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October 21, 2020 | Office of the District Attorney

Man’s Possession of 80 Abalone Results in $40,000Fine and Permanent Loss of Sportfishing License

District Attorney JillRavitch has announced that defendant Thanh Van Nguyen, 69, of Santa Rosa wassentenced yesterday by the Honorable Kenneth English for having an over limitof abalone in violation of F&G Code 5521.5(b). Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Department of Human Services

Two Food Benefit Programs Aid Residents and Workers Affected by Recent Wildfires

Eligible Sonoma County individual and households can get help with financial recovery from Glass Fire and Walbridge/Meyers LNU Complex wildfire losses by applying for Disaster CalFresh food benefits with the Economic Assistance Division. Santa Rosa, CA. Read full story


October 21, 2020 | Department of Human Services

Dos programas benéficos de alimentos ayudan a residentes y trabajadores afectados por los recientes incendios forestales

Los residentes del Condado de Sonoma pueden conseguir ayuda para recuperarse económicamente de las pérdidas sufridas durante los incendios forestales Glass y Complejo LNU Walbridge/ Meyers solicitando dos programas gubernamentales que por tiempo limitado brindan los beneficios de alimentos para desastres de CalFresh a individuos y hogares elegibles. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Free Holiday Parking at Regional Parks for Veterans and ActiveDuty Military

In honor of Veterans Day, military members, veterans and their families will receive free parking at all Sonoma County Regional Parks on the holiday and the preceding weekend. Active duty military, veterans and their families can visit county-managed parks and trails with a special pass that waives the $7 day-use parking fee from Saturday, Nov. 7, through Wednesday, Nov. 11. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado de Sonoma adopta un programa intensivo para reducir elcontagio de COVID-19 respaldando a aquéllos más afectados

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Sonoma aprobó hoy un conjunto de acciones para apoyar a los más afectados por el contagio del coronavirus, como aquéllos en comunidades de bajos ingresos, de trabajadores esenciales y latinxs. Read full story


October 20, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County adopts enhanced program to reduce COVID-19 transmission by supporting those most impacted

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today unanimously endorsed a suite of actions to support those most negatively impacted by the spread of coronavirus including those in low-income, essential worker and Latinx communities Read full story


October 19, 2020 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters

Voter registration deadline midnight tonight

Voter registration deadline midnight tonight October 19 2020 Read full story


October 19, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

County expands testing opportunities for residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

The County of Sonoma is doubling the number of pop-up test sites available to the public beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20 and is encouraging residents, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus, to be tested regardless of whether they have symptoms or have been exposed to someone who is COVID-19 positive. Read full story


October 19, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado expande las oportunidades de hacerse las pruebas para residentes afectados desproporcionadamente por COVID-19

El Condado de Sonoma está duplicando la cantidad de puestos móviles de prueba para el público a partir del martes 20 de octubre, y recomienda a los residentes, en particular a residents en areas donde el coronavirus a afectado desproporcionadamente que se hagan la prueba, tengan ono síntomas o hayan estado expuestos o no a alguien que sea COVID-19 positivo. Read full story


October 16, 2020 | Permit Sonoma

Sonoma County’s Ryan Pelleriti Awarded “Code Enforcement Officer of the Year”

TheCounty of Sonoma’s Permit and Resource Management Department (Permit Sonoma)today announced that code enforcement officer Ryan Pelleriti was named the 2020Code Enforcement Officer of the Year by the California Association of CodeEnforcement Officers. Read full story