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Cannabis Cartel: Weeding out Local Farmers

May 8, 2023 8:46 amMay 8, 2023 8:48 am

As of December 2022, Santa Rosa-based Sonoma Lab Works has officially closed their doors. Just before Christmas, employees were laid off with virtually no notice. According to Green Market Report, “the lab’s owner, businessman Darius Anderson, could not immediately be...

Was the Sonoma Equity Office Driving the COVID-19 Narrative?

April 14, 2023 4:29 pmApril 14, 2023 4:45 pm

As we enter into Spring 2023, Californians have just passed the three year benchmark for what seems like a never ending pandemic. Under Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership, questionable COVID-19 policies have resulted in negative consequences including the decline of youth...

How Newsom Makes Funds for Fire Victims Disappear

April 5, 2023 11:01 amApril 5, 2023 11:06 am

Tens of thousands of California fire victims still await compensation for their losses, and struggle to rebuild their homes as settlement money appears to be scarce. The distribution of local funds has been held up, and locals want to know...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

PG&E Avoids Criminal Charges, Will Pay $55 Million in Settlement with Six Counties

April 12, 2022 12:14 pmApril 13, 2022 11:00 am

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) agreed to pay a $55 million settlement and submit to five years of independent oversight with 6 counties in California on Monday, ending the criminal investigations tied to the 2019 Kincade Fire and the 2021...

Sen. Mike McGuire Named New Senate Majority Leader

January 20, 2022 11:34 am

On Wednesday, Senate President Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) named Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) the new Senate Majority Leader, replacing Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) whose Senate term is up at the end of the year. McGuire first held elected office...

CPUC Fines PG&E $125 Million for Starting 2019 Sonoma Kincade Fire

December 3, 2021 2:18 amDecember 3, 2021 6:34 am

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) fined utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for $125 million on Thursday over its role in causing the 2019 Kincade Fire. Since November 2018, PG&E has been sued multiple times for causing or...