The North Bay Bohemian is a weekly newspaper published in the North Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area , in California , United States. The newspaper is distributed in Sonoma and Napa counties.
54-644: The newspaper began publication in 1979 as The Paper in the Guerneville area of western Sonoma County by artist turned community journalist Nick Valentine and jazz pianist Bob Lucas. Elizabeth Poole bought the struggling publication with family money shortly after its 1979 debut and owned it until its 1990 purchase by John Boland and James Carroll. The Paper was renamed the Sonoma County Independent in 1993 and published every other week under Boland and Carroll, who moved its offices to Santa Rosa . In 1994
108-526: A Richmond, California connection to the Lincoln Highway in 1925. Golden Gate established another route between Hyde Street and Berkeley Pier in 1927. Southern Pacific built six diesel-electric ferries and gained control of Golden Gate's Golden -prefix ferries to form the subsidiary Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Company in 1929. Another auto ferry pier operated at the foot of Broadway. Southern Pacific-Golden Gate auto ferries ceased operation shortly after
162-776: A dominant position in Bay ferry service by gaining control of the South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPC) ferries in 1887, the Northwestern Pacific ferries in 1929, and the Petaluma and Santa Rosa ferries in 1932. After the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1936 and 1937, Southern Pacific passenger ferry service was reduced to four routes: Ferry Building to Oakland Pier, Ferry Building to Alameda Pier, Hyde Street to Sausalito, and
216-563: A ferry to cross the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers between Mallard and Chipps. Service began in 1912 with the wooden ferry Bridgit carrying six interurban cars. Bridgit burned in 1913 and was replaced by the steel ferry Ramon with the same car capacity. Santa Fe and Western Pacific (WP) both ran passenger ferries connecting their east bay terminals to San Francisco; but both discontinued ferry service in 1933. Southern Pacific maintained
270-619: A more successful trans-Bay seaplane ferry was operated by Air Ferries Ltd. It ran from Pier 5 on the San Francisco waterfront to a shoreline barge docked at the foot of Franklin Street along the Oakland Estuary. It also operated between San Francisco and Vallejo. A fatal accident in 1933 put an end to the service. During the 1960s, SFO Helicopter transported passengers to and from the San Francisco and Oakland airports from various locales around
324-622: A plaza in the town center with permanent chess tables, and small shops. A public beach area along the Russian River is used for fishing, swimming, boating, and sunbathing. Guerneville is an LGBTQ+ vacation destination, and hosts an annual Russian River Pride Parade and Celebration. Guerneville also hosts a Women's Weekend in the summer, and hosts gay bear charity events for the LGBTQ+ community, including Lazy Bear Weekend in late July or early August, and Polar Bear Weekend in mid-January. Guerneville
378-713: Is also home to the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence , which holds entertainment events in various venues along the Russian River , including monthly bingo games. There are several LGBT-friendly clubs and bars in Guerneville. Places of interest include Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve and the adjacent Austin Creek State Recreation Area ,
432-537: Is also known for its natural environment, liberal atmosphere, and proximity to wine-tasting and redwood forests . Guerneville developed adjacent to the Russian River . Redwoods grew in the riverbed with such vigor that just a few centuries ago, the valley had the greatest biomass density on the planet, according to local lore. The local Pomo Indians had long used the area as a summer camp and called it "Ceola" ( / ˈ s iː oʊ l eɪ / or cee-oh-lay ) which meant "shady place." A large stand of ancient trees
486-474: Is preserved in the Fife Creek watershed, now the centerpiece of Armstrong Woods Park . But many of the trees were logged in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, giving rise to the first English name for the place – "Stumptown." Logging in the area boomed after vast amounts of lumber were needed for rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake and associated fires. The annual town parade still commemorates
540-471: Is rare during the summer months, fog often comes up the river from the Pacific Ocean. The associated condensation creates " fog drip ," which sustains the numerous redwood trees, ferns, and other vegetation. The National Weather Service reports that Guerneville has an average annual rainfall of 49.15 inches (1,248 mm). Measurable precipitation occurs on an average of 73 days each year. The wettest year
