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June 05, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Local Case Data Supports Long Awaited Openings in New Health Order
Sonoma County’s Health Officer issued a new Order on today allowing in-person faith based services, indoor retail shopping and dining, hair salons/barbershops, and outdoor recreation business activities and equipment rental. Read full story
June 05, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
State Releases Guidancefor Counties with Variance to Move Stage Three at Their Own Discretion
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released guidance for counties with variance, which includes Sonoma County, to go to Stage Three and allow further sectors to operate during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as soon as Friday June 12, 2020. Read full story
June 04, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
El Condado de Sonoma inicia la prueba de anticuerpos COVID-19 solo paraciertos grupos
A partir del sábado 6 dejunio de 2020, el Condado de Sonoma examinará a ciertos individuos paradetectar anticuerpos contra el nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19). Read full story
June 04, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
County of Sonoma Begins COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Certain Groups Only
Beginning Saturday, June 6, 2020, the County of Sonoma will test certain individuals for antibodies to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Testing will be performed daily at the Public Health Lab in Santa Rosa, with plans for strategically expanding this service at select hospitals and health centers in the county. Read full story
June 02, 2020 | Sonoma County Regional Parks
Parks Access Expanded in New Health Order
Sonoma County’s health officer on Tuesday further eased restrictions on outdoor recreation during the Covid-19 pandemic by issuing an order that allows park agencies to reopen coastal parking lots and restore daytime visiting hours at beaches. Read full story
June 02, 2020 | Office of the District Attorney
Serial Killer DeniedParole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today that on May 27, 2020, the CaliforniaBoard of Prison Terms denied parole to 69 year old Michael Carson, who, alongwith his wife Susan Carson, was convicted in the early 1980’s of committingthree separate murders in the counties of Sonoma, San Francisco and Humboldt. Read full story
June 02, 2020 | Office of the District Attorney
Prison Inmate Convicted of Murder Once AgainDenied Parole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Bryon James Tibbals, 55years-old of Nevada, was denied parole following a hearing earlier today infront of the California Board of Parole Hearings. In addition to denyingparole, the Board determined that Tibbals must wait three additional yearsbefore his next hearing. Read full story
June 02, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Se extiende el acceso a los parques en la nueva Orden de Salud
El martes la Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma flexibilizó aún más las restricciones relacionadas con la recreación al aire libre durante la pandemia de Covid-19 al emitir una orden que les permite a las entidades a cargo de parques el abrir sus estacionamientos costeros y restablecer las horas diurnas de visita a las playas. Read full story
June 02, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Parks Access Expanded inNew Health Order
Sonoma County’s health officer on Tuesdayfurther eased restrictions on outdoor recreation during the Covid-19 pandemicby issuing an order that allows park agencies to reopen coastal parking lots andrestore daytime visiting hours at beaches. Read full story
June 01, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Comunicado de parte de Susan Gorin, presidenta de la Junta de Supervisores del condado de Sonoma, y Mark Essick, alguacil y oficial forense del Condado
Estamos experimentando juntos algo que no se había visto en un siglo, una pandemia que ha requerido el confinamiento de nuestras comunidades, el cierre de centros de reuniones y gran parte de nuestra economía. Hoy estamos enfrentándonos a la difícil labor de determinar cómo reabrir nuestras comunidades por fases, mientras tenemos en mente el hecho de que los retos que todos y cada uno de nosotros enfrentamos son únicos. Read full story