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August 03, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County partners withprivate providers to expand COVID-19 testing opportunities

Due to increasing case rates and testing demand, the Sonoma County Departmentof Health Services is partnering with four trusted providers - Curative,LHI, Molecular Matrix, and Fox Home Health - to offer expanded COVID-19 testingservices for Sonoma County residents. Read full story


August 02, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Los Oficiales de Salud del Area de la Bahía Exhortan ala Vacunación Inmediata y Expiden Ordenes que Exigen el Uso de Tapa Bocas enLugares Cerrados para Prevenir Mayores Contagios de la COVID-19

La vacuna sigue protegiendo contra lo más fuertede la COVID-19, pero con la variante Delta del Coronavirus ahora infectandotambién a un porcentaje reducido de las personas vacunadas y a muchas personasque no están vacunadas, ocho oficiales de salud del Area de la Bahía hanexpedido Ordenes de Salud que exigen el uso de tapa bocas en lugares públicos. Read full story


August 02, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

BayArea Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Useof Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Vaccination continues to protect against severeCOVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a smallpercentage of vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated people, eight BayArea health officers have issued Health Orders requiring masks indoors inpublic places. Read full story


July 30, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County expands emergency rental assistance program

With the passage ofAssembly Bill 832, Sonoma County has expanded financial support available totenants and landlords through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Read full story


July 20, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

El condado de Sonoma inicia el proceso de redistribución de distritos con la Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos

Hoy, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma completó sus nombramientos finales de miembros de la comunidad para la Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos (ARC). Además de buscar la opinión del público, el ARC de 19 miembros asesorará y ayudará a la Junta a volver a trazar los límites del distrito de supervisión y seleccionar el siguiente mapa de distrito para las elecciones de supervisión del condado de Sonoma. Read full story


July 20, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma kicks off redistricting process with Advisory Redistricting Commission

Today the County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors completed its final community member appointments to the Advisory Redistricting Commission (ARC). In addition to seeking input from the public, the 19-member ARC will advise and assist the Board with redrawing supervisorial district boundaries and selecting the next district map for Sonoma County’s supervisorial elections. Read full story


July 19, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Due to Red Flag Warning issued by the National WeatherService, July 20 Alert and Warning exercise canceled

Due to fire weatherconcerns in the North Bay mountains and the greater Bay Area, the City of SantaRosa, County of Sonoma, and the National Weather Service Bay Area have decidedto CANCEL the emergency alert and warning exercise scheduled for Tuesday, July20. This exercise would have included a NOAA Weather Radio warning alarm systemtest to the County of Sonoma and a SoCoAlert test in a targeted geographicalarea in the City of Santa Rosa. Read full story


July 15, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

La Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos del Condado deSonoma organizará un taller virtual y una audiencia pública

La Comisión Asesora de Redistribución de Distritos del Condado de Sonoma (ARC) invita a la comunidad del Condado de Sonoma a participar en un taller virtual de redistribución de distritos el lunes 26 de julio de 2021 a las 4 PM. Read full story


July 15, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma Advisory Redistricting Commission tohost a virtual workshop and public hearing

The County of Sonoma Advisory Redistricting Commission(ARC) invites the Sonoma County community to participate in a virtualredistricting workshop on Monday, July 26 2021 at 4 p.m. Read full story


July 13, 2021 | Permit Sonoma

Permit Sonoma releases draft Multijurisdictional HazardMitigation Plan for public comment

Permit Sonoma, in partnership with local jurisdictionsthroughout Sonoma County, released a draft Multijurisdictional HazardMitigation Plan for public comment. Read full story