Will Schmitt
Petaluma Argus
California, United States
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Santa Rosa approves $38 million in loans for affordable housing
The federal disaster relief funds will be used to build more than 370 units of affordable housing in the next few years. → Read More
Sonoma County celebrates as Joe Biden wins presidential race
With about 226,000 ballots counted so far in Sonoma County, voters overwhelmingly demonstrated a preference for Biden, with about 76% casting ballots for the former vice president. → Read More
Santa Rosa man arrested in Petaluma, jailed on $500,000 bail after police chase
Troy Kobylinski, 30 remained in Sonoma County Jail Sunday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, attempted vehicle theft, and residential burglary. → Read More
Updates: Evacuation orders lifted for Guerneville
Orders are still in place for Rio Nido and other parts of the county north of Guerneville and west of Windsor and Healdsburg due to the Walbridge fire. → Read More
Healdsburg on watch amid evacuation warning over Walbridge fire
The city of 12,000 was put on warning Wednesday night. Its residents went about business Thursday, including precautionary trips to the store. → Read More
Hottest week of the year ahead for Sonoma County
Highs in Santa Rosa are slated to reach 94 on Monday, 97 on both Tuesday and Wednesday, and 94 again on Thursday. → Read More
Sonoma County gets clearance from California to advance to Phase 2 reopening
The details of an anticipated revised health order outlining businesses and establishments permitted to reopen are expected later on Friday. → Read More
Petaluma residents howling into the night to release stress, support first responders during coronavirus shutdown
The ritual has grown popular across the North Bay at a time when many other social bonds have frayed amid social distancing and shelter-at-home orders. → Read More
Sonoma County food banks ramp up to meet residents’ needs during pandemic
This week, Redwood Empire Food Bank has distributed four times as many food boxes as what it typically gives out in a month. → Read More
Coronavirus testing intensifies in Sonoma County, while some clinics cite shortage of test kits
So far, 196 coronavirus tests locally have been conducted by county, state and federal laboratories, said the county’s top public health official. Here’s what you need to know about getting tested. → Read More
Sonoma County officials likely to order people to shelter at home
Sonoma County health officials say a local shelter-in-place order could come as early as Tuesday morning. → Read More
Driver apologized before sentence in crash that killed Bodega Bay scientist
The young man, who was unlicensed at the time, will spend the month of jail time in a work-release program instead of being incarcerated. → Read More
Measure G, sales tax to boost firefighting efforts, falling short in early returns
The measure, which needs a two-thirds majority for passage, was garnering about 60% of the vote in early returns. → Read More
Overnight Highway 101 lane closures coming to Petaluma
The closures are scheduled to run overnight for eight weeks. → Read More
Lawyers break down $13.5 billion PG&E settlement for fire victims
The deal followed a $1 billion settlement that included $415 million to about a dozen North Bay government and a separate $11 billion agreement with insurance companies that paid out claims for 2017 and 2018 wildfires. → Read More
PG&E power shutdown slammed by local governments
PG&E’s massive planned outage last week appeared less motivated to protect Californians from another wildfire and more so by a desire to shield the bankrupt utility from yet more fire-related liability, a handful of local governments told state regulators this week. → Read More
Mobile and internet service falters as PG&E shutdown exposes network holes
The planned power shutdown disrupted telecommunications service for some of the nation’s largest providers, exposing service problems for a network increasingly used to communicate during emergencies. → Read More
Scope of PG&E power shutoffs affected in part by proximity to substations
PG&E released its maps Friday showing the extent of planned power outages to mitigate fire risk. Pockets of land in Petaluma aren’t highlighted while much of the surrounding area is. → Read More
PG&E map sheds light on planned power outages in Sonoma County
Most of Sonoma County could be impacted under the more extensive planned power outages envisioned by PG&E to reduce fire risk. → Read More
Petaluma police seek trio of robbers in Verizon theft
Three men ripped off a UPS driver’s delivery to a Verizon store near Highway 101, according to police. → Read More