Local Government & Politics
Coverage of Sonoma County government, city councils, county supervisors, elections, public policy, and civic affairs.
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Environmental group threatens lawsuit over 5.5-million-gallon sewage spill into Russian River
A Sebastopol-based nonprofit is threatening to sue Sonoma Water over a January…
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SMART boosts train service 19 percent as North Bay transit agencies join forces
SMART train service expanded 19 percent on April 12 as seven North…
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Santa Rosa breaks ground on $48.5M Highway 101 bike and pedestrian bridge
Santa Rosa broke ground Saturday on a $48.5 million cable-stayed bridge over…
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Southwest Airlines launches service at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport
Southwest Airlines began nonstop service Tuesday at Santa Rosa’s Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma…
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Seven candidates, two open seats: Sonoma County supervisor forums set for this week
The League of Women Voters will host online forums Wednesday and Thursday…
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Petaluma’s $97M Caulfield Bridge inches forward as city hunts for $70M funding gap
Petaluma’s $97M Caulfield Lane drawbridge project advanced this month, but the city…
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County brings mental health, homelessness services to Sonoma Valley
Sonoma Valley residents will soon be able to get mental health care,…
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Fee hikes hit Sonoma farmers as wine country struggles
Sonoma County is preparing to raise regulatory fees on farms and vineyards…
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Get that thing away from me!
It was a quiet Sonoma County afternoon, the kind where the light…
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Sheriff watchdog says misconduct cases were delayed for years
Sonoma County’s civilian sheriff watchdog says the Sheriff’s Office delayed serious misconduct…
