
Emma Murphy
County Government and Politics Reporter at The Press Democrat
Curious & coffee-fueled @NorthBayNews reporter covering Sonoma County government and politics. Follow me on Threads: https://t.co/JDe0plFh1O
Articles
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to move forward with controversial plans to purchase two office buildings near the county’s regional airport. The purchase, which is subject to a final vote in July, passed on a 3-1 vote using a procedural maneuver to get around the 80% supermajority required for large expenditures. Supervisor Chris Coursey was the lone dissenting vote. Supervisor David Rabbitt recused himself without comment.
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1 week ago |
petaluma360.com | Emma Murphy
The Registrar of Voters, Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, Auditor-Controller-Tax Collector and Permit Sonoma departments, which provide a high volume of public-facing services, would move into the buildings. Relocating those departments would allow the county to demo the buildings the departments currently occupy on the county’s main campus to prepare for the construction of the new government building, Hoevertsz said.
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1 week ago |
northbaybusinessjournal.com | Emma Murphy
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will be asked to authorize the purchase of the former Medtronic buildings at 3850 and 3880 Brickway Blvd. near the county’s regional airport.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
A controversial proposal to purchase a pair of buildings for $32 million is returning to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. The board on Tuesday will be asked to authorize the purchase and sale agreement for 3850 and 3880 Brickway Boulevard near the county’s regional airport, just outside incorporated Santa Rosa.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Retired Sonoma County government employees are asking the Board of Supervisors to consider a cost of living adjustment for the county’s pension system, which retirees and pension system officials say is long overdue. Sonoma County government retirees have not had a cost of living increase since 2008.
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