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Healdsburg Shooter and Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years State Prison
Defendant JOAHAN MALDONADO-NIETO, age 21, of Healdsburg, was sentenced today by the Honorable Christopher Honigsberg to eight years state prison for his pleas of “no contest” to two separate shooting incidents, one of which involved possession of drugs for sale. Read full story
Deadline to register for June primary election is May 23
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is reminding Sonoma County residents that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming June 7 statewide direct primary election is May 23. Read full story
Planning Commission to review draft Winery Events Ordinance on May 19
The Sonoma County Planning Commission will continue its consideration of a draft Winery Events Ordinance during a virtual public hearing on May 19 at 1:05 PM. The draft ordinance would apply to new and modified use permit applications for winery visitor-serving uses in agricultural zoning districts outside of the Coastal Zone. Read full story
Evacuation exercises planned in Sonoma Valley and Cazadero neighborhoods
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with community preparedness groups, will be holding two evacuation exercises in the coming weeks. Read full story
Planning Commission to review draft Winery Events Ordinance on May 19
The Sonoma County Planning Commission will continue its consideration of a draft Winery Events Ordinance during a virtual public hearing on May 19 at 1:05 PM. The draft ordinance would apply to new and modified use permit applications for winery visitor-serving uses in agricultural zoning districts outside of the Coastal Zone. Read full story
Summer shuttle to Russian River beaches returns this month
Sonoma County residents and visitors looking to swim, float or play at two of Sonoma County’s most popular Russian River beaches can avoid the likelihood of full parking lots by taking the Sonoma County Regional Parks River Shuttle this summer. Read full story
Sonoma, Bay Area counties release preliminary homelessness count statistics
Sonoma County, alongside other Bay Area counties, was able to stave off a predicted catastrophic increase in homelessness over the last three years during COVID, according to preliminary results from the first official count of people experiencing homelessness since the start of the pandemic. Read full story
Bay Area Health Officers urge public to take precautions as COVID levels rise
Twelve Bay Area health officers are stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, including continued masking indoors, as the region experiences a new swell of COVID cases and hospitalizations. Read full story