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February 28, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

Russian River Floodwaters Begin to Recede

The Russian River reached a crest of 45.4 feet late Wednesday night, just short of the projected peak of 46 feet. The river has started to recede and is expected drop to below flood stage of 32 feet early Friday morning. Preliminary estimates indicate as many as 3,000 structures have been damaged during the flood. Read full story


February 27, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County Storm Update 2: Evacuation Order Issued

The latest prediction from the California Nevada River Forecast Center indicates the Russian River will reach minor flood stages of 32 feet at 7 pm tonight, and it is anticipated that it will peak at 11 pm tomorrow, February 27, at a crest of 46.1 feet at Guerneville. It is expected that the Russian River will recede below flood levels, at 32 feet, at 10 pm on Thursday, February 28th.In response, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders to residents living near the Russian River floodway and its tributaries through the Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA), SoCoAlert and other social media tools. If you are planning to evacuate, we recommend you evacuate now to help clear the roads for emergency vehicles this evening. Read full story


February 26, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County Storm Update 2: Evacuation Order Issued

The latest prediction from the California Nevada River Forecast Center indicates the Russian River will reach minor flood stages of 32 feet at 7 pm tonight, and it is anticipated that it will peak at 11 pm tomorrow, February 27, at a crest of 46.1 feet at Guerneville. It is expected that the Russian River will recede below flood levels, at 32 feet, at 10 pm on Thursday, February 28th.In response, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders to residents living near the Russian River floodway and its tributaries through the Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA), SoCoAlert and other social media tools. If you are planning to evacuate, we recommend you evacuate now to help clear the roads for emergency vehicles this evening. Read full story


February 19, 2019 | Climate Action and Resiliency

Free Event: Green Building Expo on Friday, February 22, 2019

Explore how to make sustainable and low-carbon building choices in your rebuild or home improvements. Read full story


February 08, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

February SoCo Correspondent

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Supervisors hosted its first disaster preparedness workshop with the purpose of enhancing the ability of County Supervisors and staff to respond to a major emergency or disaster. Read the newsletter for information about future workshops.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story


January 08, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

January SoCo Correspondent

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors would like to wish you ahappy new year.  2018 was a challenging year for many of our residents, but it wasalso the year we started to rise together. Although we know we have a long wayahead of us, we want to make 2019 the year of recovery. Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story


December 07, 2018 | County Administrator's Office

December SoCo Correspondent

As we continue to rise from the ashes together, our County has been sending employees to assist with the recovery efforts in Butte County. We can lend a helping hand now because together, we are strong, we are resilient, we are Sonoma County.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read our Newsletter Read full story


November 09, 2018 | County Administrator's Office

Winter Spare the Air Alert has been extended to Friday, November 16, 2018

Due to heavy smoke blowing into the Bay Area from the Camp Fire in Butte County, the Air District has extended a Winter Spare the Air Alert through Friday, November 16, 2018 Read full story


November 08, 2018 | County Administrator's Office

Due to heavy smoke from the Butte County fire a Winter Spare the Air Alert is being called

Due to heavy smoke blowing into the Bay Area from the Camp Fire in Butte County, the Air District is issuing a Winter Spare the Air Alert starting tonight, Thursday, November 8, through Friday, November 9, 2018 Read full story


November 05, 2018 | County Administrator's Office

November SoCo Correspondent

Time is running out to save on an electric vehicle. You can save big on a new or used EV or Plug-in Hybrid during Sonoma Clean Power’s final year of Drive EV, now through November 16th.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read our Newsletter Read full story