Press Releases
Sonoma County Supervisors to appeal decision concerning Measure P onNovember ballot
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted in closedsession today to appeal a June ruling by the Public Employment Relations Boardconcerning Measure P, the voter-approved initiative to strengthen oversight ofthe Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, while also moving ahead with the meet andconfer process concerning two bargaining units that filed the complaints. Read full story
Los sitios de pruebas del Condado ahora ofrecen pruebas ‘rápidas’ BinaxNOW
El Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonomaya está ofreciendo pruebas “rápidas” de antígeno BinaxNOW en todos los lugaresde pruebas a partir de hoy. Read full story
County testing sites nowoffer BinaxNOW ‘rapid’ tests
The Sonoma CountyDepartment of Health Services is now offering BinaxNOW “rapid” antigen testingat all DHS testing sites beginning today. Read full story
Sonoma County awarded $37 million FEMA grant to mitigate wildfire risks to life, property and the environment
President Joe Biden announced today that the County of Sonoma will receive a $37 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency designed to help local, state and tribal agencies in California receive reimbursement for certain costs related to wildfire risk reduction. Biden made the announcement Wednesday at a White House briefing of governors from Western states. Read full story
Board of Supervisors Approves Over $3.7 Million for Vegetation Management Projects to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Funding will support countywide projects to clear roads, create defensible space, increase safety Read full story
County of Sonoma provides retirement system annual review
The County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors today received the annual State of the Retirement System Report on pension costs and pension-related liabilities through Fiscal Year 2019-20, including membership data for Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association, investment returns and December 2019 actuarial valuation results. The annual report to the public was recommended by the FY 2014-15 Sonoma County Grand Jury Report, the July 2016 report of the Independent Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Pension Matters, and the September 2018 report of the Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Pension Reform. Read full story
County of Sonoma proclaims drought emergency
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today adopted a resolution proclaiming a local drought emergency and requesting the governor seek a Presidential Disaster Declaration. On April 21, Governor Gavin Newsom visited Lake Mendocino and proclaimed a state of emergency in Sonoma and Mendocino counties due to drought conditions in the Russian River Watershed. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma proclama emergencia causada por la sequía
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma adoptó hoy una resolución que proclama una emergencia local con motivo de la sequía y solicita al gobernador que pida una Declaración Presidencial de Desastre. El 21 de abril, el gobernador Gavin Newsom visitó el Lago Mendocino y proclamó un estado de emergencia en los Condados de Sonoma y Mendocino, debido a las condiciones de sequía en la cuenca del Río Russian. Read full story
SonomaCounty takes steps to fund vegetation management projects before 2021 fireseason
The Board of Supervisors today delegated a committee to facilitatethe allocation of $2 million to $4 million in PG&E settlement funds fornear-term vegetation management projects with an emphasis on activities inhigh-risk areas and near key ecosystems. Read full story
Revised state guidance allows Sonoma County TK-6 grade levels to apply for in-person learning with approved safety plan
The County of Sonoma and Sonoma County Office of Education today announced that recent guidance under California's Safe Schools for All Plan allows Sonoma County schools serving grade levels from transitional kindergarten to sixth grade to be eligible to return to in-person learning with an approved COVID-19 Safety Plan, based on the County's adjusted daily case rate of less than 25 per 100,000 residents for five consecutive days. Read full story