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January 14, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

USACE ANNOUNCES RELEASE AT COYOTE VALLEY DAM

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District (USACE) will begin a series of high-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino starting mid-day on Monday, Jan. 16, in response to reservoir levels and improving downstream conditions on the Russian River. No increased releases will occur at Warm Springs Dam at Lake Sonoma during this time. Read full story


January 13, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

January 13 Storm Update - 12:30 PM

Well, there’s some good news: around January 20 or 21, meteorologists are predicting that California will have a chance to dry out! (For the glass-half-empty portion of the crowd, yes, this means that we still have another week of wet, windy, and wild weather — so batten down the hatches, we’re still in this thing.) Read full story


January 13, 2023 | Community Development Commission

Notice of Public Hearing: Sonoma County Housing Authority Annual PHA Plan for FY 2023-2024

The Sonoma County Community Development Committee, in its capacity as the governing body of the Sonoma County Housing Authority, will hold a public hearing on March 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the hearing room of the Sonoma County Community Development Commission located at 1440 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa, CA. Read full story


January 12, 2023 | Climate Action and Resiliency

2023 Energy & Resilience Workshop Series Expanded to Include In-person Events

The County of Sonoma, Climate Action and Resiliency Division is pleased to announce the latest homeowner workshops in an on-going series for those interested in learning more about the benefits of making improvements that will help make your home more energy efficient and resilient. Read full story


January 12, 2023 | County Administrator's Office

Rhonda Coffman named interim executive director of the Sonoma County Community Development Commission

Rhonda Coffman named interim executive director of the Sonoma County Community Development Commission Read full story


January 12, 2023 | Community Development Commission

Notice of Amendment to Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Funding Timeline

Notice is hereby given that the date of the meeting for the Continuum of Care Board (CoC) review of public services applications for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) and Community Development Block Grant – Cares Act (CDBG-CV funding recommendations has been changed from January 23, 2023, to February 22, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.  Read full story


January 11, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

Lynda Hopkins speaks with NPR regarding heavy rain and high winds - January 11, 2023

California's Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, is experiencing continuing episodes of heavy rain and high winds from a series of atmospheric rivers. Robin Young of NPR's Here & Now speaks with Supervisor Lynda Hopkins. Read full story



January 10, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

January 10 Storm Update - 3:30 PM

NOAA's afternoon forecast indicates that the River will crest again on Thursday evening at 32.4' so we are back in possible-flood mode, albeit minor-flood mode. Here’s what we know about PG&E’s service restoration efforts:PG&E currently has more than four dozen crews active in Sonoma County, including mutual aid crews from Idaho and Washington. As of yesterday afternoon there were over 160 separate storm-related outage incidents. Crews have repaired equipment and restored electric power associated with over 120 outages since Thursday, but new and additional outages have occurred which each subsequent storm. Community support center services are ongoing in Occidental, Guerneville, Bodega Bay, and Fort Ross. While we cannot turn your lights back on, we will continue to respond to your needs as best we can. Please email our awesome team at District5@sonoma-county.org if there’s anything we can do to help you. Read full story


January 10, 2023 | County Administrator's Office

County approves $4.4 million for vegetation management programs

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved allocating $4.44 million in funding toward vegetation management work out of PG&E settlement funds. Read full story