Sonoma County First News for July 13, 2026

Sonoma County First News for July 13, 2026

Measure P gets a boost from the California Supreme Court | Open AI faces sanctions from a federal judge | Organized retail theft arrests over the weekend | Weekend power outage in Cloverdale | New sea level rise team in Marin | DNA evidence solves a decades-old cold murder case in Marin | CA prison realignment solves overcrowding, but what about rehabilitation outcomes?

Sonoma County First News for July 10, 2026

Santa Rosa Council nominations open Monday | Sebastopol spends close to $200,000 to clean up mold in library branch | Santa Rosa defends fleet of flock cameras | Construction gets under way for new pedestrian bridge across Highway 101 | Mendocino moves to stop new data center construction | King tides return to Marin | New study shows California wolves are eating more cattle

Sonoma County First News for July 9, 2026

Sebastopol settles with man who was violently arrested | Sonoma County has a new Health Officer | Sonoma County voters will decide on extending a parks tax | How do residents feel about the parks tax? | New satellites will help global firefighting efforts | Is spontaneous camping still a thing in Sonoma County?

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