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Protect Yourself! Improve Balance, Prevent Falls at FreeTrainings
Older adults can improve balance, flexibility and strength and get helpful tips to make home safer by attending a free, eight-class series based on the nationally acclaimed program, A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls. Near Santa Rosa, CA. Read full story
¡Protéjase!Mejore su equilibrio, prevenga las caídas en un Entrenamiento Gratis
Lo invitamos a asistir a una serie de 8 clases basadas en el programa reconocido nacionalmente, A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls (Cuestión de Equilibrio: Manejando Preocupaciones sobre las Caídas). Santa Rosa, California Read full story
Train to Coach Older Adults Prevent Falls June 3
Volunteers can help older adult increase their safety, balance, strength and confidence on their feet by training as a certified coach on June 3 with the nationally acclaimed program, A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls. Santa Rosa, California. Read full story
No Criminal Charges Filed Against PG&E Related to the October 2017 NorthernCalifornia Wildfires
Sonoma CountyDistrict Attorney Jill Ravitch, along with the District Attorneys for Napa,Humboldt and Lake Counties, announced today that no criminal charges would befiled against PG&E related to the October 2017 Northern Californiawildfires. After an extensive review, each office determined that insufficientevidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that PG&E acted with areckless disregard for human life in causing the fires, the standard necessaryto sustain criminal charges. Read full story
Defendant Convicted Of Bomb Threat TargetingHomosexual Barista
DefendantVincent Joseph O’Sullivan, 56 years old of Guerneville, was found guilty by ajury Wednesday afternoon of criminally threatening to bomb the Safeway grocery storein Guerneville, CA. The jury further found that this threat constituted a hatecrime in that O’Sullivan made this threat in part because his targeted victimwas homosexual. Read full story
Local Assistance Center to Close in Guerneville
The Local Assistance Center (LAC) in Guerneville, established to help residents impacted by the winter storms and floods in the Russian River area last week, will close on Saturday March 9, 2019. Read full story
Centro de Asistencia Local en Guerneville a cerrarse
El Centro de Asistencia Local (LAC) en Guerneville, creado para ayudar a los residentes afectados por las tormentas de invierno y las inundaciones en el área del río Russian la semana pasada, cerrará el sábado, 9 de marzo 2019. Read full story
Board of Supervisors to Consider Appointment of Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach Director
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will consider theappointment of a Sonoma County private attorney to fulfill the role as the newdirector of the Independence Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach(IOLERO). Read full story
Curbside Debris Collection to Begin March 11, 2019
The County of Sonoma is coordinating curbside debris collection to begin March 11 to assist Russian River communities with the significant amount of waste created by the flood disaster. Read full story
Recolección de Desechos en Aceras a Partir del 11 de Marzo 2019
A partir del 11 de marzo el Condado de Sonoma comenzará una iniciativa de recolección de desechos en las aceras de comunidades cercanas al río Russian que recibieron cantidades significativas de escombros debido a la reciente inundación. Read full story