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December 10, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County issuesguidance on COVID-19 booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds

Sonoma County will immediately make 16- and 17-year-olds eligible for booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, aligning the county with new federal and state guidelines, the county Department of Health Services announced Friday. Read full story


December 10, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

SonomaCounty health officials issue freeze warning

The County of Sonoma is issuing a freeze warning in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction for freezing overnight lows expected through Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Read full story


December 09, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County awards $2million for homeless shelters, safe parking programs

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors awarded $2million in funding this week to support five projects that will provide housingand other resources for people experiencing homelessness in Petaluma, SantaRosa, Sonoma, Guerneville and Sebastopol. Read full story


December 09, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Department of Health Servicesawarded $6 million to scale grassroots COVID-19 response

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services todayannounced that it has received a three-year, $6 million grant from the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention to increase resources and services forcommunity health workers to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and combathealth care inequities. Read full story


December 09, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

SonomaCounty redistricting process will come to a close with map adoption on Dec. 14

The final version of a redistricting mapapproved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors at the fifth redistrictingpublic hearing on Tuesday has been posted on the county’s website and isavailable for public review. Read full story


December 09, 2021 | Natural Resources

<p>Sonoma County GroundwaterSustainability Plans Approved </p><p> </p>

<span style="color: rgb(32, 31, 30); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thisweek, the boards of Sonoma County’s three groundwater sustainability agencies,Petaluma Valley, Sonoma Valley and Santa Rosa Plain, all unanimously approvedGroundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) for each basin. The GSPs are requiredto be submitted as part of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)for the purpose of assessing the conditions of each groundwater basin,analyzing the basin’s sustainability over a 50-year period, and identifyingprojects and actions needed to ensure the basin is sustainable by 2042.</span> Read full story


December 08, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures releases 2020 SonomaCounty Crop Report

The County of Sonoma Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures today presented to the Board of Supervisors the 2020 Sonoma County Crop Report, an annual accounting of local agricultural production intended for community use in developing and understanding economic activity, tourism, financing, and historical trends in local agricultural production. Read full story


December 03, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

El veinticinco por ciento de los niños con edades entre 5 y 11 años en el Condado de Sonoma, están ahoraparcial o completamente vacunados contrala COVID-19

Uno de cada cuatroniños con edades entre los 5 y los 11años en el Condado de Sonoma están ahora completa o parcialmente vacunados contra la COVID-19; un logroimportante que significa que el condadoha alcanzado el primer objetivo que la Oficina de Educación del Condadode Sonoma y los oficiales de salud del Condado se fijaron para la vacunación pediátrica. Read full story


December 03, 2021 | County Administrator's Office

Twenty-five percent of Sonoma County children ages 5 to11 now partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19

One in four SonomaCounty children ages 5 to 11 are now fully or partially vaccinated againstCOVID-19, an important milestone that means the county has achieved the firstgoal set by the Sonoma County Office of Education and county health officialsfor pediatric vaccinations. Read full story


December 02, 2021 | Human Resources Department

<p>Commission on Human Rights Affirms Solidarity with NAACP</p>

Commission on Human Rights, County of Sonoma California Human Resources Read full story