The best in the biz headed out to Sally Tomatoes on May 23 to commemorate NorthBay biz’s 35th annual Best of the North Bay readers’ poll. This year’s 35th anniversary edition featured our inaugural Best of the North Bay Hall of Fame class—a special tribute to 15 of the contest’s most frequent winners throughout the years. The 2024 contest saw a record 16,000 votes tallied by the time voting closed in March. Over 1,000 companies and individuals received nods in the only readers’ choice contest that covers Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. The award ceremony was co-emceed by actor John O’Hurley—J. Peterman of Seinfeld—and Debbie Abrams, morning host on KZST radio.