North Bay Business Journal (Scraped)https://www.pressdemocrat.com/north-bay-business-journal/Scraped RSS feed for North Bay Business Journal.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:32:09 +0000empirereport-feedsTenants fighting eviction from Sebastopol’s Woodmark Apartments file federal lawsuithttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/holdout-tenants-in-sebastopols-woodmark-apartments-sue-property-owner-in-eviction-fight/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/holdout-tenants-in-sebastopols-woodmark-apartments-sue-property-owner-in-eviction-fight/A group of the last remaining residents on the brink of eviction is alleging fraudulent practices by property owners who sought to push them out to comply with federal financing terms.New Cornerstone Sonoma owners to celebrate rejuvenated ‘gateway to Wine Country’ with grand reopeninghttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/20/new-cornerstone-sonoma-owners-to-celebrate-rejuvenated-gateway-to-wine-country-with-grand-reopening/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/20/new-cornerstone-sonoma-owners-to-celebrate-rejuvenated-gateway-to-wine-country-with-grand-reopening/Your discarded plastics go to this upgraded Santa Rosa facility. After that, we tried to find outhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/your-discarded-plastics-go-to-this-upgraded-santa-rosa-facility-after-that-we-tried-to-find-out/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/your-discarded-plastics-go-to-this-upgraded-santa-rosa-facility-after-that-we-tried-to-find-out/CEO of Napa Valley’s first Black-owned winery talks about the people behind its successhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/26/ceo-of-napa-valleys-first-black-owned-winery-talks-about-the-people-behind-its-success/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/26/ceo-of-napa-valleys-first-black-owned-winery-talks-about-the-people-behind-its-success/"The secret sauce for us is communication," Deneen Brown, CEO of family-run Brown Estate Vineyard.How this local CEO is living the brand of his company’s namehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/18/how-this-ceo-is-living-up-to-his-companys-name-and-motto/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/18/how-this-ceo-is-living-up-to-his-companys-name-and-motto/Helping investors grow their financial confidence: CEO Spotlight on Marin County adviserhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/21/helping-investors-grow-their-financial-confidence-ceo-spotlight-on-steve-chen/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/21/helping-investors-grow-their-financial-confidence-ceo-spotlight-on-steve-chen/‘Pride in company purpose’: CEO Spotlight focuses on the leader of Harv 81 USAhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/25/harv-81-wine-cork-barrel-solano-ceo-spotlight/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/12/25/harv-81-wine-cork-barrel-solano-ceo-spotlight/Are wineries and local officials ready for changes needed in tough economy? Conference to tackle tough issueshttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/wine-industry-conference/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/wine-industry-conference/Wineries' untapped consumer insights, store trends and Wine Country's readiness for a new state law on vineyard tastings will be tackled at this April 29 event.North Bay Forty Under 40: Meet this year’s rising business leadershttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/16/north-bay-business-journal-names-forty-under-40-winners-for-2026/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/16/north-bay-business-journal-names-forty-under-40-winners-for-2026/Look who attended North Bay Business Journal’s Book of Lists receptionhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/30/look-who-attended-north-bay-business-journals-book-of-lists-reception/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/30/look-who-attended-north-bay-business-journals-book-of-lists-reception/Photos: A celebration of excellence in construction by the North Bay Business Journalhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/24/photos-a-celebration-of-excellence-in-construction-by-the-north-bay-business-journal/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/24/photos-a-celebration-of-excellence-in-construction-by-the-north-bay-business-journal/Marin Housing Authority gets new directorhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/19/marin-housing-authority-gets-new-director/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/19/marin-housing-authority-gets-new-director/Tonia Lediju is the former head of the San Francisco Housing Authority and a member of the Vallejo City Council.Longtime local resident to temporarily lead St. Helena after controversial city manager’s exithttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/15/st-helena-hires-interim-city-manager/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/15/st-helena-hires-interim-city-manager/Mendocino County food network leader plans exithttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/12/mendo-food-networks-board-of-directors-announces-upcoming-leadership-transition/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/12/mendo-food-networks-board-of-directors-announces-upcoming-leadership-transition/Vallejo City Manager Andrew Murray to step downhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/08/vallejo-city-manager-andrew-murray-to-step-down/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/08/vallejo-city-manager-andrew-murray-to-step-down/45 top wines earn sweepstakes honors at the 2026 North Coast Wine Challengehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/2026-north-coast-wine-challenge-sweepstakes-winners/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/2026-north-coast-wine-challenge-sweepstakes-winners/These 45 local wines earned sweepstakes status at the 2026 North Coast Wine Challenge10 top value wines from the 2026 North Coast Wine Challengehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/north-coast-wine-challenge-2026-top-value-wines/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/north-coast-wine-challenge-2026-top-value-wines/Local wines strike gold and double gold at the 2026 North Coast Wine Challengehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/north-coast-wine-challenge-2026-winners/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/22/north-coast-wine-challenge-2026-winners/Wine groups ask Napa County for two dozen reforms to help industry survivehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/15/napa-county-winery-vineyard-land-use-policy/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/15/napa-county-winery-vineyard-land-use-policy/North Bay lender faces new lawsuits as more regulators investigatehttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/06/marin-pacific-private-money-investment-investigation-lawsuits/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/06/marin-pacific-private-money-investment-investigation-lawsuits/Investors and borrowers have sued entities and principals connected to Novato-based Pacific Private Money. Meanwhile,...New Redwood Credit Union branch to open this month in Ukiahhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/02/new-rcu-branch-to-open-this-month-in-ukiah/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/02/new-rcu-branch-to-open-this-month-in-ukiah/Layoffs expected at San Rafael bank branch after Bay Area mergerhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/20/economy-bank-jobs-layoff-work-money-san-jose-bay-area-finance/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/20/economy-bank-jobs-layoff-work-money-san-jose-bay-area-finance/State suspends local lender’s license amid investigation into handling of investor fundshttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/19/pacific-private-money-marin-california-license-suspended/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/19/pacific-private-money-marin-california-license-suspended/‘Not a goodbye we saw coming’: Local doughnut shop, Italian restaurant closing this monthhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/21/dutch-door-donuts-campanella-closing-in-sonoma-county-this-month/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/21/dutch-door-donuts-campanella-closing-in-sonoma-county-this-month/A Healdsburg doughnut shop and an Italian restaurant in Sebastopol will be shuttering in April.‘More than a coffee stop’: Southern California coffee chain debuts in Sonoma Countyhttps://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/21/its-a-grind-coffee-chain-opens-first-north-bay-store-in-santa-rosa-plaza/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/21/its-a-grind-coffee-chain-opens-first-north-bay-store-in-santa-rosa-plaza/