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A planned evening switch could briefly affect 20,000 Sonoma County customers as crews repair equipment after a morning Petaluma outage.
Sep 03, 2026
Petaluma Equipment Failure Prompts PG&E to Plan Brief Power Interruption for 20,000 in Sonoma County
Jul 21, 2026
Late-Night Tower Tech Snafu Sends Sonoma Fliers On Wild Bay Area Detour
Jul 12, 2026
South Sonoma’s Watmaugh Bridge Out Of Commission Until 2027
May 13, 2026
Jet Jitters: West Sonoma Neighbors Rebel Over Roaring Flight Path Shake-Up
A tower computer outage at Sonoma County Airport forced multiple Alaska Airlines flights to divert to nearby airports, leaving passengers with hours‑long detours.
The Watmaugh Road bridge south of Sonoma is closed for a federally funded, $8.5M rebuild, with detours and expected delays through summer 2027.
Nearly 30,000 noise complaints swamped county records after new published departure paths funneled jets over West Sonoma County. County officials are asking the FAA for temporary changes while a study proceeds.
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