Good morning, Santa Rosa.

Tens of thousands of Sonoma County residents face food insecurity after federal SNAP benefits were suspended; Petaluma’s Committee on the Shelterless announced that its Mary’s Table kitchen is now serving free hot meals seven days a week + meals can be picked up daily at 900 Hopper Street to help prevent hunger among parents and seniors.

Flagship Taproom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $1.3 million in liabilities after unprofitable expansion led to the closing of its Cotati and Windsor sites.

The company will now concentrate on its downtown Santa Rosa bar at 446 B Street — management is optimistic the restructuring will safeguard employee jobs.

A geomagnetic storm Tuesday night produced visible northern lights across much of the northern United States, including our skies in Northern California.

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle and experts say more displays will appear in the coming months—sky watchers should check local aurora forecasts.

Sonoma County is asking residents to help expand its electric vehicle charging network by providing input on an interactive map in the EV Master Plan survey — their feedback will guide plans to install new charging stations in areas that need them most.

The survey remains open through January.

Officials confirmed three cases of highly pathogenic avian flu on commercial farms in Sonoma County over the past three weeks — a development that led to the culling of over 350,000 birds.

Poultry producers have tightened biosecurity measures and called for a vaccine to help control the outbreak.

Open enrollment for Covered California began Monday as Speaker Pelosi and local officials urged residents to sign up early amid a government shutdown that risks cutting vital federal tax credits.

The agency warned that without congressional action by January, premiums for over 1.7 million people could nearly double + more than 150,000 residents may face loss of affordable coverage while the state risks losing $2.5 billion in funding.