Sonoma County First News for July 8, 2026

Sonoma County First News for July 8, 2026

Two small wildfires prompt short-lived evacuation orders | Core Civic sells two detention facilities to Homeland Security | Runner up in Marin County Supervisor race requests recount | Willows looks to reconstitute its police force | a portion of Mendocino coastline returns to tribal stewardship | Sebastopol settles with man over violent arrest | Bay Area carpenter sues Trump administration over ICE arrest & detention

Sonoma County First News for July 7, 2026

Petaluma boy leads police on minibike pursuit | Santa Rosa launches new permit portal | Rideshare drivers can get grant money for a new EV | Grant funding will bring internet to more rural parts of California | FEATURE: Jared Huffman's Freedom 250 report

Sonoma County First News for July 6, 2026

Firefighters make quick work of several small fire on the fourth | Santa Rosa Carl's Jr. fire does $200,000 of damage | Elsie Allen High School rolls out the red carpet | Santa Rosa permitting gets easier | We The People quilt makes debut in Santa Rosa | Sonoma County hot Air Balloon Classic returns to Santa Rosa

Sonoma County First News for July 2, 2026

SSU creates more questions after cancelling athletics update | Sonoma County Vintners and Winegrowers join forces | Sonoma County property values hit record high | FEATURE: "Breath of Life" indigenous language conference at UC Berkeley

Sonoma County First News for July 1, 2026

Healdsburg will hold first district elections | Local reaction to Birthright ruling | Sonoma Water head retires | Head Fire update | Drought relief coming for community farmers