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Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Sonoma County
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Sonoma County beginning Saturday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. through Monday, Sept. 7, at 9 p.m. A Fire Weather Watch also has been issued for the North Bay mountains for Monday evening at 10 p.m. through Wednesday at 9 a.m. The highest temperatures during this time are expected to occur during the early to mid-afternoon on Tuesday. Read full story
Owners and Operators of Varenna and Villa Capri Settle Law EnforcementAction Related to 2017 Tubbs Fire
District Attorney Jill Ravitch, in conjunctionwith California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, announced today that Varenna LLC,Oakmont Senior Living LLC, and Oakmont Management Group LLC, the owners andoperators of Varenna and Villa Capri, two Residential Care Facilities For theElderly located in Fountaingrove, settled a civil law enforcement actionrelated to their conduct on the night of the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Read full story
Peluquerias, salones de belleza y centros comerciales autorizados a reabrir en el condado de Sonoma
Peluquerias, salones de belleza y centros comerciales en el condado de Sonoma se le permitera resumir las operaciones en interiores con modificaciones el Lunes debido a las ordenes de salud revisadas emitadas por el gobernador Gavin Newsom el Viernes y confirmadas por la Dra. Sundari Mase, oficial de salud publica del condado de Sonoma. Read full story
Barber shops, hair salons and malls allowed to reopen in Sonoma County
People impacted by the Meyers or Walbridge fires areinvited to attend an online community briefing on Thursday, Aug. 27, 6:30p.m. to 8 p.m. Read full story
Se Abrirán Centros de Asistencia Local enGuerneville y Healdsburg
Los residentesafectados por los incendios de Walbridge y Meyers pueden acceder a servicios yrecursos de recuperación en dos Centros de Asistencia Local (LAC, por sussiglas en inglés) a partir del sábado 29 de agosto. Ambos LAC brindarán losmismos recursos a los residentes, incluyendo la asistencia para reemplazardocumentos (como licencias de conducir, tarjetas de identificación y registrosvitales), el acceso a recursos financieros, información sobre reconstrucción yel proceso de reclamos de seguros. Organizaciones sin fines de lucro estarándisponibles para ayudar con la coordinación de recursos, pero no darán tarjetasde regalo. Read full story
Local Assistance Centers to Open in Guerneville and Healdsburg
Residents affected bythe Walbridge and Meyers fires can access recovery services and resources attwo Local Assistance Centers (LACs) beginning Saturday, Aug. 29. Both LACs will provide the same resources toresidents, including assistance with replacing documents (such as driverslicenses, identification cards and vital records), accessing financialresources, rebuilding information and the insurance claims process. Non-profitswill be on-hand to assist with resource coordination but will not be issuinggift cards. Read full story
Emergency Water Conservation Request isLifted due to progress on halting spread of the Walbridge Fire
Sonoma Water announced today that theEmergency Water Conservation Request that was issued at the start of theWalbridge and Meyers fires has been rescinded. Read full story
Reunión Informativa Comunitaria para Personas Afectadas por los Incendios Meyers, Walbridge
Las personas afectadas por los incendios Meyers o Walbridge están invitadas a asistir a una sesión informativa comunitaria virtual el jueves 27 de agosto a las 6:30 p.m. hasta las 8 p.m. Read full story
Community briefing forpeople impacted by Meyers, Walbridge fires
People impacted by the Meyers or Walbridge fires areinvited to attend an online community briefing on Thursday, Aug. 27, 6:30p.m. to 8 p.m. Read full story
Materiales de reingreso, suministros paralos residentes que regresan a las áreas quemadas
Los residentes que regresan a las áreas quemadas de los incendios Meyers y Walbridge deben detenerse en los puntos de control de entrada (llamados Puntos de Distribución de Productos Básicos o PDPB) operados por el Condado de Sonoma para recibir información y equipos de seguridad críticos. Para asegurarse de que solo los residentes ingresen a las áreas quemadas, el personal verificará las direcciones de los residentes. Read full story