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Commission on Human Rights Statement on Food Insecurity In Sonoma County
The Board of Supervisors is currently considering executing a funding agreement with the Redwood Empire Food Bank in an amount up to $200,000 for the month of November, in response to the federal government shutting down CalFresh (SNAP) benefits as of November 1, 2025. However, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) feels this is underserving the 43,000 residents affected, when comparing Napa County’s approval of $1 million in funds to serve their 10,700 affected residents for November and December 2025. Read full story
Office of Traffic Safety Awards $768,000 Grant to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Sonoma County, Calif. – Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases. The grant program runs through September 2026. Read full story
Deadline for voters to cure ballot signature issues is December 1 at 5 p.m.
Signature “cure” forms that were sent to voters whose ballot envelope signatures were either missing or mismatched for the November 4 Statewide Special Election must be completed and received at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office no later than Monday, December 1, at 5 p.m., according to Evelyn Mendez, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. Read full story
Sonoma County officials bust illegal cannabis extraction operation
Sonoma County code and law enforcement officials shut down an illegal cannabis extraction operation in southwest Santa Rosa that involved dangerous and highly volatile chemicals. Read full story
Office of Traffic Safety awards grant to the Sonoma County Probation Department for intensive supervision program for high-risk DUI offenders
The Sonoma County Probation Department announced today that it has received a $261,500 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for an intensive probation supervision program for high-risk individuals with multiple DUI convictions. The grant program runs through September 2026. Read full story
Pest Companies Settle Environmental Protection Case for Pesticide, Hazardous Waste, and Customer Privacy Law Violations for $3,150,000
Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez, along with the District Attorneys of San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, announced today the settlement of an environmental protection lawsuit against Clark Pest Control of Stockton (Clark), Orkin Services of California (Orkin), and Crane Pest Control (Crane) to resolve allegations that the companies violated state laws governing pesticide, hazardous waste, and customer records privacy laws, by unlawfully disposing of pesticides and hazardous wastes into company waste bins destined for municipal landfills not authorized to accept these wastes. The lawsuit also resolves allegations that the companies failed to shred customer records containing confidential information before disposing of those items into the trash. Clark, Orkin, and Crane are residential and commercial pest control service companies owned by Georgia-based Rollins, Inc., with over 70 facilities in California. Read full story
Serial Killer Suzan Carson Denied Parole
Inmate Suzan Carson, 83 years old, will remain incarcerated at this time following her second parole eligibility hearing. Carson, along with her husband Michael Carson, was convicted in the early 1980s of committing three separate murders in the counties of Sonoma, San Francisco, and Humboldt. Read full story
Rapist denied parole
Inmate Felimon Torres, 61 years old, and previously residing in Valley Ford, will remain incarcerated at this time following his initial parole eligibility hearing. Torres is currently serving a life sentence for forcible rape he committed in 1996 during the commission of a residential burglary. Read full story
Sonoma County advances equitable electric vehicle charging plan
The County of Sonoma is seeking community feedback on the Sonoma County EV Master Plan survey, an interactive map that shows existing and potential electric vehicle charging locations. Residents, including both current EV drivers and those who do not yet own an EV, are invited to share input based on their own travel patterns, access to charging, and anticipated EV use to help shape where future charging stations may be most needed. The survey will remain open for feedback through the end of January 2026 and will inform the County’s Equitable Electric Vehicle Charging Plan. Read full story
Two Sonoma County Probation employees honored with statewide awards
The Sonoma County Probation Department is proud to announce that two of its dedicated staff members, Juvenile Correctional Counselor II Roman Jordan and Juvenile Correctional Counselor III Scott Isaac, have been recognized by the California Association of Probation Institution Administrators for their exceptional service, leadership and innovation in juvenile justice. Read full story
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