May 13, 2021
Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch
The recall for Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch is on track to be on the ballot. Election officials announced yesterday that the campaign launched by Sonoma County developer Bill Gallaher to recall Ravitch has enough verified signatures to qualify. Gallaher is the lone contributor to the recall campaign, funding it with an $800,000 contribution. The campaign says that pressing issues such as inequality, injustice and fire safety have either been ignored or have gotten worse because of Ravitch. More than 30,000 valid signatures were collected, and an election could come as soon as mid-September.
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The claims in question included that, “cannabidiol can change gene expression and remove beta-amyloid plaque, the hallmark of Alzheimer’s, from brain cells” and that “scientific and clinical studies have shown that CBD could be therapeutic for many conditions.”
That long list of these conditions includes chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, sleep disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism and neurological ailments, notes the SCDAO release.
As a member of the California Food, Drug and Medical Device Task Force, the SCDAO and CannaCraft reached a settlement in the consumer protection false advertising action.
In opting to settle, Judge Thomas W. Wills reported Sonoma County-based CannaCraft will pay US$250,000 ($302,500) in civil penalties, US$25,000 ($30,250) in
Woman faces misdemeanor charges for filing false kidnapping report in Petaluma
By KTVU staff article
Petaluma police say that there is no evidence to support Katie Sorensen s wild claims made on Instagram that her children were targeted in an attempted kidnapping on Dec. 7, 2020.
PETALUMA, Calif. - A Sonoma County woman was charged with two misdemeanor counts of making a false report of a crime. An investigation concluded she made up a story that her children were victims of an attempted kidnapping by a couple at a Petaluma arts and crafts store last December.
Prosecutors confirmed Thursday Katie Sorensen was charged by Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch.
Woman faces misdemeanor charges for filing false kidnapping report in Petaluma
By KTVU staff article
Petaluma police say that there is no evidence to support Katie Sorensen s wild claims made on Instagram that her children were targeted in an attempted kidnapping on Dec. 7, 2020.
PETALUMA, Calif. - A Sonoma County woman was charged with two misdemeanor counts of making a false report of a crime. An investigation concluded she made up a story that her children were victims of an attempted kidnapping by a couple at a Petaluma arts and crafts store last December.
Prosecutors confirmed Thursday Katie Sorensen was charged by Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch.
Sonoma County DA hits PG&E with criminal charges over 2019 Kincade Fire
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Soda Rock Winery erupts in flames after the fire jumped Highway 128 as the Kincade Fire burns outside Healdsburg on Oct. 27, 2019. Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch has started criminal proceedings against Pacific Gas and Electric for its role in starting the fire.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A PG&E worker severs the power line from a fallen utility pole on Geysers Road as the Kincade Fire continues to burn out of control near Geyserville, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less