<p>Take a moment or an hour to explore the online database resources of the Press Democrat. </p><p><h1>EDUCATION</h1></p> <img src="/assets/jpg/SR140591129.GIF" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="4"><p> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130529503"><b>API School Data</b></a> -- Compare schools using the latest Academic Performance Index base scores and similar schools rankings. <b><font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b<b>Added June 4, 2013</b></p> <!-- <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/100519761"><b>API School Data</b></a> -- Compare schools using the latest Academic Performance Index base scores and similar schools rankings. <b>Updated June 14, 2012. </b> </p> <p> --> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/110819558?tc=ix"><b>How your school measures up in state testing</b></a> -- Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program scores for all subject and grade levels.<b>Updated Aug. 30, 2012</b> </p> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/121139940&NoCache=11"><b>Physical Fitness Test</b></a> -- Compare schools using the latest Physical Fitness Test results. <b>Added December 1, 2012. </b> </p> <p> <p><h1>LIFESTYLE</h1></p> <img src="/assets/jpg/SR140621129.GIF" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="4"> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130609869"><b>North Coast Wine Challenge Winners</b></a> -- 2013, wine competition winners. Search by award, appellation, wine type, and brand <b><font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b<b>Added June 3, 2013</b></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/120929570"><b>Sonoma County Harvest Fair, 2012</b></a> -- 2012 wine competition winners. Search by appellation, winery, or type of wine, or your favorite winery </p> <b></b> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/110929658?tc=ix"><b>Sonoma County Harvest Fair, 2011</b></a> -- 2011 wine competition winners. Search by appellation, winery, or type of wine, or your favorite winery <b></b>.</p> <!-- <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100926/MISC/100929821"><b>Sonoma County Harvest Fair, 2010</b></a> -- 2010 wine competition winners. Search by appellation, winery, type of wine, medal, or price point!</p> --> <p> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/902129998"> <b>Summer camp guide, 2013</b></a> The annual Summer Camps Guide was designed to make choosing youth summer activities easier than ever! Browse by category, name, location, keyword, residential, or extended care criteria. Now with photos and maps! <b><font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b> <b>Added April 12, 2013</b></p> <!-- <p> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/902129997"><b>Summer camp guide, 2012</b></a> The annual Summer Camps Guide was designed to make choosing youth summer activities easier than ever! Browse by category, name, location, keyword, residential, or extended care criteria. Now with photos and maps! <b>Added April 14, 2012</b></p> --> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/905059916"><b>Community supported agriculture programs in Sonoma County</b></a> -- Search for CSAs throughout the county,<b> Updated 2010.</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/905059915"><b>Farmers' markets in the North Bay</b> </a> -- Search for markets by city and day of the week, <b> Updated 2012</b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/809099998"> <b>Restaurant inspections</b></a> -- Links to government databases for Sonoma and Mendocino counties</p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130409508"><b>Social Buzz</b></a> -- See our social-networking map in real-time, showing what's being tweeted about, what's being posted on Instagram and YouTube and more. Search by location to see results in your area.</p> <p><h1>BUSINESS</h1></p> <img src="/assets/jpg/SR140581129.GIF" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="4"><p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130539888"><b>New Vineyard Developments in Sonoma County</b></a> -- Vineyard development is rising in Sonoma County. Search our database of vineyard planting and replanting applications filed from March 31, 2000 to May 13, 2013 with the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner's office. <b><font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b<b>Added June 2, 2013</b></p> <a href="http://lists.northbaybusinessjournal.com/index.htm"><B> North Bay Business Journal- Book of Lists</B></a>-- a compilation of all lists published in the North Bay Business Journal throughout the year, including the largest companies in a wide range of major industries such as Banking & Finance, Health Care, Construction, Wine, Technology and Real Estate. <!--<a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/64845724"><B>Sonoma County's top 100 companies, 2008</B></a> -- A survey of the largest companies in the county, ranked by revenue</p>--> <p><a href="http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?pageid=1011"><b>California – Projections of Employment by Occupation</b></a>-- 10 year projections on the future outlook of different professions</p> <!-- <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/810109998"><B>Current job prospects</B></a> -- What does the future look like for your profession? </p>--> <p><a href="http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?pageid=146"><b>California- Occupations in Demand</b></a>-- lists occupations with the most job openings, and the fastest growing occupations by area. </p> <!-- <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/904179998/"><B>Jobs data from your community </B></a> -- Search monthly labor force data by county, area and year </p>--> <p><h1>HEALTH</h1></p> <p> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130509589"><b>Hospital procedure costs</b></a> Compare hospital procedure costs for North Bay Hospitals <b><font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b<b>Added May 8, 2013</b></p> <p><h1>REAL ESTATE</h1></p> <!