Mayor Mark Plummer News Today

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.

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.

A step toward building a new police station, and an effort to boost officer recruiting, were approved by the Sonora City Council on Monday evening.

The city has come out with incentives it is offering, including better pay, recruitment, and retention bonuses, to increase staff levels.

The Sonora City Council celebrated the careers of a long-time fire captain and the retiring community development director at this week’s meeting.

Rachelle Kellogg is retiring as Sonora Community Development Director at the end of the month, and her replacement has been picked.

Last night kicked off the Christmas Town Sonora event for the holidays with carols and a tree lighting.

It is the day before Thanksgiving, and an event celebrating the start of the holiday season will take place this evening.