We all know the Great Recession took its toll on local businesses. Consider:
Traverso’s Gourmet Foods (Santa Rosa), Santi Restaurant (Santa Rosa), Hunter Steakhouse (Santa Rosa), Skyhawk Village Market (Santa Rosa), Caffino (Pacific Avenue in Santa Rosa), Bakers Square (Santa Rosa), Wendy’s (Cleveland Avenue in Santa Rosa), Stony Point Grill (Santa Rosa), The Wharf Seafood Bar (Santa Rosa), Marie Callender’s (Santa Rosa), The Black Rose Irish Pub (Santa Rosa), Barcode Lounge (Santa Rosa), Café Saint Rose (Santa Rosa and Sebastopol), Burger King (Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa), Odyssey Restaurant (Windsor), Bistro M (Windsor), Gilardi’s Deli (Windsor), Restaurant Mirepoix (Windsor), Mamma Pig’s (Windsor), John Barleycorn’s (Santa Rosa), Quiznos (Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa), China Light Restaurant (West College Avenue, Santa Rosa), Lyon’s Restaurants (Santa Rosa).
From Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa: Gottschalks, Goodyear Tires, Toys West, Sakura Japanese Restaurant, L.A. Italian Kitchen, Anchor Blue, Sonoma Cutlery, Life Uniform, Borders Books, Cinnabon, Mongolian BBQ, Shutterbug Camera.
Los Robles Lodge (next to Coddingtown Mall, Santa Rosa).
From Santa Rosa Plaza: Mervyns, Ann Taylor Loft, Toys “R” Us Express, B. Dalton Books, KB Toys, Crabtree & Evelyn, Illuminations, Lane Bryant.
Hurd Real Estate (Santa Rosa), Creative Kitchens (W. College Avenue in Santa Rosa), Wherehouse Music (Santa Rosa), Silk Gardens (Santa Rosa), Blockbuster Video (Santa Rosa), Bradley Video (Marlow Road in Santa Rosa), Yaeger’s Carriage House (Santa Rosa), Strategic Business Sales (Stony Circle in Santa Rosa), Borders Books (Santa Rosa Avenue), Gado Gado (Santa Rosa), McCoy’s Cookware (Santa Rosa), Sawyer’s News (Santa Rosa), Skool Daze Teachers Supplies (Santa Rosa), Piner Furniture (Range Avenue in Santa Rosa).
Bare Woods (Santa Rosa and Petaluma), Moonstruck/Mariposa Gifts (Town and Country, Santa Rosa), Splits (Terrace Way in Santa Rosa), Gracious Living (Terrace Way in Santa Rosa), La Bodega Mexican Produce (Piner Road in Santa Rosa), Superior Truck (Santa Rosa), Financial Title Company (College Avenue in Santa Rosa) and several other title companies in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.
84 Lumber (Santa Rosa), Calico Corners (Santa Rosa), Video Schmideo (Sonoma Highway, Santa Rosa), Circuit City (Santa Rosa and elsewhere), Monarch Interiors (Petaluma), Pazzo (Petaluma), Mosaic (Forestville), Pacific Market (Rohnert Park), Sassafras Restaurant & Bar (Santa Rosa), Latitude Island Grill (Rohnert Park), JK’s Four Seasons Buffet (Rohnert Park), Saffron (Glen Ellen), Sola Optical USA (Petaluma), Peppermill Restaurant (Petaluma), CCBlue Sushi Bar (St. Helena), Sooze Wine Bar Café (Petaluma).
Pinot Blanc (St. Helena), Martini House (St. Helena), Yardbirds (Petaluma), Flippers Gourmet Burgers (Petaluma), Los Arroyos Golf Course (Sonoma), Wappo Bar & Bistro (Calistoga), Nicolino’s Restaurant (Cotati), Sushi Boat Restaurant (San Rafael), El Maguey Restaurant (Cotati), Jonesy’s Famous Steak House (Napa), The Rice Table (San Rafael), Hatam Retaurant & Deli (San Rafael).
Cacti Restaurant (Novato), Southern Pacific Smokehouse (Novato), Three Degrees Restaurant (Tiburon), Fresh Choice (Novato), DeLano’s Market (Novato), Alta Mira Hotel & Restaurant (Sausalito), Pinnacle Homes (Santa Rosa), Bay View Builders (Santa Rosa), Elements Restaurant & Enoteca (Napa), Jerome’s Mesquite Barbeque (Petaluma), Zocalos Restaurant (Petaluma), Jungle Vibes Gift & Toy Emporium (Petaluma).
The Filling Station coffee house (Santa Rosa), Centro Espresso coffee house (Santa Rosa), Bennett Valley Bread & Pastry (Santa Rosa), Sonoma Metal Products (Santa Rosa), Reliance Trailer Co. (Cotati), Standard Structures (Windsor), Ameriquest Mortgage Company (Santa Rosa) and many other mortgage companies in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill (Santa Rosa), Daphne’s Restaurant (Santa Rosa), Golden West Lighting (Santa Rosa), Pasdera Custom Jewelers (Santa Rosa), Playa Azul restaurant (Santa Rosa), Odyssey Bookshop (Novato), Marin Business Center (San Rafael), Aussie Pet Mobile of Marin County (Larkspur), Stero Company (Petaluma, 2013), State Farm Insurance (Rohnert Park), Translations at Cornerstone Place (Sonoma), Sonoma County Repertory Theater (Sebastopol), Baskin-Robbins (San Rafael), Humble Pie (Penngrove), Lokal restaurant (Sonoma), Grange Sonoma co-op wine tasting room (Sonoma), Sonoma Coffee Co. (Santa Rosa), Zone Music (Cotati), Roshambo Winery (Healdsburg), Moto Marin (San Rafael), Marin Research, Inc. (San Rafael), Playtime Safari (Novato), Playdate Café (San Anselmo), Gymboree Play & Music (Mill Valley), Marin Outdoors (Rohnert Park).
Yamaha of Napa, Stave Wine Lounge (Napa), Dream Works Windows & Doors (Napa), Copia (Napa), Dry Cleaning to Your Door (Healdsburg), Jackie’s Sports Bar (Healdsburg), Napa 1015 (Napa), Able Construction (Napa), The Smoking Cat Café (Napa), Harvest Café Steakhouse (Napa), Pot Belly Deli (Napa), Cleavage Creek Winery (Pope Valley), Chiles Lake Winery (Napa), Graeser Winery (Calistoga), Westco Tractor (Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa), Trophy Room (Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa), Squeezer’s Juice Bar (Fourth Street, Santa Rosa), Fujiya Restaurant (Napa).
Sadly, this is by no means a complete list. So now let me ask: Is the economic recovery a reality in your city or county? Do you think city and county governments have done enough to help businesses stay in business?
