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September 14, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma WIC agency earns national honor for commitment to support breastfeeding

SonomaCounty’s  Women-Infants-Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)agency has received the Loving Support Award of Excellence from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read full story


September 14, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County to reconfigure COVID-19 numbers to align with State data

Based on information released from the State, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services today will be changing the methodology it uses to tabulate the number of COVID-19 tests conducted as well as the County’s testing positivity rate. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | Climate Action and Resiliency

County’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager Honored with 2020 PACESetter Award

the non-profit organization that advocates for expanded access to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | Climate Action and Resiliency

County’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager Honored with 2020 PACESetter Award

PACENation, the non-profit organization that advocates for expanded access to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, has honored Jane Elias, the County of Sonoma’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager, as a recipient of a 2020 PACESetter Award for excellence in program design and implementation.   Read full story


September 11, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Se abrirá hoy el Centro Móvil de Admisión para el Registro en FEMA en el Condado de Sonoma

La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) abrirá un Centro Móvil de Admisión para el Registro hoy en las instalaciones de la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Sonoma, 5430 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma aprueba el presupuesto para el año fiscal 2020-21

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma votó hoy por unanimidad para adoptar un presupuesto de $ 1,9 millardo (mil millones) para 2020-21 Read full story


September 11, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center to open today in Sonoma County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open a Mobile Response Intake Center today at the offices of Sonoma County Office of Education 5430 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approves fiscal year 2020-21 budget

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to adopt a $1.9 billion budget for 2020-21 that avoids layoffs while making investments in critical areas such as fire recovery, permanent supportive housing, COVID-19 response and mental health and homeless services. Read full story


September 08, 2020 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

New trail opens in Sonoma County’s HoodMountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve

Hikers, cyclists and equestrians have new access to a section of wilderness in Sonoma Valley's Mayacamas Mountains, thanks to the recently constructed Lawson Trail, now open to the public at Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve. Read full story


September 08, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Supervisors appoint Robert Pittman as County Counsel

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisorstoday appointed Robert Pittman to serve as County Counsel effective September 22,2020. Pittman has worked in the county Counsel’s Office for eight years,including the last four as Assistant County Counsel, serving as Chief OperatingOfficer for an office of 32 attorneys and 12 support staff. Read full story