Press Release Index
Zoe Rosenberg Sentenced to 90 Days Jail After Jury Trial Conviction and Unsubstantiated Claims of Animal Cruelty at Petaluma Poultry
Defendant Zoe Rosenberg, 23-years-old of Berkeley, was sentenced today by the Honorable Kenneth Gnoss after a Sonoma County jury convicted her in November of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors arising from a coordinated June 13, 2023 incursion at Petaluma Poultry. The jury found that she conspired with other Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) members to unlawfully enter the USDA regulated facility, remove live chickens, steal business records, and interfere with commercial operations. She was sentenced to 90 days of county jail, 60 of which can be served on jail alternatives such as electronic home confinement, as a condition of felony probation. Read full story
DxE Co-founder Ordered to Pay $191,704 In Restitution as a Result of Felony Conviction for Conspiracy to Commit Trespass and Trespassing at Sonoma County Farms
Wayne Hsiung, a 42-year-old California state bar licensed attorney from San Francisco, was ordered on November 21st of this year by the Honorable Judge Laura Passaglia to pay Sonoma County’s Sunrise Farms $87,195, and Weber Family Farms $104,509 in restitution after having been convicted by a Sonoma County jury of felony charges of conspiracy to trespass and trespass in 2023. Read full story
Office of Traffic Safety Awards $768,000 Grant to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Sonoma County, Calif. – Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases. The grant program runs through September 2026. Read full story
Pest Companies Settle Environmental Protection Case for Pesticide, Hazardous Waste, and Customer Privacy Law Violations for $3,150,000
Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez, along with the District Attorneys of San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, announced today the settlement of an environmental protection lawsuit against Clark Pest Control of Stockton (Clark), Orkin Services of California (Orkin), and Crane Pest Control (Crane) to resolve allegations that the companies violated state laws governing pesticide, hazardous waste, and customer records privacy laws, by unlawfully disposing of pesticides and hazardous wastes into company waste bins destined for municipal landfills not authorized to accept these wastes. The lawsuit also resolves allegations that the companies failed to shred customer records containing confidential information before disposing of those items into the trash. Clark, Orkin, and Crane are residential and commercial pest control service companies owned by Georgia-based Rollins, Inc., with over 70 facilities in California. Read full story
Serial Killer Suzan Carson Denied Parole
Inmate Suzan Carson, 83 years old, will remain incarcerated at this time following her second parole eligibility hearing. Carson, along with her husband Michael Carson, was convicted in the early 1980s of committing three separate murders in the counties of Sonoma, San Francisco, and Humboldt. Read full story
Rapist denied parole
Inmate Felimon Torres, 61 years old, and previously residing in Valley Ford, will remain incarcerated at this time following his initial parole eligibility hearing. Torres is currently serving a life sentence for forcible rape he committed in 1996 during the commission of a residential burglary. Read full story
DxE Activist Zoe Rosenberg Convicted by Jury of Felony Conspiracy and Aggravating Sentencing Factor After Month and Half Long Trial
Zoe Rosenberg, 23-years-old of Berkeley, was convicted earlier today by a Sonoma County jury following an approximately 7-week-long trial of a felony charge of Conspiracy, and 2 misdemeanor counts of trespass which occurred on 5/21/23 and 6/13/23, and 1 count of tampering with a vehicle for her actions on 6/13/23. Read full story
Chipotle Settles Consumer Protection Case for Violating California’s Gift Card Redemption Law
District Attorney Carla Rodriquez, along with the District Attorneys of Los Angeles, Shasta and Ventura counties, announced today that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., has entered into a Stipulated Judgment and will pay $246,000 in civil penalties, restitution, and costs to resolve allegations of violating California’s gift card redemption law. Read full story
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Rape and Assault
Defendant Devin Patrick Dwyer, 35 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced October 2nd by the Honorable Judge Kenneth Gnoss to serve nine years and four months, plus 30 years-to-life in state prison, after having been found guilty by a jury in April of this year on charges including rape and false imprisonment. Read full story
Parole Board denies 14th bid for parole to man who beat his wife to death
California Board of Prison Terms has again denied parole to Larry Richard Bunke, who was convicted of Second Degree Murder in the brutal beating death of his wife, Linda, in 1982. This was his 14th parole opportunity. Read full story
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