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2013 Press Releases

Press releases are organized by date published, from most recent to oldest.

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May Press Releases
Date Title Department/Agency
May 21, 2013 Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol Launch Enhanced Enforcement Sheriff’s Office
May 21, 2013 Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Launches Going Green Initiative Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters
May 17, 2013 Three Striker Denied Resentencing Under Prop 36 District Attorney
May 15, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin Invites Applicants For Local Boards and Commissions Board of Supervisors
May 15, 2013 Board of Supervisors Directs Over $3.4 Million To Critical Community Projects Board of Supervisors
May 15, 2013 Man Found Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter District Attorney
May 14, 2013 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Appoints Kathleen Pozzi as Public Defender Board of Supervisors
May 9, 2013 Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane and Rohnert Park Mayor Pam Stafford Host Town Hall Meeting Board of Supervisors
May 9, 2013 Supervisor Mike McGuire Hosts Larkfield/Mark West Area Town Hall Meeting on May 29th Board of Supervisors
May 8, 2013 Unclaimed Veterans to Receive Military Honors Funeral Human Services
May 7, 2013 Preservation Ranch Conservation Project Approved Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District
May 7, 2013 Murder Conviction in Marijuana Grow Shooting District Attorney
May 7, 2013 Sonoma County Celebrates 19th Annual Bike to Work Day Board of Supervisors
May 6, 2013 Sonoma County Updates Stream Protection Zoning For Consistency with General Plan 2020 Permit and Resource Management Department
April Press Releases
Date Title Department/Agency
April 26, 2013 Energy Independence Program Hosts Open House Sonoma County Energy Independence Program
April 26, 2013 Sonoma County Updating Local Coastal Plan Permit and Resource Management Department
April 19, 2013 Man Pleads to Six Counts of Assault After Late Night Petaluma Pizza Brawl District Attorney
April 19, 2013 Female Accomplice Admits Her Role in Gang-Related Stabbing District Attorney
April 19, 2013 Spring Lake Hit & Run Driver Pleads Guilty District Attorney
April 18, 2013 Sonoma County Hosting Workshop on Williamson Act Permit and Resource Management Department
April 17, 2013 State Air Pollution Control Officers Release New Report – Sonoma County scores clean air in statewide report California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
April 15, 2013 Sonoma County Economic Development Board Hosts "Export University" To Strengthen Local Businesses Access to Global Markets Economic Development Board
April 15, 2013 Sonoma County Film Office Seeks Possible Filming Locations for Movies and TV Economic Development Board
April 15, 2013 Supervisor David Rabbitt Continues Hosting District Office Hours Board of Supervisors
April 12, 2013 11th and Final Defendant Admits 2011 Cotati Home Invasion Robbery District Attorney
April 11, 2013 Barbarian Brotherhood Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years for Gang-Related Stabbing District Attorney
April 4, 2013 Man Sentenced in Forcible Rape of SRJC Student District Attorney
April 4, 2013 County Launches Online Gardener Certificate Program Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
March Press Releases
Date Title Department/Agency
March 29, 2013 Man Pleads in Oakmont Golf Course Hit and Run District Attorney
March 28, 2013 Kidnapper Sentenced to 8 Years District Attorney
March 28, 2013 Sonoma County Energy Independence Program Moves to Centrally Located Offices Sonoma County Energy Independence Program
March 28, 2013 County Hosts Community Meeting on Mt. Jackson Radio Tower Construction Project Board of Supervisors
March 27, 2013 Three Striker Co-Defendants Convicted of Residential Robbery District Attorney
March 26, 2013 Santa Rosa Memorial hosts iWORKwell Workforce Wellness symposium March 27th, 2013 Board of Supervisors
March 21, 2013 Supervisor Shirlee Zane teams up with St. Joseph Health to expand campaign to protect pedestrians and cyclists Board of Supervisors
March 20, 2013 Tsunami Warning Communications Test Occurring March 27th in Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services
March 20, 2013 Sonoma County Ranks as 12th Healthiest in the State Health Services
March 18, 2013 County Restaurant Week Highlights World Class Locally Grown Foods and Wines Board of Supervisors
March 14, 2013 County Hosts Discussion on Affordable Care Act Impacts on Business Community Board of Supervisors
March 12, 2013 Sonoma County Takes First Step at Increasing Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety Board of Supervisors
March 12, 2013 Board Appoints Susan Klassen as New Director of Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works Board of Supervisors
March 12, 2013 Supervisor Shirlee Zane Elected To National Committee to Preserve Social Security Board of Supervisors
