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US Foods CHEF’STORE Resolves Allegations of Price Overcharges and False Advertising
Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced today that Smart Foodservice Stores LLC, doing business as US Foods CHEF’STORE, entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay $251,293.27 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the wholesale grocer engaged in false advertising and unfair competition by charging consumers prices that were not the lowest advertised price or price listed on the shelf. US Foods CHEF’STORE operates 17 stores in California including Sonoma County. Judgment was entered on February 25, 2025, by Judge Jane Gaskell. Read full story
County Executive names Nolan Sullivan as new director of Sonoma County’s Department of Health Services
Nolan Sullivan, a seasoned public health administrator with nearly 20 years of experience managing county health and human services programs, has been selected by County Executive Maria Christina Rivera to be director of the Sonoma County Department of Health Services following a nationwide recruitment search. Read full story
Board of Supervisors narrows post-storm eviction ban to just Lower Russian River
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved a temporary ban on evictions in the Lower Russian River area neighborhoods where residents were most impacted by flooding during a storm earlier this month. The Board simultaneously removed a countywide prohibition on evictions that has been in place since the supervisors ratified a proclamation of local emergency two weeks ago. The countywide prohibition on evictions will expire on March 27. Read full story
Sonoma County Historical Records Commission to recognize three at Collections and Archives ceremony
The Sonoma County Historical Records Commission today announced three recipients of its fourth annual Collections and Archives Recognition Awards. These awards recognize the accomplishments and contributions of individuals, groups, agencies, collections, or archives located within Sonoma County and focus on existing collections as well as recognizing special efforts to preserve and use archival material in promoting history and cultural preservation. Read full story
Sonoma County Probation Department awarded grant to supervise people with multiple DUI convictions
The Sonoma County Probation Department has been awarded a $240,000 grant from the state of California for an intensive probation supervision program for high-risk felony DUI offenders. Read full story
Alert and warning test planned for February 25 in Windsor
The County of Sonoma, the Town of Windsor, and local law enforcement and fire agencies will conduct an emergency alert and warning test on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The exercise will consist of a targeted alert test of the Sonoma County Alert System (SoCoAlert) in the Town of Windsor. The exercise will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This is not an evacuation exercise. This will only be a test of the alert and warning system. Read full story
Sonoma County to use opioid settlement funds on prevention education, substance use treatment
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a plan to use a portion of the expected $43 million settlement from opioid manufacturers and distributors on programs that treat addiction and educate the public about the dangers of the drug. Read full story
Study assesses gaps, opportunities for programs that address food insecurity in Sonoma County
A major new report released today by the Sonoma County Human Services Department identifies gaps and opportunities to improve local safety net services that distribute healthy, nutritious food to people in need. Read full story
County of Sonoma Crisis Stabilization Unit reopens after environmental hazard closure
Six months after the County’s emergency psychiatric department, known as the Crisis Stabilization Unit located at 2225 Challenger Way in Santa Rosa, was closed due to a mold outbreak followed by significant roof leaks, the unit has reopened and is up and running as of Saturday, Feb. 8. Read full story
Sonoma County temporarily resumes issuing well permits after judge’s order
Permit Sonoma has resumed issuing non-emergency well permits after a Sonoma County Superior Court judge temporarily lifted a previous court order that halted the process. Read full story