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October 12, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

Electricidad restaurada a la mayoría de los residentes delCondado de Sonoma

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) a restaurado la electricidad a la mayoría de los aproximadamente 200,000 residentes afectados del condado por el corte de electricidad que ocurrió el día miércoles, 9 de octubre. Read full story


October 10, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

PG&E to Start Restoring Power Today

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has notified the County ofSonoma that it has begun to conduct equipment inspections to restore power tothe 200,000 residents in Sonoma County affected by the Power Shutoff. PG&Ehas said they expect to make progress today in restoring power to some areas inthe County. Other portions of the county will remain without power untilPG&E has inspected the electrical infrastructure and determined that theycan safely restore service. Read full story


October 10, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

PG&E comienza a restaurar servicio de electricidad

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) ha notificado al Condado de  Sonoma que empezarán a conducir inspecciones para restablecer la electricidad a los  200,000 residentes afectados por el corte eléctrico. Read full story


October 10, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County, City Remind Residents to Stay Vigilant during Ongoing Outage

PG&E’s scheduled power shutoff began todayin much of Sonoma County, affecting approximately 200,000 residents. PG&E currentlypredicts that the power shutoff may continue through Thursday, October 10th atnoon. Read full story


October 09, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

El condado y la ciudad recuerdan a losresidentes que deben permanecer vigilantes durante la interrupción de energiacontinua

El corte de energiaprogramado de PG&E comenzó hoy en gran parte del condado de Sonoma,afectando aproximadamente a 200,000 residentes. Read full story


October 08, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

The County of Sonoma and City of SantaRosa Prepare for Confirmed Extended Power Shutoff, Advocate for State EmergencyProclamation

PG&E informed County and City officials today that critical current weather conditions persist and will result in a power shutoff. The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa proclaimed a state of local emergency on Monday after being notified of the possibility of the now confirmed extended de-energization event by PG&E. Read full story


October 08, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado de Sonoma y la Ciudad de Santa Rosa sePreparan para un Corte Eléctrico Prolongado, y Aboga por una Proclamación deEstado de Emergencia

El Condado de Sonoma y la Ciudad de Santa Rosa están abogando por unaproclamación gubernamental de emergencia en preparación por las consecuenciasdel actual plan de corte de energía. PG&E informó hoy a los funcionariosdel Condado y de la Ciudad que la corriente crítica las condiciones climáticaspersisten y resultarán en un corte de energía. Read full story


October 07, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County, City to Hold Observances of Two-Year Anniversary of Wildfires

The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa invite communitymembers to gather to observe the two-year anniversary of the Sonoma ComplexFires at a brief ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 inCourthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa. Read full story


October 07, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma and City of Santa RosaPreparing to Respond to a Potential PG&E Power Shutoff

The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa are preparing to respond to the impacts of a possible PG&E Power Shutoff. PG&E informed County and City officials that Sonoma County is under a “Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch,” and current weather conditions may lead to a de-energization event within the next 36 to 48 hours. Read full story


September 27, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

County Awarded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds

Sonoma County was recently awarded $586,739 in HazardMitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding from the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA), to support projects that mitigate seismic and wildfire hazardsthroughout the County. The awards come after an extensive application andreview period that followed the Sonoma Complex Fires. Read full story