This story by Amie Windsor got a shout out during budget workshops today. Sonoma Water is another county agency directly impacted by federal grant/policy decisions. pressdemocrat.com/article/news/p…

This is how you cover the sale of your local newspaper to a hedge fund! Way to go Martin Espinoza and the Guild. pressdemocrat.com/article/news/t…

The Board of Supervisors majority approved a building purchase agreement Tuesday. The deal is one piece of a contentious plan proposed by county officials to update and modernize aging and inadequate facilities. #SonomaCounty pressdemocrat.com/article/news/s…

Essential reading today: Sonoma and Napa AmeriCorps programs gutted by #federalcuts, forcing urgent local response. By Adriana Gutierrez and Tarini Mehta pressdemocrat.com/article/news/a…

Members of the Press Democrat newsroom guild were given voluntary buyout offers today. This comes less than two weeks after SMI, (led by Darius Anderson), the owners of the Press Democrat, sold to MediaNews Group (led by the notorious hedge fund Alden Global Capital). 🧵

Avelo Airlines quashed a boycott campaign over its polarizing decision to operate federal deportation flights. pressdemocrat.com/article/busine…

Ambulance rates may increase significantly under a 24.25% hike proposed by the Sonoma County Fire District. The proposal comes just 18 months into the district's exclusive $30 million contract with #SonomaCounty pressdemocrat.com/article/news/s…

A branch of the ACLU is suing #SonomaCounty over the use of drone surveillance for code enforcement. “We’re seeing agencies across California look at deploying drones, but no program matches the scale or sophistication of what Sonoma is doing.” pressdemocrat.com/article/news/a…

It's the first day of #SonomaCounty's budget hearings. The Board of Supervisors will be deliberating over the recommended $2.7 billion and how to spend limited discretionary funds amid fiscal uncertainty at the state and federal levels. pressdemocrat.com/article/news/s…

The Board of Supervisors swiftly approved a $2.8 billion budget yesterday. Likely state and federal cuts, plus stagnant property tax revenue from property taxes - the main source of county discretionary dollars - left supervisors with little to debate. pressdemocrat.com/article/news/s…

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