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Hood Mountain's Pythian Road Entrance Reopens
Sonoma County Regional Parks has reopened the Pythian Road entrance to Hood Mountain Regional Park & Preserve. The southern half of the park had been closed since the October 2017 wildfire swept across large portions of the mountain. This section of the park experienced some of the most severe fire impacts. Read full story
Daniel Broin Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Theft from Finnish American Home Association
DefendantDaniel Broin, 57 years old of Napa, was sentenced on Wednesday March 21st bythe Honorable Judge Averill to serve two years in prison after having beenconvicted by a jury in January of embezzling over $100,000 from the FinnishAmerican Home Association (FAHA). Read full story
Rancho Cotati Project Graduation Treasurer Sentenced to Jail
Defendant MaryKatherine David, 38 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday by theHonorable Patrick Broderick to serve six months in county jail, and 48 months onformal probation after having pled no contest in January to grand theft andforgery charges. Read full story
SantaRosa Man Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder Denied Parole for Sixth Time
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that on March 23, 2018, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole for the sixth time to 57 year old GaryAllen Moore, who was convicted of the 2nd degree murder of a 23month old child in 1990. Read full story
Jury Convicts Man of Multiple Counts of ChildMolestation
Defendant Paul Dwayne Kilgore, 70 years old of Sonoma, was found guilty yesterday by a Sonoma county jury of six counts of child molestation following a three week trial. The jury also found true an allegation that Kilgore had committed these offenses against multiple victims, who were all under the age of fourteen years old. Read full story
County Introduces New Online and Mobile Permit Appointment Scheduling Tool
In a continuing effort to reduce wait times and improve costumer experience, the County of Sonoma’s Permit Center has implemented new software that enables customers to schedule appointments or join today’s line remotely, instead of waiting in the lobby. Read full story
Costco and San FranciscoBay Gourmet Coffee Settle Case with District Attorneys’ Offices for Sale ofPlastic Coffee Pods
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that her office, with 24 other District Attorney’s Offices in California, settled an environmental and consumer protection action against Costco Wholesale Corporation, Inc. and JBR, Inc. Read full story
Free LandscapeDesign Templates for the Fire Rebuild
The Sonoma-Marin SavingWater Partnership and partners are developing free landscape design templatesto help fire victims get back in their homes faster, while encouraginglong-term environmental sustainability. Read full story
CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a news alert on March 13 about positive testing for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in Sonoma County shellfish. The CDPH is “advising consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams, or whole scallops from Sonoma County.” The advisory does not apply to commercially sold shellfish from state-certified harvesters. Read full story
Sonoma County Ranks 7th Healthiest in State
Sonoma County is ranked the seventh healthiest county in California, according to the 2018 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Read full story