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County of Sonoma - News and Press Releases
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June 26, 2023 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma County to receive $29.5 million in state grants for behavioral health and homelessness services
Sonoma County is set to receive $29.5 million through two separate state grants focused on expanding local support for children as well as unsheltered individuals, the county announced today. Read full story
June 26, 2023 | Department of Health Services
County-funded program announces 282 youth, people with mental illness prevented from becoming homeless
The Sonoma County Human Services Department today announced preliminary results of a new program that identifies people at risk of becoming homeless and helps them obtain stable housing and supportive services to improve their lives. Read full story
June 22, 2023 | Office of the District Attorney
Santa Rosa man sentenced to serve 16 years in state prison for DUI and causing injury to multiple victims
Defendant Augie Lamar Delariva, 32 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced earlier today by the Honorable Robert LaForge to serve 16 years in state prison after pleading “no contest” in April of this year to felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury. Read full story
June 22, 2023 | Office of the District Attorney
District Attorney’s Office Participates in Unlicensed Contractor Sting
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, in coordination with the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB), conducted an undercover sting operation targeting unlicensed contractors in Sonoma County on June 13 and 14, 2023. The alleged unlicensed contractors were invited to submit bids for various construction projects at a designated property. Read full story
June 20, 2023 | Office of the District Attorney
Santa Rosa man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murder and attempted murder
Defendant Clifford Edward Adams, 56 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Troye Shaffer to 14 years plus 100 years to life in prison. Today’s sentencing follows a jury trial in December 2022 at which Adams was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and reckless driving causing injury. Read full story
June 19, 2023 | Sonoma County Regional Parks
Prescribed burn operations planned at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
Sonoma County Regional Parks and Audubon Canyon Ranch will conduct a prescribed burn at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park on June 21, 2023 to reduce fuel loads and protect the park's natural resources. Read full story
June 16, 2023 | County Administrator's Office
Board of Supervisors adopts Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 balanced budget, representing nearly $2.3 billion in total expenditures and 4,390 full-time employees, a 2.8 percent increase in staffing. Read full story
June 16, 2023 | Department of Health Services
County of Sonoma awarded $4.6 million in state funding to assist with homeless encampments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that the County of Sonoma will receive $4.6 million to help individuals experiencing homelessness in encampments by moving them off the streets and into safe and stable housing. The county is one of 23 entities targeted to receive the special state funds. Read full story
June 16, 2023 | Department of Human Services
Purple flags on display in Sonoma County serve as reminder of need for protecting elders from abuse
More than 6,000 purple flags are on display at local senior centers, police stations and other locations during the month of June to spotlight the toll of elder and dependent adult abuse that takes place in the shadows of Sonoma County each year. Read full story
June 15, 2023 | Office of the District Attorney
Santa Rosa Man Convicted of Murder Sentenced to Maximum Sentence
Defendant Lloban Martinez-Soto was sentenced earlier today to serve 3 years, plus 40 years-to-life in state prison, the maximum sentence allowed under the law, after being convicted by a Sonoma County jury in March of this year following a month-long trial to charges of second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The defendant also suffered a sentencing enhancement for committing the murder with a firearm. Read full story