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Sonoma County donateselectric vehicles to Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Three electric vehicles will be handed over to Santa Rosa Junior College this week from the County of Sonoma to support SRJC’s respected Automotive Technology Program, a career technical education program that prepares students for future employment with dealerships, smog stations, repair facilities and other businesses. Read full story
<p>La Junta Directiva aprueba unplan para reducir los riesgos a la infraestructura crítica debido a losimpactos del cambio climático </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">La Junta Directiva de Sonoma Water aprobó hoy su primer Plan de Adaptación Climática (CAP, Climate Adaptation Plan) que proporciona un mapa vial para la agencia mientras navega por los impactos del cambio climático en su infraestructura y operaciones. Sonoma Water proporciona agua potable a 600,000 residentes, recolección y tratamiento de aguas residuales para 70,000 residentes y control de inundaciones a comunidades en los condados de Sonoma y Marin. </span> Read full story
<p>Board Approves Plan to Reduce Risks to Critical Infrastructurefrom the Impacts of Climate Change </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Sonoma Water Board of Directors today approved its first-ever Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP) that provides a roadmap for the agency as it navigates the impacts of climate change on its infrastructure and operations. Sonoma Water provides drinking water to 600,000 residents, wastewater collection and treatment for 70,000 residents, and flood control to communities in Sonoma and Marin counties. </span> Read full story
<p>Parolee sentenced for multiple felonies committed while on parole </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant James Edward Canada Sr., 57 years old of Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park, was sentenced today by the Honorable Robert LaForge to serve 24 years and 8 months in state prison after pleading no contest to multiple felony charges in September of this year.</span> Read full story
<p>Voter registrationdeadline approaching for Nov. 2 election </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters reminds residents that the regular deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 2, 2021, Consolidated Election is Oct. 18 at 11:59 p.m.</span> Read full story
Este Halloween/Día de Muertos es seguro pedir calaverita en exteriores del Condado de Sonoma si se siguen ciertas precauciones
Las familias pueden disfrutar con confianza el pedir calaverita y asistir a las celebraciones, todo en exteriores, este Haloween/Día de Muertos si toman ciertas sencillas precauciones para reducir el riesgo de contagios de la COVID-19, recomendó el jueves la Dra. Sundari Mase, oficial de salud pública del Condado de Sonoma. Read full story
Outdoor trick-or-treating inSonoma County is safe this Halloween with precautions
Families can confidently enjoy outdoor trick-or-treating on Halloween and outdoor Día De los Muertos celebrations this year, provided they take some simple precautions to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County’s public health officer, advised Thursday. Read full story
Free Holiday Parking at Regional Parks for Veterans and Active Duty Military
In honor of Veterans Day, military members, veterans andtheir families can receive free parking at all Sonoma County Regional Parks onthe holiday and weekend, Nov. 11 through Nov. 14, 2021. Active dutymilitary, veterans and their families can visit county-managed parks and trailswith a special pass that waives the $7 day-use parking fee. Passes must beobtained in advance from the offices of Sonoma County Regional Parks, SonomaCounty Veterans Services or the Santa Rosa VA Clinic. Read full story
<p>Man sentenced to prison for pimping,pandering, and assault</p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defendant Jason Isaiah Lopez-Willis, 22 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Dana Simonds to serve 4 years in state prison after pleading “no contest” to felony charges of pimping and pandering in early September. In addition to the pimping and pandering charges, Lopez-Willis was sentenced for violating the terms of his formal probation for a 2020 conviction for assault with force likely to result in great bodily injury.</span><br /> Read full story
La campaña del Condado de Sonoma aplica la vacuna número 700,000
Alcanzando otro objetivo importante en la batalla contra la COVID-19, la campaña para proteger a los residentes del Condado de Sonoma contra el virus, entregó su dosis número 700,000 de la vacuna esta semana. Read full story