News Index
Notice of Amendment to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Funding Timeline
Notice is hereby given that the date of the meeting for the Continuum of Care Board (CoC) review of public services applications for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) and Community Development Block Grant – Cares Act (CDBG-CV funding recommendations has been changed from January 23, 2023, to February 22, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Read full story
Lynda Hopkins speaks with NPR regarding heavy rain and high winds - January 11, 2023
California's Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, is experiencing continuing episodes of heavy rain and high winds from a series of atmospheric rivers. Robin Young of NPR's Here & Now speaks with Supervisor Lynda Hopkins. Read full story
January 10 Storm Update - 3:30 PM
NOAA's afternoon forecast indicates that the River will crest again on Thursday evening at 32.4' so we are back in possible-flood mode, albeit minor-flood mode. Here’s what we know about PG&E’s service restoration efforts:PG&E currently has more than four dozen crews active in Sonoma County, including mutual aid crews from Idaho and Washington. As of yesterday afternoon there were over 160 separate storm-related outage incidents. Crews have repaired equipment and restored electric power associated with over 120 outages since Thursday, but new and additional outages have occurred which each subsequent storm. Community support center services are ongoing in Occidental, Guerneville, Bodega Bay, and Fort Ross. While we cannot turn your lights back on, we will continue to respond to your needs as best we can. Please email our awesome team at District5@sonoma-county.org if there’s anything we can do to help you. Read full story
County approves $4.4 million for vegetation management programs
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved allocating $4.44 million in funding toward vegetation management work out of PG&E settlement funds. Read full story
January 9 Storm Update - 4:45 PM
According to the 3PM NOAA Forecast, the Russian River is expected to crest at 32.1’ in Guerneville at 1AM Tuesday. It is good news that the rain came in below predictions, and that the River will barely reach flood stage with this storm series. Even better, the lights have come back on in many Lower Russian River communities! Mutual aid crews from Idaho and Washington states helped bring electrical service back to Guerneville, Rio Nido, and parts of Monte Rio today. Read on for more information about community support centers for charging and water; shelter at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds; evacuation resources for pets & livestock; and transportation services between Guerneville, Monte Rio, Forestville and the emergency shelter at the Fairgrounds. Read full story
Sonoma County Transit running bus services between Monte Rio, Guerneville, Forestville and Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Sonoma County Transit is operating shuttles through tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 10, between lower Russian River areas that could be affected by flood waters and the emergency shelter at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Read full story
January 8 Storm Update – 4:30 PM
There is a High Wind Warning in effect tonight through tomorrow morning. Stay home and off the roads if at all possible. We will likely see additional trees down, with impacts to our road system and electrical infrastructure. Gusts could hit 80mph in the Coastal Range. Currently, NOAA projects that the River will enter flood stage (32’) in Guerneville on Monday evening and 34.7’ on Tuesday morning. The River is expected to subside below flood stage Wednesday morning. Read full story