Press Releases
Virtual Recovery Town Hall for Meyers, Walbridge and Glass Fire debris removal on December 2, 2020
Fire survivors and property owners impacted by the Glass, Meyers and Walbridge fires are invited to attend a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. Read full story
Project Homekey to fund the acquisition of the Sebastopol Inn
A proposal by the County of Sonoma to purchase the Sebastopol Innto house some of the County’s most COVID-19 vulnerable unsheltered individualsand create long-term supportive housing has received funding from the state’sProject Homekey. Read full story
Sonoma County issues guidelines on temporary tents and canopies for outdoor dining and business operations
In coordination with the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, the Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Association and Sonoma County Fire Prevention Officers Association today released guidelines for outdoor dining structures for meeting fire protection requirements and address COVID-19 safety needs. Read full story
County of Sonoma expands role of On the Move in providing COVID-19 community assistance, financial support
The County of Sonoma has expanded eligibility criteria for emergency COVID-19 financial assistance and has allocated additional funding to local nonprofit On the Move for dissemination of financial support to local residents. Read full story
El Programa Consolidado de Recolección de Escombros iniciará operaciones el 1ro de diciembre; se urge a los propietarios a que remitan sus formularios de Derecho a Entrada lo más pronto posible
El Programa Consolidado de Recolección de Escombros operado por la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador (Cal OES) iniciará sus operaciones en el Condado de Sonoma el 1 de diciembre 2020 Read full story
State’s debris removal program set to begin December 1, 2020 in Sonoma County; property owners urged to submit Right of Entry forms as soon as possible
The Consolidated Debris RemovalProgram operated by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) isset to begin in Sonoma County on December 1, 2020 Read full story
Sonoma County 2020 Point-in-Time Homeless Count showed reduction in County homelessness
Sonoma County’s 2020 Point-in-Time Homeless Count report released this week shows that the number of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County decreased by 7% since 2019. Read full story
LocalEntities File Suit Against PG&E for2019 Kincade Fire Damages to Public Resources
Today, the County of Sonoma, City of Santa Rosa,Town of Windsor, City of Cloverdale, City of Healdsburg, AgriculturalPreservation and Open Space District, Sonoma County Water Agency and CommunityDevelopment Commission filed a lawsuit against PG&E for damages to publicresources resulting from the 2019 Kincade Fire. Read full story
Former Regional Parks Director Caryl Hart appointed interim general managerof Sonoma County Agricultural and Open Space District
The Boardof Directors of the Open Space District today announced the appointment ofCaryl Hart, the former Director of Sonoma County Regional Parks, to serve asinterim general manager of the Sonoma County Agricultural and Open SpaceDistrict. Read full story
Sonoma County receives $60,000 federal grant award for flood hazard study
The County of Sonoma’sProperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing option - a part of the County’sEnergy Independence Program (SCEIP) - is now available to property ownerswithin the City of Santa Rosa for wildfire and seismic structural hardeningof homes and businesses. Read full story