Jan 5, 2025 · A number of new California laws covering landlords and tenants go into effect this year, ranging from fees that can be charged to tenants, tightened security deposit rules, and tenant applications. AB 2493 – Tightens Rules for Application Fee Screening This new law authorizes a landlord or their agent to charge an application screening fee

Nov 28, 2024 · On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, for an agenda item slated to come before the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors at its meeting of December 3, 2024, Permit Sonoma, the County agency tasked with project analysis, approval, and denial, recommended that the Specific Plan and EIR for the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) be scrapped.

Jan 4, 2025 · What issues would you like to see the Board of Supervisors tackle in 2025? Share your suggestions on Friday, Jan. 10 during a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors in Sebastopol. At the beginning of each year, Sonoma County supervisors hold an offsite meeting to set priorities for the upcoming year. The public is

This is the only way to describe what’s happened in relation to the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) since its closure. The closure alone was the first rock to tumble; disabled residents and their families were relegated to vagaries of care...

Dec 4, 2024 · When Permit Sonoma, the County’s planning agency, recommended that the Board of Supervisors decertify the Environmental Impact Statement, and the Specific Plan for a massive housing project on the campus of the closed Sonoma Developmental Center, many observers in Sonoma Valley feared the County would simply step away from the whole painful process. Doing so

Dec 6, 2024 · Thanks so much to the many people who have mentioned to me that they are glad I am “back.” It is truly inspiring to hear people are reading. We made it through Thanksgiving, and now we’re back to regular programming, meaning my column as you might remember it. Many local restaurants and tasting rooms are

Jan 7, 2025 · Either by closing shop completely or being gobbled up by publishing conglomerates, independent small city papers are going extinct all across America. A local community newspaper is an endangered species. Either a workable business model must emerge, or printed papers are going to continue to disappear. Since the death of Val Robichaud last February, we

Dec 1, 2024 · The California Coastal Commission has certified Sonoma County’s Local Coastal Plan, a foundational planning document that regulates land use and protects resources along the 55-mile shoreline. The unanimous approval on November 14 ensures the County’s permitting authority for development within the Coastal Zone, which extends inland from between a half mile and five miles from

Jan 7, 2025 · Sonoma Speakeasy is changing ownership again. Ten years ago, Jodi and Gary purchased a hole in the wall bar from a guy who called himself Sonoma Sachimo, (Robert O’Maoilriain), and were met with incredible challenges expanding the small space and turning it into an inviting (and actually legal) space for music lovers to enjoy. Jodi

Jan 14, 2025 · The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today pledged to protect the civil rights of the county’s immigrants to the fullest extent provided by the law. The Board of Supervisors approved a resolution limiting the use of County funds, personnel and other resources to enforce federal immigration laws. The resolution reaffirms the County’s alignment with state