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February 13, 2019 | Board of Supervisors Department

Evento de Lanzamiento de la Coalición de Familias Seguras

Habrá oportunidad de entrevistar a una madre que recientementerecibió estatus de asilo gracias a la intervención de la organización VIDAScomo parte de la Coalición de Familias Seguras. Read full story


February 13, 2019 | Department of Human Services

Monthly CalFresh Benefits to Arrive on March 1, 2019

The State of California will issue March CalFresh </b>food and nutrition benefits to all eligible residents on a single day, Friday, March 1, though another shutdown of the federal government could affect April benefits. Read full story


February 13, 2019 | Department of Human Services

Los beneficios de CalFresh llegan el 1 de marzo 2019

El Estado de California emitirá beneficios de CalFresh para el mes de marzo a todos los residentes elegibles en el mismo día, viernes, 1 de marzo. Aun así, otro cierre del gobierno federal podría afectar cuando llegan los beneficios para el mes de abril. Read full story


February 12, 2019 | Board of Supervisors Department

Heavy Rain Brings Risk of Flash Floods and Mudslides to Sonoma County

The National Weather Service has issued several alerts due to the strong winter storm forecasted to pass over Sonoma County Tuesday night through Thursday morning, February 14, 2019. Read full story


February 12, 2019 | Board of Supervisors Department

Fuertes Lluvias Generan Riesgo de Inundaciones Repentinas y Deslizamientos en el Condado de Sonoma

The National Weather Service has issued several alerts due to the strong winter storm forecasted to pass over Sonoma County Tuesday night through Thursday morning, February 14, 2019. Read full story


February 06, 2019 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Brush Pile Burning toBegin Feb. 10 at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

Sonoma County Regional Parks and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit will begin burning brush piles at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park in southeast Windsor on Sunday, Feb. 10. The pile burn is the first of several to be conducted in the park this month and possibly into the spring, to create a fire break along a wooded boundary the park shares with the Mayacama homeowners. The park will remain open during the burning operations. Read full story


February 06, 2019 | Natural Resources

Board Approves Larkfield Estates Sewer Project and Low-cost Construction and Connection Fee Financing

The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors (Board) has approved a project to bring sewer service to the Larkfield Estates neighborhood that was destroyed in the October, 2017 Tubbs Fire. Read full story


February 05, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Man Pleads no Contest to Murdering his Fatherand Wife

Defendant Dalton James Carlson, 33 years old of Santa Rosa, entered pleas of no contest today to two counts of 1st degree murder in connection with the February 2017 killing of his wife Jessica Carlson, age 37, and his father Dale Carlson, age 57. Read full story


February 05, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Healdsburg Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder DeniedParole for Ninth Time

On February 1,2019, the California Board of Prison Terms denied parole for the ninth time to59 year old Roberto Amador Llompart, who was convicted of the 2nddegree murder of Michael Wayne Cochran in 1990. Read full story


February 04, 2019 | Board of Supervisors Department

Sonoma County Begins the New Year with a Brighter Future and Bolder Action

Givenall that Sonoma County has endured in the wake of the horrific 2017 wildfiresand the bitter aftermath; the region is well on its road to recovery, and allcredit goes to the goodwill of its people—friends, neighbors and strangers – whojoined together to put others first above all else. Read full story