News Index
Supervisor Susan Gorin Invites District 1 Constituents to Serve on Boards and Commissions
First District Supervisor Susan Gorin invites applications for positions on local policy making bodies. A list of all boards, commissions, and committees to which the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors appoints members is available online. Read full story
Permitted Open Burning Allowed
Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services Chief Al Terrell advises that those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits in Local Response Area’s (LRA) can now resume burning. Burning may only be conducted on permissible burn days, which are updated regularly on the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s website: http://www.baaqmd.gov/permits/open-burn. Read full story
Agenda Independent Citizen Advisory Committee On Pension Matters
Agenda for the next November 20, 2015 meeting of the Independent Citizen Advisory Committee On Pension Matters. Read full story
County Committed to Serving Public and Respecting Employees During Strike
SEIU Local 1021, representing over 2,000 County employees, has called a strike for Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Read full story
Roads Maintenance Update
This week crews will be responding to a downed tree after the weekend's high winds, removing the Asti Summer Crossing, crack sealing and drainage work, along with some culvert cleaning in the Cotati area, and other services. Read full story
Board of Supervisors Dedicates $13.5 Million for Roads
Press Release On Tuesday, November 10th, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved new one-time funding that will help build approximately 100 miles of new roads. The Board added $13.5 million of funding, which brings the total general fund contribution to roads to a record $25 million. New roads projects will be selected in 2016 and built in 2017. The Board also reinforced their commitment to stable, ongoing funding by indexing the annual general fund contribution toward road repair by up to 2% annually. Read full story
Agenda Independent Citizen Advisory Committee On Pension Matters
First official meeting of the Advisory committee to be held November 13, 2015 Read full story
CDPH Issues Warning about Dungeness and Rock Crabs Caught in Waters Along the Central and Northern California Coast
The California Department of Public Health today advised consumers not to eat Dungeness and Rock crabs caught in waters between the Oregon border and the southern Santa Barbara County line, due to the detection of dangerous levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin. Read full story
Protecting Our Emotional Health
Take a moment to think about all the things you doregularly to protect your physical health. Read full story
Department of Health Services Releases Results of Local Farmworkers Health Survey
Today, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) released the first- ever study of local farmworkers' health and well-being. The main finding from the study found that the vast majority of farmworkers permanently reside in Sonoma County with their families. Read full story