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SonomaMaterials Ordered to Pay $50,000in Environmental Enforcement Case
District AttorneyJill Ravitch has announced that defendant Sonoma Materials, a landscape supplybusiness located at 21040 Broadway in Sonoma, agreed to pay $75,000 forviolations of environmental protection laws Read full story
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) Selected to Receive Grant for Youth Services
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that the California Office of EmergencyServices (Cal OES) has awarded a grant of approximately $175,000 to the SonomaCounty District Attorney’s Office and Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) toprovide counseling and housing services to vulnerable youth in Sonoma County. Read full story
Ag + Open Space Approves Over $3 Million for Urban Open Space Projects
The Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) today accepted staff funding recommendations for five projects within or near urban areas throughout Sonoma County. Read full story
IOLERO Releases Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Report
TheIndependent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) has releasedits second Annual Report summarizing the activities and findings of the Officefor the period August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018. Read full story
AnnualSonoma County Hunger Index: 1/3 of Residents Went Hungry in 2017
Though some Sonoma County households saw their incomes rise in 2017, 60,000 low-income households – about 1/3 of county residents – couldn’t afford enough food to eat a healthy three meals a day, according to the latest Sonoma County Hunger Index report. Read full story
Healdsburg Man Sentenced for High Speed Pursuit and Possession of Illegal Firearms
Defendant Fabian Flores-Gonzalez, 18 years old of Healdsburg, was sentenced Thursday to one year in county jail and three years of formal probation for leading officers on a high speed pursuit and possession of illegal firearms and drugs. Read full story
County Office RemainOpen Providing Services tothe Community
The County ofSonoma will remain open for normal office functions on Friday, November 9, 2018. Read full story
Sonoma County Responds to PG&E’sPotential Power Shut-Off with Advanced Preparation
Thisafternoon, the County of Sonoma acted promptly to prepare for the potentialshut down of PG&E power to areas of Sonoma County. PG&E has notifiedthe County that they may activate their Public Safety Power Shut-Off protocolsdue to extreme weather, and could potentially initiate a power shut down in theunincorporated northeastern parts of Sonoma County within the next 24 hours. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma responde ante posibles cortes eléctricos de PG&E de manera anticipada
El Condado de Sonoma esta preparado responder ante posibles cortes eléctricos de PG&E en algunas áreas del condado. PG&E notificó al Condado sobre la posible activación de sus protocolos de seguridad pública que incluyen suspensiones del servicio eléctrico en áreas rurales del noreste del condado por las próximas 24 horas debido a inclemencias del clima. Read full story
Army Corps of Engineers approves request toallow more winter storage in Lake Mendocino
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) will allow additional water tobe stored in Lake Mendocino during this winter’s rainy season to improve watersupply reliability and environmental conditions in the Russian River, whilecontinuing to ensure flood management capacity of the reservoir. Read full story