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July 15, 2022 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters
Sonoma County assessment roll increases to $108 billion for 2022-23
Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Deva Marie Proto has delivered the 2022-23 Assessment Roll to the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office. The net assessment roll has hit an all-time high of $108,331,893,661, which is an increase of 6.46 percent over last year’s assessment roll amount and reflects the value of all real and business property as of Jan. 1, 2022. Read full story
July 15, 2022 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters
Nomination period opens for Nov. 8 General Election
Candidate nominations open on Monday, July 18, for various local school, municipal and special district offices scheduled to be on the ballot on Nov. 8, 2022. Candidates residing in Sonoma County who are interested in running for any of the more than 225 available positions must file nomination papers between July 18 and Aug. 12 in order to have their names placed on the Nov. 8 ballot. Read full story
July 15, 2022 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma County Administrator Sheryl Bratton announces plans to retire in early 2023
County Administrator Sheryl Bratton notified the Board of Supervisors today that she will be retiring from her position at the end of her contract term in March 2023. She recommended that the Board begin the search for her successor soon to provide adequate time to ensure a smooth transition for the organization. Read full story
July 14, 2022 | Office of the District Attorney
Parole Denied in the 2012 Alcohol and Drug-Fueled Killing of Jesse Garcia
Heather Anne Howell, 38 years old of Santa Rosa, was denied parole earlier today following a scheduled hearing in front of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations Board of Parole Hearings. This was the initial parole hearing for Howell, who is serving a sentence of 15-years-to-life for the killing Jesse Garcia, also of Santa Rosa. Read full story
July 14, 2022 | Department of Health Services
Best-selling author Johann Hari to present county-sponsored lecture on “Rethinking Addiction”
Sonoma County residents are invited to hear best-selling author and journalist Johann Hari, who has written extensively on substance abuse and addiction, speak at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on July 21. The free lecture is being sponsored by the Sonoma County Department of Health Services as well as Directing Change, a mental health nonprofit for students. Read full story
July 13, 2022 | Office of the District Attorney
Petaluma Man Sentenced to 4 Years State Prison for Fatal Collision
Defendant James Thomas Watkins, 43 years old of Petaluma, was sentenced today by the Honorable Judge Bradford J. Demeo to serve 4 years in state prison after a jury returned a guilty verdict against him in May to charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in connection with a collision he caused in September of 2020 which resulted in the death of Mario Gongora Castaneda. Read full story
July 13, 2022 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma County celebrates the grand opening of Mitote Food Park in Roseland
Sonoma County residents are invited to take part in the grand opening of the Mitote Food Park, believed to be the first Mexican food park in Northern California, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 14. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration will feature music and an assortment of cuisines from local vendors. Read full story
July 12, 2022 | County Administrator's Office
Supervisors approve using $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for homelessness programs
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for projects addressing homelessness by increasing interim housing opportunities, creating more rental units and bolstering outreach efforts to prevent homelessness by helping individuals stay housed. Read full story
July 12, 2022 | County Administrator's Office
County to acquire former Bank of America building in downtown Guerneville
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a tentative agreement Tuesday to acquire the former Bank of America building in downtown Guerneville, ensuring residents in lower Russian River communities will continue to have uninterrupted access to critical services. Read full story