The four deputies, who were criminally charged by prosecutors last year, allegedly enlisted another inmate known as “the Preacher” to spray Miguel Soria with urine and feces.
The county will use the funds to train 120 code enforcement officers on lead safety, including how to spot hazards, how to respond to hazardous renovation complaints, and how to improve overall compliance with lead regulations.
There are dozens of local measures on cannabis to be decided by voters in California next month. Most of them would establish a new tax basis for marijuana businesses.
Former Sonoma County Supervisor Helen Rudee inspired a generation of women to run for political office. She died last month at the age of 100 — yet another testament to the spirit and grit she displayed during her long career in public service.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Jeff Almquist was appointed by Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. He had previously served on the County Board of Supervisors, the County Board of Education, and the Regional Transportation Commission.
Sonoma County has completed a first of its kind test of its emergency alert and warning mechanisms in the wake of wildfires that destroyed more than 5,000 structures and killed dozens of people nearly one year ago.
“Boys, this is paradise,” William Pierce Leonard reportedly proclaimed in 1864, exhaling as he took in the beauty around him.
An arbitrator has ordered the Golden State Warriors to complete roughly $40 million in payments for renovations at Oracle Arena, which the team is scheduled to leave after the 2018-2019 season.
From the looks of it, commercial marijuana is finally headed to unincorporated Riverside County.
Santa Barbara County is itching to see what first quarter revenues look like after residents approved new cannabis taxes in June.
