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8 AM Thursday Storm Update - January 5, 2022
As of this morning NOAA is *NOT* predicting the Russian River to reach flood stage from the first storm. The peak is expected to be a beautiful 25.4’ in Guerneville — beautiful because it’s nice see the river that full yet not impacting our homes and businesses. For the most up-to-date County resources, please visit SocoEmergency.org.NOAA *is* predicting the River to reach flood stage from the second storm. However, where previously they were predicting a 40’ peak, NOAA has now downgraded the potential peak to 36.1’ (good news for many local businesses and homes). The second storm event is expected to impact us starting Saturday, with Russian River water levels peaking in the wee hours of Monday morning (around 4AM). Read full story
2023 Sonoma County Homeless Point-in-Time Count Volunteer Registration Now Open- January 27th !
Friday, January 27, 2023, is the Sonoma County Point-in-Time (PIT) Street Count for all populations of person’s experiencing homelessness. The Count is a requirement for receiving federal homeless assistance funds and provides critical data used to understand homelessness locally and to support strategic decisions about our program. We hope that you are able to help by participating this year! Read full story
Storm Update, Wednesday Evening - January 4, 2022
We are bracing for what may well be prolonged, repeat flooding of the Russian River in the days to come. Read full story
Wet. Windy, & Wild in West County
We are all closely watching the forecasts for the coming storms. With the ground saturated from prior rain and the rivers and creeks already high, flooding is likely — both from creeks overflowing their banks, as well as from the main stem of the Russian River. Read full story
ABC 7: West County Prepares for Incoming Storm
Here's how region is preparing for dangerous atmospheric river heading to Northern California Read full story
Weekly Roundup for December 30, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1. Weather update 2. Community health update 3. Other Sonoma County news Read full story
District 3 Year-End Newsletter
Read Supervisor Coursey's Year in Review Newsletter for a recap on the county's work on climate action, racial equity, housing and other initatives. Read full story
Weekly Roundup for December 23, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Top 5 tips to protect against a winter virus; 2) Sonoma County wants you!; and 3) Other news from County of Sonoma Read full story
West County Progress - December 21, 2022
This is part 2 of our series of newsletters highlighting some of the key accomplishments across West County in the past year. Read full story