Sonoma Air Record

Sonoma Air Record covers aircraft noise, airport expansion, and air access in Sonoma County. Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport sits at the center of all three: departures concentrated over West County since January 2024, capacity added through decisions taken separately over several years, and a county now weighing what to do about the consequences.

The approach is documentary. Articles are built from primary sources — commission minutes, staff reports, contracts, environmental determinations, and records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and the California Public Records Act. Where the record answers a question, the article says so. Where it doesn't, the article says that instead of filling the gap with inference. Records received are typically published here as they arrive, so readers can check a claim against its source.

Sonoma Air Record is written by Malcolm Crawford, who lives in West Sonoma County. It is not affiliated with any organization, campaign, or community group, and speaks for none of them. Correspondence sent to public officials is routinely published; replies from officials are not, except where there is a clear public interest in publishing them.