News Index
Sonoma County Prepares to Notify Residents of Upcoming PG&E Power Shut-Off Due Extreme Weather Conditions
Sonoma County officials are prepared to notify residents who will likely be impacted by PG&E’s planned power shut-off this evening, due to extreme weather conditions. PG&E estimates that around 400 customers in Sonoma County will be impacted by a power shut-off. Read full story
Sonoma County Responds to PG&E’sPotential Power Shut-Off With Advanced Preparation
Thisafternoon, the County of Sonoma acted promptly to prepare for the potentialshut down of PG&E power to areas of Sonoma County. Read full story
State Honors Sonoma County Foster Parents and Social Worker
Santa Rosa residents Kim and Scott Streeter were named California Foster Parents of the Year. Read full story
End of Harvest Fiesta
Come and visit our booth at the 39th annual End of Harvest Fiesta hosted by the California Human Development (CHD). Thispopular and traditional festival is held each year to honor the hard work ofvineyard and farm workers alike. Read full story
Safe Drug and SharpsDisposal OrdinanceWithdrawn after California Passes SB 212
Previously the Department of Health Services had submitted to the Board of Supervisors to approve a Safe Drug and Sharps Disposal Ordinance. Read full story
Tolay Lake Regional Park: Master Plan Approved, Park will Open Seven Days a Week
The SonomaCounty Board of Supervisors today approved the Tolay Lake Regional Park masterplan, an action that allows the county’s largest park to open daily later thismonth. Read full story
Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership Wins National Awards for its Training, Outreach and Education Programs
The Sonoma-Marin Water Saving Partnership (Partnership), a group of North Bay water utilities, has once again been recognized with national awards for its water-saving efforts. Read full story
Value of Fire Cameras Highlighted in Detectionand Suppression of Wildland Fire East of Geyserville
Two months after the directors of Sonoma Water and theBoard of Supervisors agreed to fund a pilot project of fire cameras to provideearly detection of wildfires, the nascent network of fire-detecting apparatusdemonstrated its value when a camera atop Geyser Peak spotted a recentlyignited fire and allowed firefighters to locate and quickly suppress the blaze. Read full story
Sonoma County Releases Alert and Warning Exercise Findings in Report
Sonoma County Division of Emergency Management, in collaboration with local public safety agencies, conducted a first of its kind alert and warning exercise on the West Coast of the United States on September 10 and 12, 2018. Read full story
October SoCo Correspondent
The October 2017 SonomaComplex Fires event had a profound impact on the Sonoma County community. As werebuild and heal, we are mindful that even as we focus on future planning inthe aftermath of our own fire event, our neighboring counties are dealing withfire containment and response, the displacement of community members, and thereality that recovery will be a long and difficult process. Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read our Newsletter Read full story