WELCOME TO COTATI

Cotati is an incorporated city in Sonoma County, California, U.S.A., located about 45 mi (70 km) north of San Francisco in the 101 corridor between Rohnert Park and Petaluma.

Cotati's estimated 2006 population was 7,170, making it the smallest incorporated community in Sonoma County.

Like all of Sonoma County, Cotati is included in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the Redwood Empire. Located in the Sonoma Coast AVA, Cotati can also be considered part of the Wine Country. E & J Gallo Winery operates a 400-acre (160 ha) vineyard called Two Rock Vineyard in the hills west of town.

Cotati's hexagonal downtown plaza, one of only two hexagonal town layouts in the United States, is California Historical Landmark number 879. The other U.S. city with a hexagonal layout is Detroit, Michigan.

PARKS AND RECREATION

As of 1995, Cotati had 20.06 acres (8.12 ha) of parks. Cotati parks include:

• Cator Field (along School Street, where the tennis courts are located)
• Helen Putnam Park (along Myrtle Avenue, where the dog park and soccer field are located)
• Kotate Park (playground)
• La Plaza Park (along Old Redwood Highway in the center of town, where the bandstand is located and many annual events are held)

Cotati has numerous annual events, many of them organized by its Community and Environment Commission:

• Pasta Feed and Bingo Night, a fundraising event, usually held in late February or early March
• Farmers' Market, weekly from June to September
• Cotati Jazz Festival, since 1981, usually in mid-June
• Cotati Earth Day, around the end of June
• Kids Day Parade and Festival, for more than 12 years, usually in mid-July
• Accordion Festival, since 1991, usually in mid-August
• Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, usually in early December

Cotati offers one of Sonoma County's vibrant nightlife scenes. A number of nightspots offer live entertainment, including:

• Cotati Yacht Club
• Spancky's Cabaret
• Tradewinds
• 8-Ball
• Reds Recovery Room
• Friar Tucks
• Buffalo Billiards