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Free LGBT+ Awareness Trainings for Caregivers
Caregivers of older adults are invited to improve their skills in working with older LGBT+ adults by attending a free training. Attendees earn a Certificate of Completion and $25, if they register at least one week ahead of the class date, arrive on time and complete the four-hour class. Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California Read full story
SonomaCounty Supervisors Welcome U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the Census CitizenshipQuestion
OnJune 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling blockingthe citizenship question from appearing on the 2020 census questionnaire for atleast the time being. Read full story
California HOPE Counseling Program to End June 30, 2019
The Crisis Counseling Assistance and TrainingProgram, known locally as California HOPE, administered in Sonoma County through the Department ofHealth Services, will be concluding June 30, 2019. Read full story
Seminario Gratis Ayudan a los Veteranos con Discapacidades y a Parejas Sobrevivientes Reclamar Beneficios
Veteranos Americanos con discapacidades y sus cónyuges sobrevivientes pueden recibir información detallada acerca de los beneficios gubernamentales en los seminarios mensuales conducidos en la oficina de Servicios para Veteranos del Condado de Sonoma (VSO) 3725 Westwind Blvd., 1 piso, Santa Rosa. Sonoma County, CA. Read full story
Defendant Sentenced for Flight from Fatal Highway 101 Crash
Defendant GregoryHernandez was sentenced earlier today to serve three years in state prison forfleeing the scene of a fatal traffic collision on November 15, 2017. Thissentence stemmed from a guilty verdict handed down by a Sonoma County jury onMay 9, 2019 Read full story
Parole Board Denies Parole to Petaluma Man who Murdered Wife in 1982
The California Board of Prison Terms once again denied parole to Larry Richard Bunke, who wasconvicted of Second Degree Murder in the brutal beating death of his wife, Linda, in May of 1982.This was his 11th parole opportunity. Read full story
Student Winners Announced in Annual Water Awareness Poster and Video Contests
Winners of the Sonoma CountyWater Agency’s (Sonoma Water) annual Water Awareness school poster contest andthe Russian River Watershed Association’s high school video contest wereannounced recently during a celebration held to acknowledge the winning entriesand hand out prizes. Read full story
Defendant in HomeInvasion Robbery Sentenced to Life In Prison
Defendant YacobDawit Dain, 33 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the HonorableBradford J. DeMeo to serve 30 years, plus 27 years-to-life in prison for his rolein a home invasion robbery committed on October 18, 2017. Read full story
Sonoma County 2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Shows Reduction in Countywide Homelessness
Despite widespread concerns about the ongoing effects of the 2017 fires, the 2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Count shows that the number of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County has declined by 2% during the past year - from 2,996 in 2018 to 2,951 in 2019. Read full story
Sonoma County Housing Authority Opens New Housing Choice Voucher Lottery Waitlist
The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept applications for its new Housing Choice Voucher lottery waiting list from July 1-31, 2019. Applications may be completed online at www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085 or in person at the Housing Authority's offices, located at 1440 Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa. La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Sonoma aceptará solicitudes para su nueva lista de espera para la lotería de Vales de Elección de Vivienda del 1 al 31 de julio de 2019. Las solicitudes se pueden completar en línea en www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085 O en persona en las oficinas de la Autoridad de Vivienda, ubicadas en 1440 Guerneville Road en Santa Rosa Read full story