Press Releases

July 20, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma kicks off redistricting process with Advisory Redistricting Commission

Today the County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors completed its final community member appointments to the Advisory Redistricting Commission (ARC). In addition to seeking input from the public, the 19-member ARC will advise and assist the Board with redrawing supervisorial district boundaries and selecting the next district map for Sonoma County’s supervisorial elections. Read full story

July 19, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Due to Red Flag Warning issued by the National WeatherService, July 20 Alert and Warning exercise canceled

Due to fire weatherconcerns in the North Bay mountains and the greater Bay Area, the City of SantaRosa, County of Sonoma, and the National Weather Service Bay Area have decidedto CANCEL the emergency alert and warning exercise scheduled for Tuesday, July20. This exercise would have included a NOAA Weather Radio warning alarm systemtest to the County of Sonoma and a SoCoAlert test in a targeted geographicalarea in the City of Santa Rosa. Read full story

July 15, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

La Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos del Condado deSonoma organizará un taller virtual y una audiencia pública

La Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos del Condado de Sonoma (ARC) invita a la comunidad del Condado de Sonoma a participar en un taller virtual de redistribución de distritos el lunes 26 de julio de 2021 a las 4 PM. Read full story

July 15, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma Advisory Redistricting Commission tohost a virtual workshop and public hearing

The County of Sonoma Advisory Redistricting Commission(ARC) invites the Sonoma County community to participate in a virtualredistricting workshop on Monday, July 26 2021 at 4 p.m. Read full story

July 13, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Supervisors to appeal decision concerning Measure P onNovember ballot

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted in closedsession today to appeal a June ruling by the Public Employment Relations Boardconcerning Measure P, the voter-approved initiative to strengthen oversight ofthe Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, while also moving ahead with the meet andconfer process concerning two bargaining units that filed the complaints. Read full story

July 06, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Los sitios de pruebas del Condado ahora ofrecen pruebas ‘rápidas’ BinaxNOW

El Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonomaya está ofreciendo pruebas “rápidas” de antígeno BinaxNOW en todos los lugaresde pruebas a partir de hoy. Read full story

July 06, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County testing sites nowoffer BinaxNOW ‘rapid’ tests

The Sonoma CountyDepartment of Health Services is now offering BinaxNOW “rapid” antigen testingat all DHS testing sites beginning today. Read full story

June 30, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County awarded $37 million FEMA grant to mitigate wildfire risks to life, property and the environment

President Joe Biden announced today that the County of Sonoma will receive a $37 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency designed to help local, state and tribal agencies in California receive reimbursement for certain costs related to wildfire risk reduction. Biden made the announcement Wednesday at a White House briefing of governors from Western states. Read full story

June 02, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Board of Supervisors Approves Over $3.7 Million for Vegetation Management Projects to Reduce Wildfire Risk

Funding will support countywide projects to clear roads, create defensible space, increase safety Read full story

May 11, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma provides retirement system annual review

The County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors today received the annual State of the Retirement System Report on pension costs and pension-related liabilities through Fiscal Year 2019-20, including membership data for Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association, investment returns and December 2019 actuarial valuation results. The annual report to the public was recommended by the FY 2014-15 Sonoma County Grand Jury Report, the July 2016 report of the Independent Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Pension Matters, and the September 2018 report of the Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Pension Reform. Read full story