News Index

July 06, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

June 30, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

June 02, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

May 27, 2021 | Department of Health Services

WIC to increase fruits and vegetable benefits for four months withAmerican Rescue Plan funding

Starting June1, Sonoma County’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) families will receive atemporary increase in their monthly WIC fruits and vegetables benefit thanks tofunding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Read full story

May 11, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

May 04, 2021 | Community Development Commission

SonomaCounty Housing Authority seeking Public Comment on 504 Self-Assessment and ADATransition Plan

The Sonoma County Housing Authority recently completed an ADA Transition Plan and Section 504 Self-Evaluation. Read full story

April 27, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

April 27, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

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

April 26, 2021 | Community Development Commission

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County

The Sonoma County Community Development Commission is pleased to announce the issuing of this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County. Read full story

April 23, 2021 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County Water Assessment and Agricultural Loss Surveys for 2021 Crop Year

The Agricultural Commissioner’s Office surveys producers when there are significantimpacts to agricultural production due to weather. Based on survey results, a disaster can bedeclared and various assistance programs become available through USDA. Read full story