594-469: Is the home of non-commercial radio station KGGV-FM , 95.1 MHz. The Russian River area occasionally appears in local and/or national news due to significant winter flooding, the worst of which occurred in 1986. Because much of the housing is elevated, thanks in large part to FEMA grants, floods no longer have the impact they once did and recovery for most residents and businesses is much faster than in earlier times. The effects of floods are mitigated by
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#1732852833307648-1102: Is today the eastern approach to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge . Ferries began serving north bay rail connections with the Petaluma and Haystack Railroad in 1864. San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad (SF&NP) and Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad (P&SR) ferries connected Petaluma River landing locations with San Francisco. North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) ferries connected Sausalito with San Francisco, and SF&NP ferries later sailed from Tiburon . Some of these ferries operated on Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) schedules from 1907 to 1938. The Napa Valley Railroad established service in 1865 and connected with ferry boat service in Vallejo, California . Monticello Steamship Company began operating ferries between Vallejo and San Francisco in 1895, and began coordinating with train schedules in 1905. Golden Gate Ferry Company gained control of Monticello in 1927 and, after merging with Southern Pacific, discontinued ferry service to Vallejo in 1937. Sacramento Northern Railway used
702-577: The First transcontinental railroad . The earliest railroad ferries ran from Oakland Point and from Alameda Terminal when Alameda was still a peninsula. The ferry pier at Oakland Point was greatly enlarged to form the Oakland Long Wharf . These railroad ferries mostly carried passengers, not trains, although there was some ferrying of freight cars to San Francisco. When the Central Pacific re-routed
756-974: The Horseshoe Bay - Langdale route from 1964 to 1976 as the MV Langdale Queen . The Peralta , rebuilt as the MV Kalakala , operated on various Puget Sound crossings and on the Seattle - Victoria - Port Angeles route. The City of Long Beach , renamed the City of Angeles , operated out of Port Angeles and the Stockton , which became the Klickitat , operated on the Keystone - Port Townsend route until 2007. Mendocino (renamed Quinault ) and Redwood Empire (renamed Nisqually ) were retired in 2003 and scrapped in 2009. Santa Rosa
810-727: The Independent was purchased by Weeklys , an independent group of three Bay Area alternative weeklies , and the publication frequency was changed to weekly. In 2000, the newspaper was rebranded as the North Bay Bohemian and the circulation area was expanded to Marin and Napa counties. In 2015, Weeklys acquired the Pacific Sun , which covered Marin County, and the Bohemian withdrew from Marin County. In September 2018, Stett Holbrook resigned as
864-413: The Russian River on State Route 116 , between Monte Rio to the west and Forestville to the east. The CDP has a total area of 9.88 sq mi (25.6 km ). Of that, 9.71 sq mi (25.1 km ) is land and 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km ) (1.72%) is water. Guerneville has cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers, a climate typical of northern coastal California. Although rainfall
918-579: The Russian River with its meandering flow and wildlife, Johnson's Beach, which hosted the Russian River Jazz and Blues festival In the past and provides summer swimming and boating, and the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean. In the California State Legislature , Guerneville is in the 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire , and in the 2nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jim Wood . In
972-609: The San Francisco Belt Railroad ferry slip at the foot of Lombard and East Streets. Belt Railroad tracks were later dual-gauged to also carry cars from the narrow gauge North and South Pacific Coast Railroads . The Key System transit company established its own ferry service in 1903 between the Ferry Building in San Francisco and its own pier and wharf (" mole ") on the Oakland shoreline, located just south of what
1026-821: The San Francisco Ferry Building . During a strike by Harbor Carriers employees in 1969, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District chartered a boat to provide replacement service; the success of this experiment led the District to establish Golden Gate Ferry and begin operating service from Sausalito to the Ferry Building in 1970. Today Golden Gate Ferry operates modern high speed ferryboats between San Francisco and four different landings in Marin County . In 1973 Alcatraz Island opened to
1080-594: The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad (SF&O) in 1865. Ferries continued operating along the Creek Route under railroad ownership until 1937. The first railroad ferries on San Francisco Bay were established by the San Francisco and Oakland Railroad and the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad (SF&A), which were taken over by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) in 1870 to become an integral part of
