State, County Unemployment Dips in April - Patch.com

State, County Unemployment Dips in April
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The state's unemployment rate in April was 10.9 percent according to the California Employment Development Department, down slightly from March's 11 percent rate. That number was down from 11.8 percent in April 2011. In Sonoma County, that number was ...

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Sonoma Co. tourism spending rises 9 percent - North Bay Business Journal

Sonoma Co. tourism spending rises 9 percent
North Bay Business Journal
Spending by visitors in Sonoma County increased 9 percent from 2009 to 2010, according the latest data released Wednesday by the California Travel and Tourism Commission. In the same period, the share of California destination dollars spent in Sonoma ...
Sonoma County hotel business up in April Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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California Egg Farmers Welcome New Animal Welfare Legislation - MarketWatch (press release)

California Egg Farmers Welcome New Animal Welfare Legislation
MarketWatch (press release)
Most importantly, we welcome the recognition by the Senator and the HSUS that California's use of the enriched colony system is indeed a safe and superior hen habitat," said Arnie Riebli, a Sonoma County egg farmer and president of the Association of ...

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Tickets on Sale: Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years and Honor Napa and Sonoma ... - San Francisco Chronicle

Tickets on Sale: Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years and Honor Napa and Sonoma ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Held at one of the most beloved and exclusive outdoor event spaces in the Bay Area, join the Girl Scouts in a special event to honor the top 100 Northern California women "Greening the Future." Featuring Napa and Sonoma valley movers and shakers and ...

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State allocates $111.6M to North Bay Hwy. 101 projects - North Bay Business Journal

State allocates $111.6M to North Bay Hwy. 101 projects
North Bay Business Journal
By Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter MARIN and SONOMA COUNTIES — The California Transportation Commission voted Wednesday to allocate more than $110 million to two Highway 101 improvement projects in Marin and Sonoma counties.

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Rohnert Park Arrest Log: May 17-23 - Patch.com

Rohnert Park Arrest Log: May 17-23
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He was booked at Sonoma County Jail. 9 pm Kyle Wilhelmsen, 18, of Rohnert Park, was arrested for possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana. He was booked at Sonoma County Jail. 5:25 pm Carlos Valdez, 19, of Live Oak was arrested at the ...

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Poll: County's Plastic Bag Ban Moves Forward, Do You Support it? - Patch.com

Poll: County's Plastic Bag Ban Moves Forward, Do You Support it?
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By Alexis Fitts The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency began the first steps Wednesday, to begin an environmental review of the ban, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. The ban would prevent retail establishments from providing single-use ...

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