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County of Sonoma WIC agency earns national honor from USDA for breastfeeding support
The County ofSonoma’s Women-Infants-Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) hasreceived national recognition from the United States Department of Agriculture.The Loving Support Award of Excellence at the Gold Premiere level recognizesand celebrates Sonoma County’s exemplary breastfeeding programs and supportservices. County of Sonoma WIC is the only agency in California to receive theGold Premiere Award. Read full story
Another New Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Coming to Sonoma Coast
This month the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag & Open Space) will transfer ownership of a 1,236-acre coastal property to Sonoma County Regional Parks. This land, owned and managed by Ag & Open Space as Wright Hill Ranch, will eventually open to the public as a regional park and open space preserve adjacent to the Red Hill portion of Sonoma Coast State Park, just south of where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean. Read full story
<p>Voterregistration deadline nears for 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election; Last day toregister to vote is Aug. 30</p><p> </p>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Registrar ofVoters Office reminds Sonoma County residents that the last day to register tovote for the Sept. 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election, isMonday, Aug. 30.</span> Read full story
<p>Sonoma Countyresidents who want to vote at the polls in Sept. 14 election need to bring mailed ballot</p><p> </p>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office isalerting voters planning to vote at their assigned polling place in the Sept.14, California Gubernatorial Recall Election, that they will need to bringalong the ballot they received in the mail in order to exchange it for anofficial polling place ballot. If they do not, they will be offered aprovisional ballot, which will be reviewed by the Registrar of Voters Officeafter Election Day to ensure that the voter has not already returned theirvote-by-mail ballot. </span> Read full story
Sonoma County to follow state guidance on boosters, encourages residents to check with doctor to see if eligible
Sonoma County will follow the guidance of the California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in providing booster shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to certain immunocompromised individuals in Sonoma County. Read full story
Construction Commences on Solar Canopy System Over Long Term Parking Lot B at Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport (STS)
Construction Commences on Solar Canopy System Over Long Term Parking Lot B at Charles M. Schulz — Sonoma County Airport (STS) Read full story
Construction Commences on Solar Canopy System Over Long Term Parking Lot B at Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport (STS)
On Monday, August 16th, the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport commenced construction of a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system. Developed by solar energy contractor ForeFront Power, the 884 kW solar PV energy project includes a solar PV canopy system over Long Term Parking Lot B. The solar PV canopy will offset the Airport’s greenhouse gas emissions by generating enough clean, renewable electricity to power 100% of Airport operations. Read full story
El ochenta por ciento de los residenteselegibles del Condado de Sonoma ahora han recibido por lo menos una dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19
Mientras que las hospitalizaciones por COVID siguen aumentando,cuatro de cada cinco residentes elegibles del Condado de Sonoma han ahorarecibido por lo menos una dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19, reportaron loslíderes del Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado a la Junta deSupervisores hoy, como parte de una actualización sobre la respuesta delCondado ante la pandemia. Read full story
Sonoma CountySupervisors require employee vaccinations or testing
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy requiring all county employees to either show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. Read full story
Eighty percent of eligible Sonoma County residents are now at leastpartially vaccinated against COVID-19
While COVID hospitalizations continue to increase, four out of five eligible Sonoma County residents are now either fully or partially vaccinated against COVID-19, Sonoma County Department of Health Services leaders reported to the Board of Supervisors today as part of an update on the County’s pandemic response. Read full story