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October 22, 2020 | Department of Health Services

ChildhoodLead Poisoning Prevention Week

October 25th through 31st is Childhood LeadPoisoning Prevention Week. This year’s statewide Lead Week message is “Evensmall amounts of lead can harm a child’s health. Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Watchdog report: Sonoma County sheriff agrees to policy changes

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to vastly expand training on implicit bias and crisis intervention, create and adopt an overarching de-escalation policy and launch an investigation into the accuracy of dispatch reports. Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Department of Human Services

Two Food Benefit Programs Aid Residents and Workers Affected by Recent Wildfires

Eligible Sonoma County individual and households can get help with financial recovery from Glass Fire and Walbridge/Meyers LNU Complex wildfire losses by applying for Disaster CalFresh food benefits with the Economic Assistance Division. Santa Rosa, CA. Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Department of Human Services

Dos programas benéficos de alimentos ayudan a residentes y trabajadores afectados por los recientes incendios forestales

Los residentes del Condado de Sonoma pueden conseguir ayuda para recuperarse económicamente de las pérdidas sufridas durante los incendios forestales Glass y Complejo LNU Walbridge/ Meyers solicitando dos programas gubernamentales que por tiempo limitado brindan los beneficios de alimentos para desastres de CalFresh a individuos y hogares elegibles. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

More Personal CareServices Now Allowed to Operate Indoors with Modifications

The California Department of Public Health updated their guidelines today, allowing more personal care services to resume indoor operations with modifications Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Más servicios de cuidado personal ahora pueden operar en interiores, con modificaciones

El Departamento de Salud Pública de California actualizó hoy sus normas, permitiendo que más servicios de cuidado personal reanuden sus operaciones en locales interiores, con modificaciones. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado de Sonoma adopta un programa intensivo para reducir elcontagio de COVID-19 respaldando a aquéllos más afectados

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma aprobó hoy un conjunto de acciones para apoyar a los más afectados por el contagio del coronavirus, como aquéllos en comunidades de bajos ingresos, de trabajadores esenciales y latinxs. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County adopts enhanced program to reduce COVID-19 transmission by supporting those most impacted

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today unanimously endorsed a suite of actions to support those most negatively impacted by the spread of coronavirus including those in low-income, essential worker and Latinx communities Read full story


October 20, 2020 | Human Resources Department

Staff Development Announcement

Wehave some exciting news to share! On October 2, 2020 the Human ResourcesDepartment met with union representatives to discuss the addition of a newStaff Development-Wellness benefit category called Ergonomic Office Expenses. Read full story


October 19, 2020 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters

Voter registration deadline midnight tonight

Voter registration deadline midnight tonight October 19 2020 Read full story