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Santa Rosa Man Receives Maximum Prison Sentence For Sexual Assault
DefendantStephen Ledua Maffy, 46 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced Friday by theHonorable Judge Jennifer Dollard to 12 years state prison, the maximumavailable sentence for his crimes. Read full story
BoardApproves Recovery & Resiliency Framework
– On Tuesday, the Board ofSupervisors approved the Recovery and Resiliency Framework which serves as avision and approach for how Sonoma County will recover and emerge moreresilient from the October 2017 wildfires. Read full story
Introduction of Speed Display Technology inResponse to Aggressive Driving, Community Concerns
The County of SonomaDepartment of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) today announced theimplementation of a new traffic calming program in response to communityconcerns about aggressive and unsafe driving along certain road segments in theunincorporated areas of Sonoma County. Read full story
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now at Long-Term Parking
2018-12-11 false Immediate Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now at Long-Term Parking Santa Rosa CA As part of the Sonoma County Airport (STS) parking lot renovation and expansion, the Airport now offers expanded ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located in both the long- Read full story
Violent Serial Rapist Denied Parole
CaliforniaDepartment of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate David Earnest Poe, 61 yearsold of Point Arena, was issued a five year parole denial by the Board of PrisonTerms following a Thursday afternoon hearing held at Corcoran State Prison. Read full story
Contractor Convicted of Elder Fraud
DefendantWilliam Edward Hail III, 44 years old of Petaluma, was convicted yesterdayafternoon by a Sonoma County jury following a three week trial on five felony countsof committing theft from two elderly victims. Read full story
Man Who Threw an Explosive Device Under a Patrol Car Was Sentenced toProbation
DefendantTristan Avery Proto, 22 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today bythe Honorable Jamie E. Thistlethwaite to three years of formal probation and 360days of country jail after having pled guilty to one felony count of possessingan explosive device (Health and Safety Code section 12035) in November. Read full story
Sonoma County Transit Deploys First ElectricBuson Fare-Free “Sebastopol Shuttle"
The Department ofTransportation and Public Works (TPW) today announced that Sonoma CountyTransit’s first zero-emission all-electric bus will be set in motion onSebastopol Local Route 24 Read full story
Groundwater Agency Schedules Study Session on Fee Options
On Thursday, December 13, 1 p.m., the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Board of Directors will hold a study session on fee options to provide short-term funding for the new agency. Read full story
Russian River Drought Relief Grant Program to Expire December 31, 2018
The County of Sonoma Department of Transportation andPublic Works (TPW) today announced that the Russian River Drought Relief grantprogram for property owners in the Russian River Watershed area will expire onDecember 31, 2018. Read full story