1134-694: The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) when it assumed many of the facilities of its affiliate, the Central Pacific. These large train ferries were idled when a railway bridge was completed over the Carquinez Strait in November, 1930. When trains reached Oakland, freight cars were loaded aboard ferries from Long Wharf on Oakland Point beginning in 1870. Freight car ferry loading switched to the Oakland Mole in 1881. After 1890 freight cars were delivered to
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#17328528333071188-657: The United States House of Representatives , Guerneville is in California's 2nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Jared Huffman . The Guerneville School District includes the Guerneville School, a K-8 school, established in 1949. Guerneville/lower Russian River events receive daily coverage by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat 's "hyperlocal" online Towns section. Guerneville
1242-482: The "GURN-vil" pronunciation), many have called the town "Guerneyville" in spelling and pronunciation since the 1800s. The extensive redwood forests on the surrounding mountains are less than 200 years old, having been replacement plantings for much of the logging done in the 19th century. In the late 19th century, the area became popular with wealthy vacationers from San Francisco and surrounding communities. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad in 1877 linked
1296-399: The 1,097 households 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families. 34.8% of households were one person and 8.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86. The age distribution was 19.7% under
1350-465: The 1960s television series Combat! Ferries of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay in California has been served by ferries of all types for over 150 years. John Reed established a sailboat ferry service in 1826. Although the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge led to the decline in the importance of most ferries, some are still in use today for both commuters and tourists. One of
1404-721: The Argentina-Uruguayan Navigation Touring Company, renamed Argentina , and served a route crossing the Rio de la Plata . Seventeen were purchased by the Puget Sound Navigation Company : Golden West was promptly resold to San Diego and renamed North Island for service between San Diego and Coronado. Golden Bear was salvaged for parts after being damaged when a towline parted off the Oregon coast on 15 November 1937. The others went on to serve in
1458-538: The CDP was $ 22,793. About 13.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, 90% of Guerneville residents spoke English as their primary language, while 10% did not. Of these, 6% spoke Spanish , 1% spoke Russian , 1% spoke French , 1% spoke German , 1% spoke Portuguese , less than 1% spoke "other West Germanic languages ," Tagalog and Thai . Guerneville includes
1512-410: The CDP. The population density was 743/sq mi (287/km ). There were 1,463 housing units at an average density of 445 per square mile (172/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.42% White, 0.70% African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 4.51% from other races, and 5.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.54% of the population. Of
1566-736: The City of Alameda and Port of Oakland after the bridge reopened the following month. In 2011 the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) was set up to take over the Oakland/Alameda route and other routes between San Francisco and the East Bay , forming the San Francisco Bay Ferry system; over the following decade it added several additional routes. WETA contracts with
1620-576: The Northwestern Pacific Ferry Building to Sausalito service. The route from Hyde Street to Sausalito was suspended in 1938 by order of the State Railroad Commission, the last ferry to Alameda ran in 1939, and the Ferry Building to Sausalito service ended February 1941. Many of the large passenger ferries were idled until World War II , when they were mobilized by the federal government to transport military personnel around
1674-656: The Sacramento to Oakland segment of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1876, a ferry across the Carquinez Strait was established, and the world's largest ferryboat, the Solano was built (later joined by a sister ferry, the slightly larger Contra Costa ), to serve the crossing. This railroad ferry actually carried whole trains up to 48 freight cars or 24 passenger cars with their locomotives. These ferries became part of
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1728-715: The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge opened. Most of the ferries were sold for use in Puget Sound, but a few were purchased by the Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company to shuttle automobiles between Richmond and San Rafael . This last surviving auto ferry route ended when the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge opened in 1956. In 1914, a short-lived seaplane ferry ran between San Francisco and Oakland. From 1930 to 1933,
