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Chanate News Update
Update on activities associated with the Chanate campus since the outbreak of Covid 19. Read full story
Use of the Carotid Hold Banned by Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, effective immediately
I am pleased to announce that the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has banned the use of the carotid hold effective immediately. Read full story
Message From County Administrator
Yesterday, George Floyd’s family said goodbye forever to theman they loved. George died as a police officer planted a knee onto hisneck for several minutes cutting off his ability to breathe and ultimatelykilling him, while he laid face down on the street in handcuffs. Read full story
Arrests of Protestors - First Positive COVID-19 Case at Sonoma County Jail
Thismessage is to provide you with updates about the protesters arrested in SantaRosa on the evening of June 2nd and the first positive case ofCOVID-19 at Sonoma County Jail. Read full story
Notice of Intent to Award Project-Based Voucher Program
On June 9, 2020, The SonomaCounty Board of Supervisors, in their capacity as the Board of Commissionersfor the Sonoma County Housing Authority (SCHA) will consider the award of ProjectBased Vouchers to several housing projects throughout the County. Read full story
Chanate Campus Update - Vegetation Management Scheduled
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep the Chanate community informed of the County of Sonoma’s plans and actions regarding the property, we are informing you of scheduled vegetation management work that will occur on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of the Chanate Campus. Read full story
Sonoma County’s law enforcement watchdog is launching two research projects with students and staff at Sonoma State University.
Sonoma County’s law enforcement watchdog is launching tworesearch projects with students and staff at Sonoma State University that willcompare the Sheriff’s Office to similar agencies around the state and evaluatesome of its policies. Read full story
Revisit Lethal Force Policies To Prevent Needless Deaths
TheIndependent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Oversight, in partnership withthe criminal justice department at Sonoma State University, is reviewinguse-of-force and de-escalation policies used by county sheriffs acrossCalifornia. Read full story
IOLERO's Response to your Concerns - News and more...
In this issue of IOLERO’S newsletter, we respond to communityconcerns regarding the Sheriff’s decision not to enforce the Orders of Sonoma County’sHealth Officer, discuss our work with the Community Advisory Council (CAC) on the study of the use offorce and de-escalation policies of all 58 Sheriff's Offices in California,plans for our Community-Oriented Policing Project, and our efforts to expandIOLERO’s presence in the community. Read full story
FEMA Fraud
We have received reports that fraudulentapplications are being filed for FEMA relief. If you believe that you are thevictim of disaster relief fraud associated with FEMA, please report the frauddirectly to the FEMA Fraud Branch Read full story