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
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
A Sonoma County Board of Supervisors majority on Tuesday approved a significant cut to the county’s cannabis cultivation tax, sending the county further down a path toward eliminating the tax altogether. The move comes even though the tax revenue used to run the county’s cannabis program has fallen short of covering operational costs.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Five Sonoma County roads that wereare set to receive emergency repairs estimated to cost $5.5 million. The five roads to be repaired are: Westside Road, Cavedale Road, West Soda Rock Lane, Wohler Road and Giovanetti Road. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized the Department of Public Infrastructure to move ahead with an expedited contracting process for the projects.
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1 week ago |
sonomanews.com | Emma Murphy
Repairs to roads that were heavily damaged during spring storms will be expedited.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Few, if any, anticipated Avelo Airlines would close its local base of operations at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport less than a year after it opened. Airport Manager Jon Stout got the news on April 3. But the real shock came days later when Stout and local elected leaders learned the move was at least partly tied to Avelo’s participation in President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign against undocumented immigrants.
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2 weeks ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Sonoma County officials blasted Avelo Airlines’ decision to shutter its operations base at the county’s regional airport to divert resources to Arizona, where the company will provide deportation flights under a contract with the Department of Homeland Security. The closure comes less than a year after Avelo opened its base at the Charles M. Schulz Regional Airport, which at the time was lauded by local officials as new era of growth for the airport.
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Sonoma County officials slam Avelo Airlines’ federal contract for deportation flights https://t.co/BvGypJItZf
Sonoma County is locked in a contract dispute with its exclusive #ambulance services provider - #SonomaCounty Fire District - that has caused nearly a year-long delay in the release of key performance data. Reported with @pressreno for @NorthBayNews https://t.co/qEHXKImVVI
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors advanced a $32 million real estate deal this week. The move is part of a larger $434 million plan that county leaders have characterized as "generational." https://t.co/HEsLAk0kBj