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December 13, 2019 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

A Message from the Director

In the wake of the recenttragedy resulting in David Ward’s death, our community is experiencing feelingsof despair and rage and there are a lot of questions about what comesnext. Read full story


December 13, 2019 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Message from the Director Regarding David Ward Investigation

In the wake of the recenttragedy resulting in David Ward’s death, our community is experiencing feelingsof despair and rage and there are a lot of questions about what comesnext. Read full story


December 13, 2019 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

2019 Crop Report Survey

We are conducting our annual survey for the Sonoma County Agricultural Crop Report. If you are an agricultural producer, it is important that we receive your production figures for 2019. Read full story


December 11, 2019 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Sonoma County Sheriff watchdog group IOLERO is underfunded

Just as the Sheriff’s Office is facing renewed scrutiny over the Nov. 24 death of a Petaluma man, the community advisory arm of a county law enforcement watchdog held its last meeting with its founding members on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 Read full story


December 10, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

FTC Settlement with University of Phoenix

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the University of Phoenix based on deceptive advertisements that falsely touted their relationships and job opportunities with companies such as AT&T, Yahoo!, Microsoft and other companies. The school did not have relationships with these companies. According to the FTC this is the largest settlement that they have obtained against a for-profit school. $50 million of the $191 settlement will be used to provide consumer refunds and $141 million in debt forgiveness. Read full story


December 10, 2019 | Permit Sonoma

Updates Coming to Sonoma County Building & Fire Codes

New state-mandated building codes, that govern the design and construction of structures and the maintenance of life safety systems within structures for fire prevention, go into effect on January 1, 2020. Read full story


December 10, 2019 | Permit Sonoma

2022 Model Building Codes Local Workshop - August 30, 2022

New state-mandated building codes, that govern the design and construction of structures and the maintenance of life safety systems within structures for fire prevention, go into effect on January 1, 2020. Read full story


December 10, 2019 | Department of Emergency Management

LISTOS Trainers to be Certified This Week

Twenty-five Sonoma County residents are becoming certified LISTOS Trainers in Sonoma County this week. LISTOS is a grassroots preparedness program tailored for the Spanish speaking community. Read full story


December 09, 2019 | Human Resources Department

The future of Sonoma County depends on the children!

We are seeking County employees who are interested in joining existing Schools of Hope tutors in this tutoring program. County employees can volunteer to tutor 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students at the participating school of their choice. Read full story


December 06, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

Open Letter to Our Community / Carta a nuestra comunidad

Today, the State Auditor’sOffice released a report evaluating our evacuation of residents with Access andFunctional Needs during the 2017 fires, along with two other counties whosuffered major disasters. Hoy la Oficina delAuditor Estatal presentó un reporte que evalúa la evacuación de residentes conNecesidades Funcionales y de Acceso (AFN – Access and Functional Needs) durantelos incendios del 2017. El reporte incluye nuestro condado y otros dos condadosafectados por desastres significativos. Read full story