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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 08, 2018 | Department of Health Services

Smoke Health Advisory

The Camp Fire in Butte County is sending smoke into Sonoma County. Currently the air quality conditions are poor as levels of particulate matter are extremely elevated. These conditions are expected to impact Sonoma County until tomorrow when wind patterns are predicted to change. Children, the elderly and those with respiratory conditions such as asthma, lung disease and heart disease are most at risk for harmful impacts.En español Read full story


November 08, 2018 | Department of Health Services

Advertencia de Salud Acerca el Humo por Incendios

El incendio cerca del área de Camp Creek Road en el condado de Butte está enviando humo al condado de Sonoma. Actualmente, las condiciones de calidad del aire son deficientes, ya que los niveles de partículas toxicas suspendidas en el aire están extremadamente elevadas. Los niños, los ancianos y las personas con problemas respiratorios como el asma, la enfermedad pulmonar y la enfermedad cardíaca tienen mayor riesgo de sufrir efectos dañinos. Read full story


November 07, 2018 | Department of Health Services

Request for Proposals - Consulting Services November 2020 Ballot Measure

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services is pleased to invite you to respond to a Request for Proposals for Consultant Services to include Civic Engagement Strategies, Polling, Community Outreach and Education, Feasibility Analyses, and Expenditure Planning. Read full story


November 06, 2018 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters

Current Election Results

View the Current Election Results for the General Election on November 6, 2018. Results will be updated throughout the evening. 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


October 30, 2018

Second Set of Housing Initiatives Approved

On October 23, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved a set of changes to the Sonoma County Zoning Code to expand opportunities for housing development in designated urban service areas. Read full story


October 28, 2018 | Department of Health Services

Animal Services Requests on SoCo Connect

Sonoma County Animal Services can now take requests online to remove a dead animal via SoCo Connect. Read full story


October 24, 2018 | Department of Health Services

Department of Justice Grant awarded to theImpact Sonoma, Tobacco & Nicotine Prevention Team

The ImpactSonoma Tobacco & Nicotine Prevention Team has been awarded two years of funding from the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Tobacco Law Enforcement Grant Program totaling $156,842. Funding will be used to build capacity within school districts and their local law enforcement agency partners to address youth vaping. Read full story


October 19, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

The Federal Trade Commission has posted new resources for small businesses to help protect them from cybersecurity threats. Read full story