Sonoma County Board of Supervisors meetings will be live on Internet

On Tuesday, for the first time, Sonoma County residents will be able to use the Internet to watch live meetings of the Board of Supervisors from their home or office.

“This will enhance the public's access to their county government,” said board chairwoman Valerie Brown. “This is a smart use of technology that moves the county closer to being paperless and also complements our sustainability efforts.”

Anyone with Internet access can visit the website http://supervisors.sonoma-county.org/meetings/ and view the proceedings as well as call up relevant staff reports and board resolutions.

Lake Sonoma drinking water supply hits 100 percent full

Lake Sonoma has recovered from three years of below average rainfall, filling up its water supply pool and hitting the flood stage Tuesday for the first time in five years.

The lake hit 245,000 acre-feet at about 4 a.m.  Above that level, the water is into the flood pool and can be released through Warm Springs Dam into Dry Creek and the Russian River.

State proposes new limits on vineyards using Russian River water

“This would have a very significant impact if something like this were to be approved,” Mendocino County Farm Bureau Executive Director Devon Jones said of the proposal, which was drafted by state Water Resources Control Board staffers.

An environmental leader, meanwhile, called the proposal “a mixed bag” in terms of its protection for endangered salmon and steelhead.

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