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Emma Murphy

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Emma Murphy

    North Bay leaders call on state to help safeguard hatemongers upending virtual public comment periods for local government (opens the original)

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    A wider group of North Bay elected officials are calling on state legislators to help protect against racist and derogatory language made during virtual comment periods by adding more guardrails to a new state law governing public meeting access. Supervisors from Sonoma, Napa, Solano and Marin counties, along with Laurie Fong, president of the Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of North Bay, gathered Monday in Santa Rosa to issue that call during a press conference on the government campu

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Emma Murphy

    Precinct-based voting places are thing of past in most California counties. Here's why (opens the original)

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    As pressure mounts and attention rises over the the nation’s midterm election in November, a growing number of voters across more than half of California counties will be able to cast their ballots in-person up to 10 days earlier than counties with traditional polling locations. That’s because those 30 counties have implemented the state’s Voter’s Choice Act, an optional voting model passed by lawmakers in 2016 to improve election accessibility for Golden State voters. Those counties in the Bay

  3. Article · Sep 19, 2026 · Emma Murphy

    Permit Sonoma to stop offering walk-in counter service on Fridays (opens the original)

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    Starting next month, the customer service counter at Sonoma County’s planning and permitting department will no longer be open for walk-in service on Fridays. The reduction in hours will begin Oct. 2, but members of the public will still be able to use Permit Sonoma’s walk-in counter service Monday through Thursday. The change is intended to allow department staff more time to process applications and projects already in the department’s pipeline, said Genevieve Bertone, Permit Sonoma’s outreach

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Emma Murphy

    Sonoma County moves forward on $49.5M office purchase near airport that drew union pushback (opens the original)

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    After years of fits and starts, and no small amount of controversy, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved an outlay of $49.5 million to purchase a high-end office building that will serve as a second, major hub for county government near the regional airport north of Santa Rosa. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase 400 Aviation Blvd., a three-story, 132,000 square-foot modern office building owned by American AgCredit. The deal requires a second formal vote on Oct. 6. If

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Emma Murphy

    Disputed deal to buy premium Sonoma County government office space is back, this time for less (opens the original)

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    A controversial Sonoma County government proposal to purchase a premium office building near the county airport will return to the Board of Supervisors this week, but this time with a lower price tag. On Tuesday, the board is poised to decide whether to buy 400 Aviation Blvd. from owner American AgCredit for $49.5 million. The new price represents a $6.5 million reduction from the price the county was set to pony up last year before pay-to-play allegations surfaced, along with a raft of question

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