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Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park Quadruples in Size with Newly Conserved Addition
Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park has quadrupled in size with the addition of 1,517 newly conserved acres of redwood forest, thanks to a landmark partnership led by Save the Redwoods League and Sonoma County agencies to protect wildlife habitat, enhance climate resilience and expand future public access. Read full story
Preliminary 2025 Point-in-Time homeless count numbers show steep decline
The preliminary 2025 Point-in-Time Count, conducted across Sonoma County the morning of Jan. 31, registered a decrease of 23%, for a total of 1,952 people experiencing homelessness. This is the lowest number since the PIT Count began in 2007 and reflects a welcome reduction of 570 unsheltered individuals from 2024. Read full story
Sonoma County announces burn suspension on June 23
The Permit Sonoma Fire Prevention Division will suspend burning within the unincorporated county in response to Cal Fire’s burn suspension that is set to begin at 8 a.m. June 23. The order bans all outdoor burning. Read full story
Sonoma County to host Apostille Pop-up Shop event
The Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor’s Office is hosting the California Secretary of State for an Apostille Pop-up Shop on Thursday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its offices located at 585 Fiscal Drive, Room 103, in Santa Rosa. Read full story
Prescribed burn operations planned at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
Sonoma County Regional Parks in partnership with Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Fire Forward program and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, is planning a prescribed burn at Shiloh Ranch Regional Park on June 17, 2025. Read full story
Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport to undergo triennial training exercise
On June 17 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS) will be hosting its 2025 Triennial Full-Scale Emergency Exercise to test the Airport Emergency Plan and assess readiness for a major incident. Mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Triennial is a practical exercise and safety training that takes place every three years at commercial service airports around the United States. The exercise simulates a large-scale aircraft incident, testing the planning, operational readiness, speed and effectiveness of emergency personnel across multiple agencies in real-time. Read full story
Board of Supervisors adopts budget for 2025-26 fiscal year
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to adopt a balanced budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year beginning July 1 but warned that it may need to adjust spending if the federal or state government cut funding for County programs later this year. Read full story
Settlement With Pacific Magazine Billing for Misleading California Consumers
Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Alameda District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Marin District Attorney Lori E. Frugoli, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, announced today a settlement with Pacific Magazine Billing, along with its general partner, limited partners and an individual director. Defendants will pay $275,000 to settle the civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the defendants sent deceptively disguised solicitation mailers for magazine subscriptions and renewals that appeared to be bills or invoices for payment. Read full story
South Carolina Man Sentenced to 34 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
Jordan Evans-Ramirez, 20 years old of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, was sentenced by the Honorable Ken Gnoss on Tuesday, June 3rd in Sonoma County Superior Court to serve a sentence of 34 years in state prison after having pled guilty in May of this year to a series of sexual offenses against two minor victims. Read full story
Public invited to comment on Conservation Sonoma proposed planning agreement
A proposed planning agreement between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the County of Sonoma and the cities of Santa Rosa, Cotati, Petaluma and the Town of Windsor to streamline federal and state endangered species permitting is now available for public comment. Read full story
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