-- <b>Housing sales and Foreclosures for the week of</b> 1/13/2012 to 1/19/2012</p> <i><b><small>KEY: </b>Green dot= Housing sale, Red dot= Foreclosure <br> Click on a dot, to reveal more information about that property. </i></small> <small><i>Source: RealQuest® Professional</i></small> --> <img src="/assets/jpg/SR140601129.GIF" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="4"><p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/809169998"><b>County home sales</b></a> -- Search an online database of home sales in Sonoma County dating back to Jan. 1, 2004. Users can retrieve home sales by city, ZIP code or street name. <B>Updated weekly.</B> </p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/810239998"> <b>Sonoma County foreclosures</b></a> -- Data includes multiple stages of foreclosure, including Notice of Default and Notice of Trustees Sale. <B>Updated weekly.</B></p> <p><h1>GOVERNMENT</h1></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130209934"><b>Sonoma County Credit Card Expenses</b></a>-- Search credit county credit card expenses for county employees by type of expense, department, or person. <b>Added February 1, 2013. </b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/130319524"><b>Sonoma County salaries, 2012</b></a> -- Salaries of employees for Sonoma County and agencies the county oversees. For calendar year 2012. <font color="#990000">NEW! </font></b><b>Added March 18, 2013. </b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/111009836"><b>Sonoma County salaries, 2011</b></a> -- Salaries of employees for Sonoma County and agencies the county oversees. For calendar year 2011. <b>  Data posted June 2012.</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/101119806"><b>North Bay Public employee salaries, 2009-2010</b></a> -- Salaries of employees for city and county governments in Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, from the state controller's office. For the calendar years 2009 and 2010. <b>Updated December 2011.</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/120519498"><b>Sonoma County pension data</b></a> -- Retired Sonoma County government employee pensions, from the Sonoma County Employees' Retirement Association  <b>Data posted May 20, 2012.</b></p> <p><h1>CRIME</h1></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/121219708&NoCache=1/"><B>2011 FBI Crime Statistics</B></a> -- Search crime data by state and year</p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/121219713&NoCache=1/"><B>2011 FBI Hate crime statistics </B></a> -- Search hate crime statistics by state and city </p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/121019931"><b>Are North Coast schools meeting their goals? </b></a> --  School performance (Adequate Yearly Progress, AYP) in terms of state and federal No Child Left Behind laws.<b>   Updated October 11, 2012</b> <!-- <p><b>DEMOGRAPHICS </b></p> <p><a href="http://sredit.ny.atl.publicus.com/article/99999999/MISC/905139877"><b>2008 population estimates</b></a> -- Hispanic and non-hispanic populations, showing children and adults, for all California counties</p> <p><a href="http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/995072936"><b>2007 population estimates</b></a> -- Search the latest population estimates and trends for all California counties</p> --> <!-- </p> <p><B>ELECTIONS</B></p> <img src="/assets/jpg/SR140571129.GIF" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="4"><p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/section/election03"> <p><a href="http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/389446344"><b>County presidential campaign donations, 2008</b></a> -- Search by ZIP code</p> <p><a href="http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/18233734"><b>County presidential campaign donations, 2008</b></a> -- Search by city and name of donor</p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/902049998/1350"><b>Prop. 8 campaign contributions, 2008</b></a> -- Search by city, county and name of donors for and against California's same-sex marriage ban</p> --> <p><h1>ENVIRONMENT</h1></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/553810672"><b>Santa Rosa weather history</b></a> -- From Jan. 6, 1931 through the end of last week </p> <!-- <p><h1>SPORTS</h1></p> <p><a href=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/110329493><b>The Press Democrat's Prep Athletes of the Year, 2011</b></a> -- Features statistics for the outstanding high school athletes and scholar athletes in our area. <b>Added May 23, 2011</b></p>--> <p><h1>NATIONAL</h1></p> <p><a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm"><B>Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts</B></a> -- Search recent Food and Drug Administration press releases regarding product recalls </p> <p><a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html"><B>Does the IRS owe you a refund?</B></a> -- See if the IRS owes you money and learn how to get your check </p> <!-- <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/NEWS/901120242"><b>FBI crime database</b></a> -- Check out crime statistics for cities across the country</p> --> <!-- <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MISC/902069998"><B>Search victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme</B></a> -- The number of potential victims could be as many as 13,500. Search for people nationwide. </p> --> <p><a href="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States&region=California&city=Santa_Rosa"><B>Find out when the International Space Station satellite will be visible over Santa Rosa</B></a> </p> <p><h1>THE PRESS DEMOCRAT</h1></p> <p><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/99999999/MULTIMEDIA/110509818"><b>Search newspaper article archive</b></a> --   Includes articles by Press Democrat staff, locally-written opinion columns and letters to the editor, from Sept. 1994 through yesterday. </p> <p><a href="http://reprints.pressdemocrat.com"><b>Search Press Democrat photos</b></a> --   Search by photographer, subject, or other keywords; photos are available for purchase</p> <p><a href="http://www.legacy.com/PressDemocrat/DeathNotices.asp"><b>Search Press Democrat funeral notices</b></a> --    You can also search death notices from more than 700 national and international newspapers and the Social Security Death Index</p>