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Larson Park reopens after major renovation
Sonoma County Regional Parks announced the reopening of Larson Park in Sonoma following a $4.03 million renovation that adds new sports fields and courts, upgraded amenities and more inclusive, accessible spaces shaped by community input. Read full story
Sonoma County Jury Returns Guilty Verdict on 1982 Cloverdale Murder
Defendant James Oliver Unick was convicted today by a Sonoma County jury of murdering 13-year-old Sarah Geer in 1982. As a result of the jury’s verdict of guilty and finding true that the defendant committed a special circumstance related to the sexual assault during the commission of the murder, the defendant will be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Read full story
Under Pressure: Mental Wellness, Access, and Systems of Care for Women and Girls in Sonoma County
Under Pressure: Mental Wellness, Access, and Systems of Care for Women and Girls in Sonoma CountyDescription: The Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women released a new position paper examining women’s and girls’ mental wellness in Sonoma County and the systems that shape access to care. Informed by expert testimony, public input, and local data, the paper highlights progress, persistent gaps, and priorities to strengthen prevention, culturally responsive services, and crisis response. Read full story
Board of Supervisors awards $12.4 million in Measure O and state funds for mental health and homeless services
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday awarded $12.4 million to support mental health and homelessness services across the county, the latest in a series of investments funded by Measure O, the quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2020. Read full story
David Guhin selected as Sonoma County Executive
David Guhin, an administrator with more than two decades of government leadership experience in the North Bay, has been selected by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to be the next County Executive. Read full story
Joint statement from Bay Area County Supervisors reaffirming support for our immigrant communities in advance of Super Bowl LX
Sonoma County Supervisors Rebecca Hermosillo and Lynda Hopkins, co-chairs of the Support for Immigrant Communities Ad Hoc, have signed on to the following regional statement Read full story
Alert and warning test planned for Petaluma on February 9
The County of Sonoma and the City of Petaluma will conduct a targeted emergency alert and warning test on Monday, Feb. 9 in two emergency zones in Petaluma. The exercise will be a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) for the emergency zones of PTL-011 in east Petaluma, and PTL-003A in west Petaluma. The alerts will be sent out between 1 and 3 p.m. This is not an evacuation exercise. This will only be a test of the alert and warning system. Read full story
Candidate nomination period opens February 9 for June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election
Candidate nominations open February 9 and close March 6 for federal, state, judicial, school, and county offices up for election in the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Evelyn Mendez announced today. Read full story
Sonoma County Domestic Violence Perpetrator Denied Parole
Inmate David Busio Lopez, 52 years old, will remain incarcerated for at least another 7 years following his parole eligibility hearing on January 28, 2026. In 2007 Lopez was convicted by jury of domestic violence against his wife and the court found he had suffered several “strike” priors for beating another victim in 1994. The court sentenced Lopez to 35 years to life under the “three strikes law.” Read full story
Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor to host Secretary of State for third Apostille Pop-Up Shop
The Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor’s Office is hosting the California Secretary of State for a third Apostille Pop-Up Shop on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. down the block from their office at 435 Fiscal Dr., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Read full story
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