The Month In Numbers
A look at the key figures shaping life in the North Bay
Sonoma County Kicking the tires
Go Broncos!
$11 million Amount allegedly unaccounted for in DEMA’s billing to the County of Sonoma, over the course of its DEMA contracts. Patino denies any billing improprieties. 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hours former DEMA CEO Michelle Patino allegedly billed the County of Sonoma for work on behalf of her homeless-services business on Nov. 20, 2022, the same date she attended a Denver Broncos game at Mile High Stadium.
$20k Average price of a used car in the Bay Area in 2019.
$30k Average price of a used car in the Bay Area in 2024.
Source: Bay Area News Group
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Napa County
Labor violations
$45k Fine the U.S. Department of restaurant for violating child-labor laws. Labor slapped C Case
14 Age of children working at the Oxbow Public Market-located eatery outside of permitted hours during school days, at times operating hazardous equipment. Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Marin County
The cost of living
2 Decades of work on the Highway The cost of commuting
$17.27 New minimum hourly wage for “very large” businesses in Novato, raising the minimum by 40 cents. New minimums at large and small businesses are $17 and $16.42 per hour, respectively. $32.19 Hourly “living wage” an adult with no kids needs to earn to make ends meet in Marin County, according to MIT. Source: Marin Independent Journal
101-widening project between Novato and Petaluma. Construction on the 16-mile Novato Narrows portion is expected to wrap this summer.
$767 Million Amount spent on the Novato Narrows work alone .
January 2025
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