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CommunityMeeting to Update Public on Russian River Estuary Management Project
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) willhold its annual meeting on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 to update the communityon the Russian River Estuary Management Project. Read full story
Repeat DUI Offender Who Caused Fatal 2017 Crash on Lakeville Highway Receives Life Sentence
Defendant Logologoa Taumaloto Tevaseu, 37 years old ofSanta Rosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Dana Simonds to a sentence of3 years plus 15 years to life in prison for crimes he committed November 5,2017. Read full story
Department of Health Services Selects Emelia Gabriele as Chief Financial Officer
The Department of Health Services (DHS) todayannounced the selection of Emilia Gabriele as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effectiveJuly 30, 2019. Read full story
Heat Notification: Tips toStay Cool as Temperatures Rise
The National Weather Service is forecasting hot temperatures throughout the region and in Sonoma County over the next few days. Inland temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s throughout the weekend, with cooler temperatures returning on Monday. Sonoma County will see the highest temperatures on Saturday, July 27 with several areas in the County moving into the orange and red level HeatRisk forecast. Read full story
Sonoma County Receives Award for Housing Initiatives
The AmericanPlanning Association (APA) California Chapter selected the County of Sonoma’sHousing Initiatives program as the winner of the 2018 Opportunity andEmpowerment Award of Merit. Read full story
Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Cannabis OilExtraction Waste
At approximately 5:00 pm on July 18, Sonoma County Fire Prevention andHazmat dispatched to Roblar Road and Valley Ford Road in response to a reportof 5 55-gallon containers left on the side of the road. Read full story
Multiple Count Felon Sentenced to State Prison
Defendant Ryan Christopher Moore, 36 years old of SantaRosa, was sentenced to serve 7 years, 8 months in state prison earlier today bythe Honorable Peter Ottenweller Read full story
Man Sentenced to Three Years and Four Months inPrison For Vehicular Manslaughter While Under The Influence of Marijuana
DefendantIsidro Moya, 20 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced yesterday by theHonorable Peter Ottenweller to serve three years and four months in stateprison after having pled no contest in April of this year to felony charges ofGross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated, Driving Under the Influence ofa Drug Causing Injury, and a misdemeanor charge of Driving Without a ValidDriver’s License. Read full story
County Shuts Down Large-Scale Illegal Cannabis Operation
On July 12, County inspectors found more than 9,000 unpermitted cannabis plants at a property located on Butler Avenue, Santa Rosa. Permit Sonoma, authorized by an inspection warrant, arrived on site just after 8:30am with assistance from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. Read full story
Family Convicted of 2017Porter Creek Road Murder
Defendants ReneEspinoza Jr., 22 years old, Maria Guadalupe Torres, 42 years old, and ReneEspinoza Martinez, 42 years old, all of Clearlake, pled guilty and no-contest todayto murder charges stemming from the killing of Antonio Botello Arreola onSeptember 1, 2017. Read full story