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Sonoma County to host two meetings to solicit public input on emergency housing sites for unsheltered people
County officials are inviting the public to take part in one of two meetings over the next week to discuss a plan to create emergency housing sites for unsheltered people on the county campus and potentially on one additional site, possibly at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building. These community meetings are in response to actions taken during a special Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday to address the growing homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail. Read full story
Sonoma Water to update public on challenges, opportunities facing North Bay water supply
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors will meet Monday, Feb. 27, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the region’s aging water, wastewater and flood protection systems in a changing climate. Read full story
Guaranteed income pilot program begins $500 monthly payments to 305 Sonoma County families
A pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to 305 families in Sonoma County will begin issuing $500 monthly payments today to applicants selected for the 24-month trial. Read full story
Sonoma County issues freeze alert
The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze alert in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of sub-freezing temperatures overnight tonight through Sunday morning. Officials recommend that residents limit time outdoors as serious medical conditions including hypothermia and frostbite can develop with prolonged exposure to cold weather. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves comprehensive plan to clear Joe Rodota Trail and create up to two safe sleeping areas for homeless
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve a multi-step plan to address the recurring homeless encampments along Joe Rodota Trail, declaring a shelter crisis and authorizing the creation of up to two emergency housing sites for unsheltered people to camp. Read full story
Sonoma County to lift public health emergency at the end of February
Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase announced today that she will lift at the end of the month the local public health emergency that has been in place since March 2, 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The local emergency will expire on Feb. 28, the same day that Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the state public health emergency will expire. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma anuncia la integración de un Equipo de Trabajo Conmemorativo del Incendio
En junio de 2022, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma aprobó la creación e instalación de una obra de arte conmemorativa que reconoce el impacto del Complejo de Incendios de Sonoma en los residentes del Condado, y honra específicamente la memoria de aquellos que perdieron la vida. El proyecto será supervisado por un Equipo de Trabajo Conmemorativo del Incendio en conjunto con Creative Sonoma, una división de la Junta de Desarrollo Económico del Condado. Read full story
Sonoma County Announces Formation of Fire Memorial Task Force
In June 2022, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved the creation and installation of a memorialartwork recognizing the impact of the Sonoma Complex Fires on the County’s residents and specificallyhonoring the memories of those whose lives were lost. The project will be overseen by a Fire Memorial TaskForce in conjunction with Creative Sonoma, a division of the County’s Economic Development Board. Read full story
Sonoma County partners with local bee farmer to establish seasonal apiary near Healdsburg Transfer Station
Sonoma County today announced a three-year agreement with Tauzer Apiaries of Northern California to host up to 120 beehives seasonally on a portion of vacant county property adjacent to the Healdsburg Transfer Station, the county’s refuse disposal and recycling facility on Alexander Valley Road. Read full story
Sonoma County issues freeze alert
The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze alert in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of sub-freezing temperatures overnight tonight through Thursday morning. Officials recommend that residents limit time outdoors as serious medical conditions including hypothermia and frostbite can develop with prolonged exposure to cold weather. Read full story