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December 16, 2020 | Department of Human Services

Local Study Shows Persistent Kindergarten Readiness Gap between Latinx and White Children

Attendance at preschool, parental income and early learning opportunities affect Sonoma County children’s readiness for kindergarten, according to a four-year report by the Road to Early Achievement and Development for Youth (READY) program. Read full story

December 16, 2020 | Department of Human Services

SupervisorShirlee Zane Honored as Exceptional Advocate for Sonoma County Older Adults

The Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) honoredThird District Supervisor Shirlee Zane on December 16, 2020, with its annual Marge Ling LeadershipAward to recognize her dedication to improving the quality of life for olderadults in Sonoma County. Santa Rosa, California Read full story

December 13, 2020 | Community Development Commission

Sonoma County Housing Authority Opens New Project-Based Voucher Waitlists for apartment units in Sonoma

Sonoma County Housing Authority Opens New Project-Based Voucher Waitlists Read full story

December 12, 2020 | Board of Supervisors Department

Community outreach in times of crisis--Sonoma Sun Column

Community outreach in times of crisis Read full story

December 10, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Condado de Sonoma adopta Orden de Permanencia en el Domicilio que entrará en vigencia al final del día viernes

Debido al aumento del número de casos de COVID-19 y a las hospitalizaciones, el Condado de Sonoma se unirá a otros seis condados del Área de la Bahía y a la Ciudad de Berkeley para adoptar de manera preventiva la Orden de Permanencia en el Domicilio del Departamento de Salud Pública de California, a partir de las 12:01 a.m. del sábado 12 de diciembre. Read full story

December 10, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County to adopt Stay Home Order that will go into effect at end of day Friday

Due to rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, Sonoma County will join six other Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley in preemptively adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Read full story

December 08, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado de Sonoma expande las opciones para las pruebas de COVID-19, incluyendo la apertura de un nuevo centro de pruebas d OptumServe en Petaluma

El Condado de Sonoma expande las opciones para las pruebas de COVID-19, incluyendo la apertura de un nuevo centro de pruebas de OptumServe en Petaluma. Read full story

December 08, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Countyof Sonoma increases COVID-19 testing opportunities including opening new OptumServe testing site in Petaluma

County of Sonoma increases COVID-19 testing opportunities including opening new OptumServe testing site in Petaluma Read full story

December 07, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

County Efforts MakeProgress on Homelessness through the ACCESS Initiative

In a matter of 10 months, Sonoma County has successfully moved 30 percent of residents into housing from Los Guilicos Village through its ACCESS Initiative multidisciplinary team and its homeless services partner, St. Vincent de Paul. Read full story

December 07, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Reminder about tonight's CAC meeting. We've added a new panelist.

This is a reminder that tonight December 7th, the CAC will be having a discussion about Protests and Crowd Control. We've added a new panelist: Prof. Reyes, the chair of Sonoma State University’s Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Department where he teaches Police, Courts and Community Relations. Read full story