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December 30, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
CountyTakes Swift Actions to Address Homelessness on the Joe Rodota Trail
Following last week’s special Board meeting, County staff has quickly forged ahead to implement the strategic proposal to provide housing, sheltering and services to Joe Rodota Trail occupants. Read full story
December 26, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney
Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Multiple Felonies Including Attempted Sexual Assault, And Attempted Murder Of Peace Officer
Defendant Sean Seeman, 27 years old of New York and Alabama, and recently transient in Santa Rosa, was sentenced Tuesday morning by the Honorable Dana Simonds to serve 29 years and 6 months-to-life in state prison after having been convicted of multiple felonies in two separate jury trials earlier this year. Read full story
December 19, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney
District Attorney Jill Ravitch Announces Consumer Protection Settlement withFashion Nova, Inc.
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that her office, along with the District Attorneys of Alameda, Los Angeles and Napa Counties, settled a civil consumer protection action against a California company known as Fashion Nova, Inc. The judgment was filed in Alameda County Superior Court. Read full story
December 18, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney
SantaRosa Man Receives Sentence of 24 Years for Child Molestation
Martin Fonseca, 55 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday by the Honorable Bradford DeMeo to serve 24 years in state prison after having been convicted by a jury in June of this year of eight counts of Lewd Acts Upon a Child, against three different children, all under the age of 14. Read full story
December 18, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced for 2017 Shooting
Defendant Yonas Tesfai Gebremariam, 40 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday to serve 18 years, plus 27 years-to-life in state prison following his conviction by a jury in April of committing multiple felonies related to a February 2017 shooting at a Santa Rosa residence. Read full story
December 18, 2019 | Permit Sonoma
Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Sodium Hypochlorite Leak
Sonoma County Fire Preventionand Hazmat responded to a sodium hypochlorite leak this morning at 7:09 a.m.This leak was the result of a truck fire, which took place at northbound U.S.Highway 101 at the South Cloverdale exit. Read full story
December 18, 2019 | Department of Health Services
Flu Season Update County Health Officer Urges Getting Flu Shot
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) recorded its first flu-related death this year in the County last week. The Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Celeste Philip urges individuals to get vaccinated against the flu this season. Read full story
December 18, 2019 | Department of Health Services
Actualización para la Temporada de Gripe La Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma Urge la Vacunación Contra la Gripe
La semana pasada, el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma (DHS) registró su primera muerte en el condado este año relacionada con la gripe. La Dra. Celeste Philip, Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma, urge a las personas que se vacunen contra la gripe esta temporada. Read full story
December 17, 2019 | Department of Human Services
Older Adults and Residents with Disabilities Invited to Discuss How to Improve County Transportation System
Older adults and residents with disabilities are invited to discuss how to improve local transportation, adding their input to the Sonoma County Connected Communities Transportation Study. The conversation will be Wednesday, February 19, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, Petaluma. Read full story
December 16, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney
Child Molester Denied Parole
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Carl Hoyt Gibson, 89 years old and formerly of Sonoma, was denied parole on December 12, 2019, at a hearing at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s California Healthcare Facility in Stockton. Read full story