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SoCoAlert emergency alert exercise in Sonoma Valley on Saturday
Sonoma County will be conducting a test of the SoCoAlert emergency notification system at 12 noon on Saturday in the Sonoma area. The County Department of Emergency Management and Sonoma Valley partners including the Springs Municipal Advisory Committee and the Springs Map Your Neighborhood group have collaborated on planning the exercise and conducting outreach in the targeted neighborhoods. Read full story
El sábado habrá un ejercicio de alerta de emergencia de SoCoAlert en el Valle de Sonoma
El Condado de Sonoma va a desarrollar una prueba del sistema de notificaciones de emergencia de SoCoAlert a las 12 del día el sábado, en el área de Sonoma. Read full story
NOAA weather radio emergency alert test Friday
The County of Sonoma and the National Weather Service Bay Area are conducting an emergency alert test of NOAA weather radios on Friday, April 29, at noon. The test will be countywide for residents who own a NOAA weather radio. After the test, participants are encouraged to provide feedback on whether or not the test message was received by their radio. Read full story
Prueba de un alerta de emergencia para los radios climáticos NOAA el viernes
El Condado de Sonoma y el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional del Area de la Bahía van a desarrollar una prueba de un alerta de emergencia para los radios climáticos NOAA el viernes 29 de abril al mediodía. La prueba se dará en todo el condado para los residentes que tengan un radio climático NOAA. Read full story
Sonoma County expands efforts to recruit local foster parents and adoptive families
Facing an urgent need for foster parents and adoptive families willing to open their homes to local children, Sonoma County is expanding its partnership with a national nonprofit, RaiseAChild, to recruit families willing to take in foster children and give them a place where they can feel safe, wanted and loved. Read full story
Guerneville Man Sentenced to Maximum Term in Prison for Assaulting an Elderly Victim
Defendant David Bowen Farwell, 35 years old of Guerneville, was sentenced yesterday in Sonoma County Superior Court by the Honorable Bradford DeMeo to serve eight years in state prison after being found guilty by a jury in February of assaulting an elderly victim. Read full story
County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors to hold annual budget workshops April 25 to April 27
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual budget workshops on April 25, 26 and 27 to provide county residents and taxpayers an opportunity to learn about the 2022-2023 fiscal year preliminary spending plan and provide input to the Board before it adopts a final budget in June. The County of Sonoma fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30. Read full story
Annual Meeting About Habitat Projects that Benefit Threatened Fish in the Russian River Watershed
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022 the Public Policy Facilitating Committee (PPFC) will host its annual meeting to receive reports and presentations on various projects designed to help restore endangered and threatened fish to the Russian River watershed, while maintaining the region’s primary water supply. The meeting will take place via Zoom from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. Read full story
Sonoma County outlines timeline for updating land-use policies through General Plan
Sonoma County today embarked upon a comprehensive overhaul of its General Plan, a more than eight-year initiative that will shape development, conservation and land-use policies in unincorporated areas for a generation. The Board of Supervisors received an overview of the project during its meeting this afternoon. Read full story
Sonoma County, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital reach trauma center agreement
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved an agreement to continue using Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital as a level II trauma center, while addressing neighbors’ concerns about noise and air quality from medical helicopters that serve the hospital. Read full story