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Three out of five seats on the Sonora Planning Commission will soon be vacant, and the city is currently accepting applications until 4 p.m. May 31 from candidates interested in

City of Sonora leaders, recently faced with a dire staffing shortage, celebrated the swearing-in Monday of three new police officers, three new dispatchers, and a new community service officer.

Chief executive Graeme Hartop declares bank is benefiting from accessible and personalised approach

More public parking will be coming to the south end of downtown Sonora after the City Council voted 3-0 Monday night to purchase a long-unused lot at South Stewart and

The unanimous vote was called a win-win by councilmembers.

The Sonora City Council will vote on purchasing a parking lot at the corner of Church and Stewart Street for $124,000 from the Irving J Symons Foundation, a supporting organization of the Sonora Area Foundation.

Promise Kept Since I was elected, I have not taken a pay raise. I have passed up 8.2% in raises plus some back pay. I feel it’s not right for a sitting supervisor to raise their own salary. I am ok with the board raising the salary of future new supervisors. 2024 Annual Board Retreat

(1) WONKA EVENT SCAM, WITH AI ‘HELP’. [Item by Tom Becker.] A Willy Wonka-themed event closed immediately upon opening due to complaints from disappointed customers. UK correspondent Mark Plummer says there is a long-standing tradition of disappointing special experiences. A Christmas show turns out to be a muddy field with a donkey with reindeer horns

The Sonora City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to approve adding pickleball striping and a pickleball net to a planned half-court basketball slab to be built at Woods Creeks Rotary

Sonora’s police staffing crisis has gotten so dire that the City Council this week approved spending up to $200,000 on a professional marketing and advertising consultant to help with ongoing