Emma Murphy

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | Martin Espinoza |Emma Murphy

Less than a year and a half into an exclusive and lucrative contract for ambulance service in Sonoma County's urban core, local health officials and the Sonoma County Fire District are quietly negotiating a rate increase, The Press Democrat has learned.

Feb 11, 2025 | fresnobee.com | Emma Murphy |Emma Murphy

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has authorized a countywide moratorium on tenant evictions and declared a local emergency in response to the heavy storm that battered the region last week. The moves came in a 4-1 vote Tuesday that took advantage of a tenant protection ordinance adopted last year. The eviction moratorium includes the unincorporated area and cities as part of a provision allowing the board to impose stricter rules during locally declared emergencies.

Jan 10, 2025 | fresnobee.com | Emma Murphy |Martin Espinoza |Emma Murphy

Under the cloud of President-elect Donald Trump's threats to carry out mass deportations, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Friday adopted a resolution expressing support of local immigrants, including individuals without documentation. The resolution does not introduce any new policies but cites existing state laws that limit local cooperation with federal immigration officials.

Jan 9, 2025 | fresnobee.com | Emma Murphy |Emma Murphy

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will lay out its general agenda for the year and identify priority issues it expects to tackle during a special meeting Friday in Sebastopol. The meeting could touch on up to 90 high-profile topics expected to come before the board this year.

Dec 5, 2024 | fresnobee.com | Madison Smalstig |Mary Callahan |Martin Espinoza |Paulina Pineda |Austin Murphy |Emma Murphy | +1 more

Lea estas actualizaciones en español aquí. --------A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Thursday at 10:44 a.m. off the coast of Humboldt County, sending tremors into Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa counties and triggering a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service - later canceled - that prompted precautionary evacuations of parks on the Mendocino and Sonoma coast.