1782-595: The Sonoma County Jail Guerneville, California Guerneville ( / ˈ ɡ ɜːr n v ɪ l , - n i v ɪ l / ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County , California , United States. The town is historically known as a logging community. It was founded by the Guerne family in the 1850s. In the 21st century, Guerneville
1836-416: The age of 18 living in them, 583 (25.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 197 (8.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 112 (4.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 175 (7.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 176 (7.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 984 households (42.7%) were one person and 235 (10.2%) had someone living alone who
1890-416: The age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males. The median household income was $ 37,266 and the median family income was $ 45,875. Males had a median income of $ 32,350 versus $ 31,429 for females. The per capita income for
1944-534: The bay and shipyard workers from San Francisco to Marinship and Richmond Shipyards . The last Southern Pacific ferry ran between Oakland and San Francisco on July 29, 1958. Although earlier ferries had carried teams and wagons, Melrose was launched in 1909 as the first San Francisco Bay ferry built with an unobstructed lower deck specifically intended for automobiles, and an upper deck for passengers. Southern Pacific ferries Melrose and Thoroughfare were designated to carry automobiles to and from San Francisco on
1998-571: The bay, including the San Francisco waterfront and the Berkeley Marina . After ceasing operations in the 1970s it briefly resumed service in 1983 before going out of business in 1986. With the abandonment of the last railroad ferries, there was a brief period 1958–1962 with no commuter ferry service at all on the Bay (though tourist-oriented service to Angel Island began in 1959 ). In March 1962 Red & White Fleet , then known as Harbor Carriers, started commute-hour ferry service from Tiburon to
2052-555: The earliest ferry routes ran between San Francisco and Oakland on what was called the "creek route". The name derived from the Oakland landing site located at the foot of Broadway where Jack London Square is today, fronting on what is today called the Oakland Estuary , an inlet of San Francisco Bay. The estuary, which in the 1800s included what is today's Lake Merritt , was the "creek". In 1851, Captain Thomas Gray, grandfather of
2106-469: The extensive upstream floodplain storage capacity of the Laguna de Santa Rosa . Guerneville's older metal truss bridge can be filmed from the newer bridge, and made an appearance in the movie Mumford (1999) as a location for people to walk and talk in idyllic settings. The independent film Deep Dark Canyon (2012) was filmed in Guerneville. Surrounding communities were also regular filming locations for
2160-471: The famous dancer Isadora Duncan , began the first regular ferry service to San Francisco from the East Bay. Service started with the stern-wheel Sacramento River packet General Sutter and the small iron steam ferry Kangaroo . Service was augmented in 1852 by Caleb Cope , the small ferry Hector powered by a steam sawmill engine, and the river packets Jenny Lind and Boston . Boston burned that year and
2214-402: The old place name by calling itself "Stumptown Days." The present name Guerneville was introduced to honor Swiss immigrant George Guerne, a local businessman of the 19th century who owned the town's sawmill. By 1870, there was a U.S. Post Office in Guerneville; it was listed by the name "Guerneville". Although locals may be found selling T-shirts that say "Don't call it Guerneyville" (alluding to
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2268-402: The older resorts. Winter floods in 1964 caused a further decline in local businesses. A renaissance took place in the late 1970s as numerous gay entrepreneurs from San Francisco identified the area as a prime recreational destination for weekends. Many older resorts benefited from increased tourism, and the town's businesses began to thrive. Guerneville is located in western Sonoma County, along
2322-487: The original Creek Route in 1911. Southern Pacific built new facilities to shift auto routing to the Oakland Pier in 1921 and purchased three new Six Minute ferries . In 1922, Golden Gate Ferry Company (GG) began transporting automobiles between Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco and Sausalito Ferry Terminal in Marin County . Southern Pacific purchased three more auto ferries with a ferry route linking San Francisco with
2376-456: The private Blue & Gold Fleet for the operation of these services. Blue & Gold additionally operates its own tourist-oriented ferry and sightseeing services; together these make the company the largest ferry transportation provider in the Bay Area as of 2022 . Several ferries that had seen service on San Francisco Bay were relocated after the bay bridges were built. Yosemite was sold to
