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SonomaCounty health officials issue freeze warning
The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze warning in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction for freezing overnight lows expected through Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Read full story
Sonoma County awards $2million for homeless shelters, safe parking programs
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors awarded $2million in funding this week to support five projects that will provide housingand other resources for people experiencing homelessness in Petaluma, SantaRosa, Sonoma, Guerneville and Sebastopol. Read full story
Sonoma County Department of Health Servicesawarded $6 million to scale grassroots COVID-19 response
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services todayannounced that it has received a three-year, $6 million grant from the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention to increase resources and services forcommunity health workers to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and combathealth care inequities. Read full story
SonomaCounty redistricting process will come to a close with map adoption on Dec. 14
The final version of a redistricting mapapproved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors at the fifth redistrictingpublic hearing on Tuesday has been posted on the county’s website and isavailable for public review. Read full story
<p>Sonoma County GroundwaterSustainability Plans Approved </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thisweek, the boards of Sonoma County’s three groundwater sustainability agencies,Petaluma Valley, Sonoma Valley and Santa Rosa Plain, all unanimously approvedGroundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) for each basin. The GSPs are requiredto be submitted as part of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)for the purpose of assessing the conditions of each groundwater basin,analyzing the basin’s sustainability over a 50-year period, and identifyingprojects and actions needed to ensure the basin is sustainable by 2042.</span> Read full story
Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures releases 2020 SonomaCounty Crop Report
The County of Sonoma Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures today presented to the Board of Supervisors the 2020 Sonoma County Crop Report, an annual accounting of local agricultural production intended for community use in developing and understanding economic activity, tourism, financing, and historical trends in local agricultural production. Read full story
El veinticinco por ciento de los niños con edades entre 5 y 11 años en el Condado de Sonoma, están ahoraparcial o completamente vacunados contrala COVID-19
Uno de cada cuatroniños con edades entre los 5 y los 11años en el Condado de Sonoma están ahora completa o parcialmente vacunados contra la COVID-19; un logroimportante que significa que el condadoha alcanzado el primer objetivo que la Oficina de Educación del Condadode Sonoma y los oficiales de salud del Condado se fijaron para la vacunación pediátrica. Read full story
Twenty-five percent of Sonoma County children ages 5 to11 now partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19
One in four SonomaCounty children ages 5 to 11 are now fully or partially vaccinated againstCOVID-19, an important milestone that means the county has achieved the firstgoal set by the Sonoma County Office of Education and county health officialsfor pediatric vaccinations. Read full story
<p>Commission on Human Rights Affirms Solidarity with NAACP</p>
Commission on Human Rights, County of Sonoma California Human Resources Read full story
Sonoma County adopts automated permitting tool to lower the cost of installing solar
This week, Sonoma Countybecame the first county in California to launch SolarAPP+, an automated applicationfor permitting new residential rooftop solar and storage systems. SolarAPP+will lower costs and expedite solar installations, encouraging property ownersto invest in generating renewable and sustainable energy. Read full story