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Home Depot Pays $750,000 To Settle California Gift Card Law Violations
District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced today that her office, in conjunction with the District Attorneys of the Counties of Los Angeles, Contra Costa and Ventura, settled a civil enforcement action against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc (“Home Depot”) for violations of California’s Gift Card Law. The Stipulated Judgment entered on July 2, 2024, by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III, provides that the company will pay $750,000 in civil penalties, fees, and restitution. Read full story
Nomination period opens Monday for November 2024 General Election
Candidate nominations open on Monday, July 15, for school, municipal and special district offices up for election in November, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced today. Read full story
County of Sonoma ranked fifth in nation in Digital Counties Survey
The Sonoma County Information Systems Department was ranked fifth among counties of its size by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute focused on technology policy in local government. Read full story
Public invited to comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Koi Nation casino project
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is now accepting public comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Koi Nation of Northern California’s proposed casino resort project southeast of Windsor. Read full story
Sonoma County Health Officer extends heat advisory through Friday
In response to the National Weather Service’s extension of the Excessive Heat Warning for the North Bay interior mountains and a Heat Advisory for the North Bay interior valleys, Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Tanya Phares has extended the countywide Heat Advisory in place since Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, July 12. Read full story
Sonoma County opens $27 million pilot program to improve local mental health services for foster youth
A three-year pilot program that will provide intensive mental health treatment to foster youth in crisis opened today at Valley of the Moon Children’s Center. This program provides the County with a major new resource that will reduce the number of local foster youth who are sent out of Sonoma County for placement in residential treatment programs. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves $1.8 million to fund Helen Putnam Regional Park expansion
The bulk of an old dairy ranch on the edge of Petaluma long eyed for housing will be preserved as open space for future generations and merged into Helen Putnam Regional Park, thanks to a partnership between the County and a community group. Read full story
Sonoma County Health Officer extends Heat Advisory
In response to the National Weather Service’s extension of the Excessive Heat Warning for much of the county, Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Tanya Phares has extended the countywide Heat Advisory that began Tuesday, July 2 to Tuesday, July 9. The Advisory had been expected to end today. Read full story
Sonoma County opens cooling centers for high heat warning this week
Cooling centers, where residents can escape the heat, will be available at several locations in Sonoma County beginning Tuesday as the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management activates its extreme temperature response. The National Weather Service has issued a High Heat Warning as temperatures will reach triple digits in some parts of Sonoma County for six consecutive days beginning Tuesday at 11 a.m. Read full story
Cooling centers to open during high heat event this week
Cooling centers, where residents can escape the heat, will be available at several locations in Sonoma County beginning Tuesday as the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management activates its extreme temperature response. Read full story