March 11, 2013 Gang Member gets Life Without the Possibility of Parole District Attorney
March 8, 2013 Sonoma County Animal Care and Control Community Outreach Meetings Animal Care and Control
March 7, 2013 Commission on the Status of Women Announces Third Annual "Women Honoring Women" Awards Human Resources Commission on the Status of Women
March 5, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin Hosts March and April Sonoma Valley Office Hours Board of Supervisors
March 1, 2013 Boyfriend Found Guilty of Sexual Assault District Attorney
February Press Releases
Date Title Department/Agency
February 28, 2013 Transportation Agencies to Host Community Meeting and Open House on Highway 101 Interchange Project Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA)
February 21, 2013 Child Abuser Sentenced to 11 Years Prison District Attorney
February 20, 2013 Notification of Meningococcal Disease Case Health Services
February 15, 2013 Rohnert Park Kidnapper Found Guilty in 8 Minutes District Attorney
February 15, 2013 $400,000 Federal Grant Awarded to Fight Elder Abuse District Attorney
February 8, 2013 High Speed Police Chase Results in Six Years Prison District Attorney
February 7, 2013 Multi-Agency Project Revitalizing Former Monte Rio School Site Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District
February 7, 2013 Commission on the Status of Women Opens Nominations for Women’s History Month Awards 2013 Human Resources Commission on the Status of Women
February 6, 2013 Board Appoints Jerry Dunn Human Services Director Board of Supervisors
February 6, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin Hosts February and March Sonoma Valley Office Hours Board of Supervisors
February 6, 2013 Supervisor Shirlee Zane to Perform Valentine’s Day Weddings Board of Supervisors
February 5, 2013 Supervisors Approve Transfer of Taylor Mountain to Regional Parks Regional Parks
February 4, 2013 Sonoma County Auditor Releases Citizens’ Report for 2011-2012 Fiscal Year Board of Supervisors
February 1, 2013 Low-cost Rabies Vaccinations for Pets in Sonoma County this Month: Many Pets are Still Unprotected Animal Care and Control
February 1, 2013 Norteño Gang Member Sentenced to 17 Years For Gang Assault District Attorney
January Press Releases
Date Title Department/Agency
January 30, 2013 Identity Thief Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison District Attorney
January 30, 2013 Man Convicted by Jury of Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale District Attorney
January 30, 2013 Seven Years Prison for Man Nabbed by Victims of Robberies in Downtown Santa Rosa District Attorney
January 29, 2013 Norteño Sentenced to Prison for Intimidation of a Witness District Attorney
January 28, 2013 Life Sentence Without Parole In Homicide District Attorney
January 28, 2013 MarineMax, Inc. Pays $250,000 to Settle Environmental Violations District Attorney
January 25, 2013 Barbarian Brotherhood Gang Member Admits to Gang-Related Stabbing District Attorney
January 25, 2013 Supervisor Shirlee Zane Announces New Outreach Effort by Sonoma County Safe Streets Coalition Board of Supervisors
January 22, 2013 Sonoma County Child Support Receives Top Performance Awards Board of Supervisors
January 18, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin Announces District Staff Board of Supervisors
January 18, 2013 Defendant Sentenced to Prison for his Role in Asian Boyz Kidnapping and Assault District Attorney
January 17, 2013 Disabling Tractor Safety Device Leads to Death of Vineyard Employeee District Attorney
January 15, 2013 Guilty Plea in Gun Violence Case District Attorney
January 15, 2013 Norteño Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years Prison for Santa Rosa Gang Assault District Attorney
January 14, 2013 Sonoma County Offers Citizen’s Academy on Planning and Land Use Board of Supervisors
January 14, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin Hosts Sonoma Valley Office Hours Board of Supervisors
January 11, 2013 Sonoma County Dedicates Energy Independent Facility Board of Supervisors
January 11, 2013 Murderer Again Denied Parole District Attorney
January 10, 2013 Marin County District Attorney Gun Buy Back Program District Attorney
January 9, 2012 Volunteers Sought for MLK Workday at Riverfront Regional Park Regional Parks
January 9, 2013 Petaluma Murderer Denied Parole for the 8th Time District Attorney
January 9, 2013 Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department to Host Informational Open House Board of Supervisors
January 9, 2013 Human Trafficking Defendant from Alabama Held to Answer for Pimping and Child Endangerment District Attorney
January 8, 2013 Sonoma County Animal Care and Control to Launch "Love Me Fix Me" Pilot Spay/Neuter Program Animal Care and Control
January 4, 2013 Supervisor Susan Gorin’s Office Ready for Business Board of Supervisors
January 4, 2013 Norteno Gang Member Sent to Prison for his Role in Santa Rosa Gang Assault District Attorney
January 3, 2013 Commercial Dungeness Crab Fisherman Admits to Crabbing in Marine Protected Area District Attorney

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