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Former Santa Rosa officials fined for golf freebies

Bennett Valley Golf Course.

The state political watchdog agency Thursday fined two recently retired Santa Rosa parks and recreation department officials for accepting thousands of dollars in free golf rounds, lessons and merchandise discounts from the operator of the city-owned Bennett Valley Golf Club.

Windsor signs on to county power authority

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Windsor on Wednesday became the first city to join the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, created as an alternative to PG&E to provide a greener product at competitive, if not cheaper rates.

PAC formed to oppose Sonoma hotel initiative

The revised plan for Chateau Sonoma Hotel & Spa. Key changes include shrinking the total project by 7,000-square feet, removing the Lynch building from the project and including one restaurant instead of three.

A new Sonoma organization describing itself as a broad citizens group opposed to a voter initiative to cap hotel development is getting its seed money from the developer whose controversial project could be blocked by the proposed ballot measure.

Judge won’t halt Santa Rosa asphalt plant’s silo construction

Bodean Company plant operator Anthony Boyle runs the batch plant from the control room on Monday, April 23, 2012.  (Christopher Chung / PD)

A judge on Wednesday refused to block construction of three new storage silos at a Santa Rosa asphalt plant. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum denied a request by neighbors to halt construction of the 82-foot-high silos at the BoDean asphalt plant north of Railroad Square.

Santa Rosa mayor calls for audit of Parks and Recreation Department

Bennett Valley Golf Course.

The mayor of Santa Rosa has called for a financial audit of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department in the wake of what he called ‘disquieting’ revelations about the department’s budget.

Rohnert Park City Council hears public power agency pitch

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Third District Supervisor Shirlee Zane aimed high at the Rohnert Park City Council on Tuesday, as the political campaign to convince cities to join the county’s public power agency continued.

Sonoma County to complete former redevelopment projects

The old Albertson's Supermarket in Roseland. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)

Sonoma County supervisors were told Tuesday that they could have $24.4 million in property tax revenue available through mid-2017 to complete former county redevelopment projects and programs.

Proposed Petaluma budget reflects increased revenue

Petaluma City hall logo

Petaluma City Council members appeared pleased – or at least relieved – with the city’s short-term financial outlook Monday during a workshop on the budget.

Rohnert Park faces $2.3 million deficit

Rohnert Park’s City Council on Tuesday will review the revenue and expense trends that have contributed to the city’s looming $2.3 million general-fund deficit.

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