Carry on Light, carry on!