2430-595: The public as a museum and ferry service from San Francisco began under a concession granted by the National Park Service . The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused a section of the Bay Bridge road deck to collapse, closing it to all traffic. In response, ferry service was quickly set up between piers in Oakland and Alameda and San Francisco (following almost the same path as the 19th-century "creek route" ferries). This service continued to operate with sponsorship from
2484-562: The publication's editor-in-chief . In fall of 2019, longtime contributor Daedalus Howell became the editor. The Bohemian ' s logo was originally designed by graphic designer Martin Venezky and later refined by typographer Jim Parkinson . It was based on the 19th Century wedge serif typeface Saracen as redrawn by Jonathan Hoefler . The Bohemian has won numerous awards for its work. Charity Case 1999 Lincoln Steffens Award for investigative journalism for coverage of deaths of inmates at
2538-456: The town to the ferries of San Francisco Bay . Even with the demise of train service in the late 1930s, the area's resorts remained popular with vacationers who came by automobile through the 1950s. A local movie theater, the River, was built near the beach and showed double features throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The advent of jet airplane travel in the 1960s marked a period of decline for many of
2592-575: The waters of northwestern Washington and southwestern British Columbia . After serving seven years as Elwha , Golden Shore was sold to San Diego in 1944 and renamed Silver Strand on the San Diego-Coronado route. The City of Sacramento operated on the Seattle-Bremerton route in the 1940s, then on the Horseshoe Bay - Nanaimo route from 1952 to 1963 as the MV Kahloke , and finally on
2646-460: Was 113 °F (45 °C) on July 14, 1972, and the record low temperature was 14 °F (−10 °C) on December 22, 1990. Other nearby cooperative National Weather Service stations are in Occidental , Cazadero , and Fort Ross . At the 2010 census Guerneville had a population of 4,534. The population density was 458.9 inhabitants per square mile (177.2/km ). The racial makeup of Guerneville
2700-759: Was 1970 with 70.2 inches (1,780 mm) and the driest year was 1949 with 31.34 inches (796 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 29.08 inches (739 mm) in January 1970. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.4 inches (210 mm) on February 8, 1960. Although no official temperature records exist for Guerneville, the nearby town of Graton has average January temperatures ranging from 35.7 to 56.1 °F (2.1 to 13.4 °C), and July temperatures from 48.4 to 83.5 °F (9.1 to 28.6 °C). There are an average of 28.7 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and 44.7 days annually with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high temperature
2754-439: Was 3,926 (86.6%) White, 31 (0.7%) African American, 68 (1.5%) Native American, 47 (1.0%) Asian, 12 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 226 (5.0%) from other races, and 224 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 553 people (12.2%). The census reported that 99.1% of the population lived in households and 0.9% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 2,305 households, 407 (17.7%) had children under
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#17328528333072808-437: Was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%. 56.2% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 42.9% lived in rental housing units. In 2015, estimated median household income was $ 44,127, median family income was $ 53,250 and per capita income was $ 35,391, according to the 2011-15 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau. At the 2000 census , there were 2,441 people, 1,097 households, and 523 families in
2862-686: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 892 families (38.7% of households); the average family size was 2.74. The age distribution was 643 people (14.2%) under the age of 18, 306 people (6.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,042 people (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,932 people (42.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 611 people (13.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 48.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males. There were 3,343 housing units at an average density of 338.4 per square mile (130.7/km ), of which 56.2% were owner-occupied and 43.8% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
2916-587: Was replaced first by William Brown's San Joaquin River packet Erastus Corning and then by Charles Minturn's river packet Red Jacket . In 1853, Minturn formed the Contra Costa Steam Navigation Company and had the ferry Clinton built expressly for trans-bay service. A second ferry, Contra Costa began operating over the route in 1857. Contra Costa Steam Navigation Company acquired San Antonio Steam Navigation Company with ferries San Antonio and Oakland by merger before being purchased by
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