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Mar 13, 2026

California lawmakers grill DMV director on deadly failures

The project has found that the state of California -- led by the DMV -- routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to get behind the wheel, where they go on to…
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laguna wastewater resizeWe talked with Joseph Schwall, Interim Deputy Director of Subregional Operations for the Santa Rosa Water Department at the Llano Road treatment plant to get to the bottom of rumors that raw sewage had been released from the plant in the recent storms. He said this was not at all true, and that our water was safe.
 
Hear his interview below:
 
 
Visit the Santa Rosa City website for more on the Local Emergency declared because of water overwhelming the water treatment plant.

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