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Tech Scams — Seniors Beware
The Federal Trade Commission reports that it received nearly 143,000 reports about Tech Scams last year. The statistics show that people over 60 are more than five times likely than younger people to lose money on this type of scam even though they are less likely to lose money on other types of scams. Read full story
Social Security Calls
The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in the number of people receiving fake calls from the Social Security Administration. Since January 2018, the FTC reports they have received 63,000 reports and losses of $16.6 million Read full story
Local Assistance Center to Close in Guerneville
The Local Assistance Center (LAC) in Guerneville,established to help residents impacted by the winter storms and floods in theRussian River area last week, will close on Saturday March 9, 2019. Read full story
CurbsideDebris Collection to Begin March 11, 2019
The County of Sonoma is coordinating curbside debris collection to begin March 11 to assist Russian River communities with the significant amount of waste created by the flood disaster. Read full story
Board of Supervisors OWTS Manual Meeting Moved to May 21, 2019
Due to the County's flood recovery efforts, the Board of Supervisor item for consideration of the proposed Onsite Waste Treatment Systems (OWTS) Manual has been postponed to May 21, 2019. We apologize for the inconvenience. Background: In order to meet State mandated regulations, the County of Sonoma is updating our OWTS Manual. This Manual outlines County regulations and standards for septic systems.More Information about the Update of the OWTS Manual Read full story
County Completes Initial Damage Assessments, Requests Assistance from Property Owners in Continuing Assessments
Local assessments pave the way for State and Federal organizations to determine community impacts Read full story
Cannabis State Licensing Update
Effective January 1, 2019, the State's statutory authority to issue temporary cannabis licenses expired. The newer provisional cannabis license is intended to bridge the gap between temporary and annual licenses. Read full story
Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency by Sonoma County Health Officer
This proclamation of a Local Health Emergency by a Sonoma County Health Officer was issued due to major winter storm events which resulted in major flooding in parts of Sonoma County. California Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency with respect to the same storms on February 28, 2019. Read full story
Deadline Extended for Nominating Housing Sites
Permit Sonoma will accept site nominations for rezoning for higher-density housing until the end of March 2019. Read full story
Local Assistance Center to Open in Guerneville
Center opens on Sunday March 3 at noon to provide residents with services and support all in one place. Read full story