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Rohnert Park man sentenced to 8 years in prison for domestic violence causing severe injury
Defendant John Steven Lombardo, forty-nine years old, of Rohnert Park, was sentenced today to serve 8 years in state prison by the Honorable Gloria F. Rhynes after pleading no contest in January of this year to felony charges of domestic violence causing great bodily injury, as well as a violation of a domestic violence criminal protective order. Read full story
Sonoma County health officer issues freeze alert
The Sonoma County health officer has issued a freeze alert in response to the prediction by the National Weather Service (NWS) of sub-freezing temperatures overnight tonight through Friday morning. Read full story
Sonoma County Transit marks addition of 11th zero-emission bus, strengthening regional and fare-free transit
Sonoma County Transit has added its 11th zero-emission bus to its fixed-route fleet, a milestone that supports cleaner air, strengthens regional transit coordination, and enables SCT to provide zero-emission bus service in Healdsburg. Read full story
Larson Park reopens after major renovation
Sonoma County Regional Parks announced the reopening of Larson Park in Sonoma following a $4.03 million renovation that adds new sports fields and courts, upgraded amenities and more inclusive, accessible spaces shaped by community input. Read full story
Sonoma County Jury Returns Guilty Verdict on 1982 Cloverdale Murder
Defendant James Oliver Unick was convicted today by a Sonoma County jury of murdering 13-year-old Sarah Geer in 1982. As a result of the jury’s verdict of guilty and finding true that the defendant committed a special circumstance related to the sexual assault during the commission of the murder, the defendant will be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Read full story
Under Pressure: Mental Wellness, Access, and Systems of Care for Women and Girls in Sonoma County
Under Pressure: Mental Wellness, Access, and Systems of Care for Women and Girls in Sonoma CountyDescription: The Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women released a new position paper examining women’s and girls’ mental wellness in Sonoma County and the systems that shape access to care. Informed by expert testimony, public input, and local data, the paper highlights progress, persistent gaps, and priorities to strengthen prevention, culturally responsive services, and crisis response. Read full story
Board of Supervisors awards $12.4 million in Measure O and state funds for mental health and homeless services
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday awarded $12.4 million to support mental health and homelessness services across the county, the latest in a series of investments funded by Measure O, the quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2020. Read full story
David Guhin selected as Sonoma County Executive
David Guhin, an administrator with more than two decades of government leadership experience in the North Bay, has been selected by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to be the next County Executive. Read full story
Joint statement from Bay Area County Supervisors reaffirming support for our immigrant communities in advance of Super Bowl LX
Sonoma County Supervisors Rebecca Hermosillo and Lynda Hopkins, co-chairs of the Support for Immigrant Communities Ad Hoc, have signed on to the following regional statement Read full story
Alert and warning test planned for Petaluma on February 9
The County of Sonoma and the City of Petaluma will conduct a targeted emergency alert and warning test on Monday, Feb. 9 in two emergency zones in Petaluma. The exercise will be a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) for the emergency zones of PTL-011 in east Petaluma, and PTL-003A in west Petaluma. The alerts will be sent out between 1 and 3 p.m. This is not an evacuation exercise. This will only be a test of the alert and warning system. Read full story
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