Marisa Endicott

The dispute has highlighted local tensions in an industry heavily reliant on immigrant labor and represented locally by an organization that often aligns with law enforcement.

The group of affected survivors includes those from the 2015 Butte Fire, the 2017 North Bay firestorm and the 2018 Camp Fire.

Fire officials encourage residents in the highest risk areas to get a head start removing flammable materials around their home and making other changes as new regulations roll out.

The fire caused at least $56 million in winegrape losses, plus $1.7 million for other agricultural commodities and farm structures.

The Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association agreed to pay $11,000 for ad disclosure and reporting violations as part of its 2020 campaign against Measure P, the landmark oversight law that is still being debated six years on.

The plaintiffs allege vintner Jayson Woodbridge, owner of the property where the Pickett Fire is thought to have started, should be responsible for their losses. Meanwhile, Cal Fire passed on its investigation to local authorities.

A standoff over a 78-unit Petaluma park looks to be a pivotal case to determine if a wave of local regulations limiting rent hikes, closures and conversions an can weather legal challenges.

Litigation over SSU athletics has reached the California Supreme Court as campus leadership prepares to announce an update on the future of intercollegiate sports.

Matthew Chavez, a law enforcement auditor with IOLERO, will step into the agency’s lead role vacated last month by John Alden, who left to head up law enforcement oversight in Marin County.

A bill that could lead to future compensation for past Northern California victims of wildfires who were never made whole passed out of the state Assembly unanimously Thursday afternoon.