Longtime Graton Rancheria chairman Greg Sarris will step down this year after 34 years leading the tribe’s economic and civic rise in Sonoma County.

More than 30 cats were removed from a San Diego home after a neighbor reported a suspicious smell; the animals are now at SDHS receiving medical and behavioral care.

High school activists handed a 19‑page plan to county officials urging limits on solitary confinement as court‑ordered jail reforms move forward. Their meetings with local leaders put fresh pressure on the Sheriff’s Office.