In this Oct. 1, 2010, file photo, "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz' widow, Jean Schulz, stands with the character "Snoopy" during the installation of a portrait of Schulz by photographer Yousuf ...

Fifty miles north of San Francisco, straddling U.S. Highway 101, sits Santa Rosa, former home of Charles M. Schulz and the gang from “Peanuts.” From the highway, as you boom past at 70 mph ...

Santa Rosa museum for “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles M. Schulz is safe from the Tubbs Fire consuming Sonoma ... the city most heavily affected by the 17 fires raging through Northern California.

Downtown Santa Rosa, the home of several statues, was unaffected by the fire. Before his death, the Peanuts comic strip appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries.

1. Get in the Water at Spring Lake Park. Spring Lake Park is one of the region’s most loved parks, and it is not hard to see ...

Meet the newest student at Piner High School in Santa Rosa. It's Franklin--the first Black 'Peanuts' character--standing tall in the middle of campus, just in time for MLK Day.

A statue of one of the beloved characters in the "Peanuts" series has found a new home at a high school in Santa Rosa. Franklin, who is African American was first introduced in 1968, towards the ...

The studio was designed by Steele & Van Dyk, the Santa Rosa, California, firm that also built the Redwood Empire Ice Arena (referred to as “Snoopy’s Home Ice”), which is part of the Charles ...

As Santa Rosa and legions of “Peanuts” fans worldwide prepare to celebrate the 100th birthday of Charles Schulz on Saturday, another accomplished local cartoonist is heaping praise on the ...

Charles Schulz displays a sketch of his beloved character Snoopy in his office in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 2000. The home of the late “Peanuts” creator Schulz burned to the ground in the deadly ...

Meet the newest student at Piner High School in Santa Rosa. It's Franklin--the first Black 'Peanuts' character--standing tall in the middle of campus, just in time for MLK Day.