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May 30, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

FG Meadows Ordered to Pay Penalties of $40,000, Restitution to Tenants in Price Gouging Case

District Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that FG Meadows, LLC, the owner and operator of the Meadows at Fountaingrove Apartments in Santa Rosa, agreed to a Stipulated Judgment, approved and ordered by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum, resolving allegations of price gouging. Read full story


May 30, 2019 | Natural Resources

Russian River Inflatable Dam Goes Up — Again

For the second time this year, the Sonoma County WaterAgency (Sonoma Water) is in the process of raising its rubber dam on theRussian River near Forestville. Read full story


May 28, 2019 | Natural Resources

Board Approves Rate Increases for Sanitation Districts to fund capital projects, operations, ongoing maintenance

The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors (Board) last Tuesday approved a set of rate adjustments for the eight sanitation districts and zones that provide sewer service to more than 18,000 properties throughout the county. Read full story


May 24, 2019 | Permit Sonoma

Free Chipping to ReduceWildfire Risk

Sonoma County’s free Roadside Chipper program supports residents in creating defensible space around their homes and reducing vegetation along access routes. Read full story


May 24, 2019 | Permit Sonoma

Sonoma County Launches Coastal Photo Contest

On June 1st,Sonoma County will launch the CoastalClose-up photo contest to highlight the beautiful Sonoma Coast. Everyone isinvited to submit a photo that showcases Sonoma County’s coastline, coastalvegetation, or wildlife. Read full story


May 24, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure (formerly TPW)

TSA Pre✓® Enrollment Event at Sonoma County Airport May 29 - June 14, 2019

The demand for diverse ground transportation options hasincreased in Sonoma County, and CharlesM. Schulz — Sonoma County Airport (STS) is pleased to announce that Uberwill be available to passengers May 20, 2019. Read full story


May 23, 2019 | Office of Recovery and Resiliency

The Sonoma County Office of Recovery and Resiliency isNow Recruiting 1 CivicSpark Fellow  for the 2019-20 Service Year!

CivicSpark is now accepting Fellow applications for the 2019-20 service year! CivicSpark, a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program, builds capacity for public agencies to address sustainability and opportunity access issues in California. Learn more and apply at civicspark.lgc.org/join-civicspark/fellow/. Read full story


May 23, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure (formerly TPW)

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors ApprovesPlan for Improving 51 Additional Miles of Roads in 2020-2021

OnMay 21, the Board of Supervisors approved funding and a plan to rehabilitateand preserve over 51 miles of roads in 2020 and 2021. The new two-year planincludes $24 million of general funds and $13 million of state and other localfunding for a total of $37 million. Read full story


May 22, 2019 | Board of Supervisors Department

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Approves Planfor Improving 51 Additional Miles of Roads in 2020-2021

OnMay 21, the Board of Supervisors approved funding and a plan to rehabilitateand preserve over 51 miles of roads in 2020 and 2021. The new two-year planincludes $24 million of general funds and $13 million of state and other localfunding for a total of $37 million. Read full story


May 22, 2019 | Natural Resources

Boards approve plan to offset proposed groundwater fee

On Tuesday, May 21, the Board of Directors of the SonomaCounty Water Agency (Sonoma Water Board) and the Sonoma County Board ofSupervisors (County Board) approved a plan to offset a fee that is likely to beimposed on groundwater users in the Santa Rosa Plain (an area extending fromSanta Rosa west to Sebastopol, north to Windsor and south to Cotati) Read full story