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Sonoma County Energy Independence Program nowavailable to City of Santa Rosa property owners
The County of Sonoma’sProperty Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing option - a part of the County’sEnergy Independence Program (SCEIP) - is now available to property ownerswithin the City of Santa Rosa for wildfire and seismic structural hardeningof homes and businesses. Read full story
Evento anual del Día de los Veteranos en Santa Rosa a realizarse al aire libre este año
El día de hoy, elDepartamento de Servicios de Salud del condado de Sonoma se unió a losoficiales de salud de los condados de Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey,Napa, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz y la ciudad de Berkeleyen emitir recomendaciones conjuntas para protegerse durante esta temporadafestiva. Read full story
Santa Rosa annualVeterans Day event moves outdoors this year
Santa Rosa’sannual Veterans Day celebration will take place Wednesday, November 11, 2020 beginning at11 a.m. But, for the first time, the event will be held outdoors in order toassure safety during this time of COVID-19 Read full story
Sonoma County secures housing for vulnerable homeless individuals
Today the Board ofSupervisors approved the purchase of Hotel Azura in Santa Rosa using $7.95million in funds supplied by the state through the Project Homekey program Read full story
Sonoma County Regional Parks purchases 500 acres near Monte Rio
Sonoma County Regional Parks has acquired more than 500 acres in Monte Rio through a collaborative effort to preserve critical coastal range forest and create a diverse trail system in what will be the first regional park for this part of the county. Read full story
Sonoma County health officials issue Freeze Warning & Frost Advisory
The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze warning and frost advisory in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction for freezing overnight lows expected through Tuesday morning at 9 a.m Read full story
Former Sonoma CountySheriff’s Deputy Indicted by Grand Jury for Use of Excessive Force
Today anIndictment by a Sonoma County Criminal Grand Jury was unsealed charging formerSheriff’s Deputy Charlie Blount with two felony charges for his role in thedeath of David Glen Ward, which occurred on November 27, 2019. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma invita al público atomar parte en la formación de sus prioridades
¿Quisiera usted que el Condado de Sonoma invirtiera más en proyectos para reducir los gases producidos por el efecto invernadero? ¿Cree usted que el Condado está dedicando no suficientes o quizá demasiados recursos a reducir la falta de vivienda de las personas sin hogar? ¿Dónde le gustaría ver al Condado en cuanto al desarrollo de viviendas dentro de cinco años? Read full story
Fire Debris Removal Training forContractors and Debris Haulers
Residents returning to areas burned in the Meyers and Walbridge fires should stop at controlled entry checkpoints (called Commodity Points of Distribution or CPODs) operated by the County of Sonoma to receive critical safety information and equipment. To ensure that only residents enter the burned areas, staff will verify residents’ addresses. Read full story
Public invited to take part in shaping Sonoma County’s priorities
Would you like to see Sonoma County invest more in projects toreduce greenhouse gas? Do you think too few or perhaps too many Countyresources are being put toward reducing homelessness? Where would you like tosee the County be in terms of housing development five years from now? Read full story