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December 12, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Harman Management to Pay$195,000 In Environmental Enforcement Case

District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendantHarman Management Corporation, which provides consulting services torestaurants such as Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC, A & W and Taco Bell, hasresolved a civil environmental enforcement case filed in Sonoma County SuperiorCourt. Read full story


December 12, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Armed Robber Sentenced to Prison For 27 Years

DefendantKawanza Houston, 43 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced Wednesday by theHonorable Christopher Honigsberg to 27 years in state prison after having pledno contest in October of this year to two felony charges of robbery, andadmitting an allegation that he used a firearm during the commission of thecrimes. Read full story


December 12, 2018 | Office of Recovery and Resiliency

Board Approves Recovery & Resiliency Framework

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved the Recovery and Resiliency Framework which serves as a vision and approach for how Sonoma County will recover and emerge more resilient from the October 2017 wildfires. Read full story


December 11, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Santa Rosa Man Receives Maximum Prison Sentence For Sexual Assault

DefendantStephen Ledua Maffy, 46 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced Friday by theHonorable Judge Jennifer Dollard to 12 years state prison, the maximumavailable sentence for his crimes. Read full story


December 11, 2018 | Board of Supervisors Department

BoardApproves Recovery & Resiliency Framework

– On Tuesday, the Board ofSupervisors approved the Recovery and Resiliency Framework which serves as avision and approach for how Sonoma County will recover and emerge moreresilient from the October 2017 wildfires. Read full story


December 11, 2018 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Introduction of Speed Display Technology inResponse to Aggressive Driving, Community Concerns

The County of SonomaDepartment of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) today announced theimplementation of a new traffic calming program in response to communityconcerns about aggressive and unsafe driving along certain road segments in theunincorporated areas of Sonoma County. Read full story


December 11, 2018 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now at Long-Term Parking

2018-12-11 false Immediate Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now at Long-Term Parking Santa Rosa CA As part of the Sonoma County Airport (STS) parking lot renovation and expansion, the Airport now offers expanded ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located in both the long- Read full story


December 10, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Violent Serial Rapist Denied Parole

CaliforniaDepartment of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate David Earnest Poe, 61 yearsold of Point Arena, was issued a five year parole denial by the Board of PrisonTerms following a Thursday afternoon hearing held at Corcoran State Prison. Read full story


December 07, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Contractor Convicted of Elder Fraud

DefendantWilliam Edward Hail III, 44 years old of Petaluma, was convicted yesterdayafternoon by a Sonoma County jury following a three week trial on five felony countsof committing theft from two elderly victims. Read full story


December 07, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Man Who Threw an Explosive Device Under a Patrol Car Was Sentenced toProbation

DefendantTristan Avery Proto, 22 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today bythe Honorable Jamie E. Thistlethwaite to three years of formal probation and 360days of country jail after having pled guilty to one felony count of possessingan explosive device (Health and Safety Code section 12035) in November. Read full story