News Index
State Initiating Phase 1 Household Hazardous Waste Sweeps forGlass Fire
The California Department of Toxic Substance Control is expected to initiate the Phase 1 Household Hazardous Waste Sweeps next week for residential properties with damaged or destroyed structures from the Glass Fire in Sonoma County. Read full story
County of Sonoma on track to complete 51 miles of repaved roads
The County of Sonoma Department of Transportation and Public Works today announced that it is nearing completion of the Summer 2020 construction schedule, including successful resurfacing of 51 miles of roadway in the unincorporated area of Sonoma County. Read full story
Disaster Food Benefits Aid Residents and Workers Affected by Walbridge/Meyers LNU Complex Wildfire
Low-income residents and workers affected by the Walbridge/Meyers LNU Complex wildfires can apply for Disaster CalFresh food benefits between Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, November 5, 2020, through the Sonoma County Human Services Department Economic Assistance Division. Read full story
Beneficios de alimentos por catástrofes ayudan a residentes y trabajadores afectados porlos Incendios Walbridge, Meyers y Complejo LNU
Residentes de bajos ingresos y trabajadores afectados por los incendios forestales del Complejo Walbridge / Meyers LNU pueden solicitar los beneficios para conseguir alimentos de CalFresh para Desastres, entre el miércoles 28 de octubre y el jueves 5 de noviembre de 2020, mediante la División de Asistencia Económica del Departamento de Servicios Humanos. Read full story
Voters urged to return mail-in ballots early
Withthe November 3, 2020, Consolidated General Election rapidly approaching, Deva MarieProto, Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters, encouragesvoters to get their Vote-by-Mail ballots in early. Read full story
Sonoma County addedto Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Glass Fire
On Oct. 22, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that three additional counties – Napa, Shasta and Sonoma – had been added to the Major Disaster Declaration, initially approved by The White House on Oct 16, 2020, to bolster the state’s emergency response to wildfires across the state and support impacted residents. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma se agrega a laDeclaración Federal de Catástrofe por el Incendio Glass
El 22 de octubre de 2020, el Gobernador GavinNewsom anunció que se habían agregado tres condados más, Napa, Shasta y Sonoma,a la Declaración de Catástrofe, inicialmente aprobada por la Casa Blanca el <a href="http://www.oesnews.com/three-additional-counties-added-to-presidential-major-disaster-declaration-to-support-states-response-to-wildfires/" title="16de octubre">16de octubre, para reforzar la respuesta del Estado a la emergencia generalizadade los incendios forestales y apoyar a los residentes damnificados. Read full story
Message From County Administrator
On Tuesday, theBoard of Supervisors unanimously endorsed a suite of actions to slow the spreadof coronavirus by providing direct support to those most negatively impacted. Read full story
ChildhoodLead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 25th through 31st is Childhood LeadPoisoning Prevention Week. This year’s statewide Lead Week message is “Evensmall amounts of lead can harm a child’s health. Read full story
Watchdog report: Sonoma County sheriff agrees to policy changes
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to vastly expand training on implicit bias and crisis intervention, create and adopt an overarching de-escalation policy and launch an investigation into the accuracy of dispatch reports. Read full story