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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...

California House Republicans Urge Natural Resources Committee Action on California Drought

April 28, 2021 3:59 pm

Last week, while standing in a dried out bed on Lake Mendocino, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency… but not for the entire state of California as expected. Newsom only declared a drought emergency for two Northern California counties...

‘Save Our Sonoma’ Holding Mask-Free March Saturday

April 9, 2021 10:33 amApril 11, 2021 11:27 am

UPDATED BELOW: California Globe has learned that a group of Sonoma County residents advocating for reopening the county and its schools is holding a mask-free march Saturday. The Save Our Sonoma PEACEFUL NO MASK MARCH in Sonoma Plaza “is getting...

Petaluma Becomes First American City To Ban New Gas Pump, Station Construction

March 3, 2021 6:02 pm

The Sonoma County city of Petaluma just this week became the first city in the United States to ban the construction of new gas pumps and stations. The push to ban new stations in Petaluma and through proposed local legislation...

Sonoma County, Other Cities Sue PG&E Over Kincade Fire Damage Last Year

November 17, 2020 2:26 pm

On Tuesday, Sonoma County and a mix of other local entities and cities sued the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company over damages caused by the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. According to a joint news release on...

Sonoma County Health Officer Claims Day Cares and Schools ‘Infected’

September 20, 2020 9:56 amSeptember 20, 2020 9:56 am

Sonoma County’s public health officer Dr. Sundari Mase claims there are Coronavirus outbreaks at 13 Sonoma County preschools and home-based child care centers that have infected 62 people. The Press Democrat reports “The infections involve 25 children, mostly age 6...

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...