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June 01, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Joint Statement from Susan Gorin, Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, and Mark Essick, Sonoma County Sheriff/Coroner
Together, we are experiencing something not seen in a century – a pandemic that has required the lockdown of our communities, our gathering centers and much of our economy. Today, we are faced with the daunting task of how best to phase in the reopening of our communities, while respecting the fact that the challenges faced by each and every one of us is unique. Read full story
May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
La Oficial de Saluddel Condado de Sonoma enmienda la orden de refugio en casa para permitir que se abran negocios adicionales
La Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma modificó la orden de refugioen casa hoy para expandir la lista de negocios que podrán operar en el condadosegún lo permitido bajo la aprobación del estado de la solicitud de variacióndel condado para acelerar a la etapa 2 del plan de reapertura del gobernador. Read full story
May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen
The Sonoma County Health Officer today amended the Shelter-in-Place Health Order allowing the reopening of additional businesses that provide services, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday May 15, 2020. Read full story
May 22, 2020 | Natural Resources
Public Hearing on Sanitation Rates continued, will be held During June 9 virtual Board Meeting
The Public Hearing to considerincreasing the annual sewer service charge provided by and scheduled for theRegular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency onbehalf of the Sanitation Zones of Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup, Geyserville,Penngrove, and Sea Ranch, and the Boards of the County Sanitation Districts ofOccidental, Russian River, Sonoma Valley, and South Park that was previouslyscheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 8:30AM has been continued until Tuesday,June 9, 2020 at 1:30 PM. Read full story
May 21, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma County Administrator Appoints Communications Manager
County Administrator Sheryl Bratton todayannounced the appointment of Paul Gullixson, Associate VicePresident of Strategic Communications at Sonoma StateUniversity and former Editorial Director for The Press Democrat,to serve as Communications Manager for Sonoma County,starting June 29, 2020. Read full story
May 19, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
La Junta de Supervisores Aprueba el Establecimiento de un Centro de Salud Psiquiátrica en el Condado
Hoy, la Junta de Supervisores aprobó el Departamento de Servicios de Salud (por sus siglas en inglés, DHS) para establecer un Centro de Salud Psiquiátrica (por sus siglas en inglés, PHF) llamado Centro de Curación del Condado de Sonoma. Read full story
May 19, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
Board of Supervisors Approves the Establishment of a Psychiatric Health Facility in the County
Today the Board of Supervisors approved the Department of Health Services (DHS) to establish a Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) called the Sonoma County Healing Center. Read full story
May 15, 2020 | Office of the District Attorney
Sonoma County ManConvicted of Attempted Murder of Police Officer Denied Parole
DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Charles Edgar Thomas,75-year-old from Cloverdale, was found unsuitable for parole release by theBoard of Parole Hearings today. Read full story
May 15, 2020 | County Administrator's Office
SonomaCounty Implements Two-Step Budget Process to Allow More Time to Adjust toCoronavirus Impacts
The County of Sonoma released its 2020-21 recommended budgettotaling $1.9billion, which represents as flat 0.1% change increase from the current FY 2019-20 revised budget. Read full story
May 14, 2020 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters
Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Offers New Ballot Tracking Service
The Sonoma CountyRegistrar of Voters has announced that Sonoma County voters can now sign up forVote by Mail ballot tracking, through the Secretary of State’s “Where’s MyBallot” program. Read full story