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El Condado de Sonoma anuncia la integración de un Equipo de Trabajo Conmemorativo del Incendio
En junio de 2022, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma aprobó la creación e instalación de una obra de arte conmemorativa que reconoce el impacto del Complejo de Incendios de Sonoma en los residentes del Condado, y honra específicamente la memoria de aquellos que perdieron la vida. El proyecto será supervisado por un Equipo de Trabajo Conmemorativo del Incendio en conjunto con Creative Sonoma, una división de la Junta de Desarrollo Económico del Condado. Read full story
Sonoma County Announces Formation of Fire Memorial Task Force
In June 2022, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved the creation and installation of a memorialartwork recognizing the impact of the Sonoma Complex Fires on the County’s residents and specificallyhonoring the memories of those whose lives were lost. The project will be overseen by a Fire Memorial TaskForce in conjunction with Creative Sonoma, a division of the County’s Economic Development Board. Read full story
Sonoma County partners with local bee farmer to establish seasonal apiary near Healdsburg Transfer Station
Sonoma County today announced a three-year agreement with Tauzer Apiaries of Northern California to host up to 120 beehives seasonally on a portion of vacant county property adjacent to the Healdsburg Transfer Station, the county’s refuse disposal and recycling facility on Alexander Valley Road. Read full story
Sonoma County issues freeze alert
The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze alert in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of sub-freezing temperatures overnight tonight through Thursday morning. Officials recommend that residents limit time outdoors as serious medical conditions including hypothermia and frostbite can develop with prolonged exposure to cold weather. Read full story
Sonoma County issues first in series of annual reports highlighting accomplishments under Strategic Plan
Sonoma County today published its first annual report highlighting key accomplishments in the past year under the county’s five-year Strategic Plan, which outlines the Board of Supervisors’ top priorities through 2026. Read full story
Creative Sonoma anuncia el segundo año del Programa de Becas
Creative Sonoma, en colaboración con Kimzin Creative, una agencia local de consultoría de artes y equidad, anuncia el segundo año de becas disponibles para artistas emergentes y de media carrera, así como gestores culturales que trabajan dentro, en nombre de o para apoyar a las comunidades de color en el Condado de Sonoma. Read full story
Creative Sonoma Announces 2nd Year of Fellowship Grant Program
Creative Sonoma, in collaboration with Kimzin Creative, a local arts and equity consulting group, is announcing the second year of fellowship grants available for emerging to mid-career artists and culture workers who work within, on behalf of, or to support Sonoma County’s communities of color. Read full story
County to begin mailing voter information guides, ballots to voters in March special election
Voter information guides and official ballots for the March 7 special election will begin going out in the mail on Monday, Feb. 6, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters announced today. Please note that this election applies to fewer than 3,000 voters residing in the Schell-Vista Fire Protection District and the Timber Cove Fire Protection District. Read full story
Job Market Tracker Report 2022 Fourth Quarter
Job Market Tracker Report 2022 Fourth QuarterRegistered nurses remain most in demand with median salary of $135,600 Read full story
Two Sonoma County vaccine clinics to close at the end of February
COVID-19 vaccine clinics at the Rohnert Park Community Center and the Roseland Community Clinic in Santa Rosa will close by the end of February. The Roseland clinic will close on Feb. 25 and the Rohnert Park clinic will close on Feb. 28, the day that Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to lift California’s COVID-19 state of emergency. Read full story