The case sheds light on the world of court-appointed receivership, a business that can save taxpayers money and counties grief but can also be controversial — and lucrative for its biggest players.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has selected the county's first stand-alone registrar of voters, after voting to split the position from the clerk-recorder-assessor earlier this year.

The lawsuit, which Healdsburg, Petaluma, Sonoma County and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority joined in June, ...

Johnson, a native of Penngrove, California, was an accomplished sprint car racer prior to his life-altering accident during ...