The National Weather Service has upgraded the current Heat Advisory to an Excessive Heat Warning. The Advisory goes until 9 PM this evening while the Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through Wednesday, August 19th. As a result of this extreme weather event we have been experiencing, PG&E Encourages Customers to Conserve Electricity as California ISO Declares Flex Alert: … Continued
Due to another period of anticipated high heat on Monday and Tuesday and the possibility of more rolling power outages, the County of Sonoma will be opening two cooling centers for residents needing refuge from the heat. The cities of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg also will be opening centers in their communities. The County … Continued
The US National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the entire Bay Area including Sonoma County due to lightning that could cause new fire starts. The Red Flag Warning begins at 11 pm Saturday, August 15th through 11 am Sunday, August 16th. Thunderstorms are forecast to develop over the South Bay and Santa … Continued
On June 1, 2020, the City Council selected two of its five “Finalist” proposers that it wished to progress to the next part of the evaluation process to operate a store-front retail commercial cannabis business in the City. Those two remaining proposers are Matanzas, dba “Justice Grown” and SOSPARC, dba as “SPARC”. Pursuant to the … Continued
At their Monday, August 17th meeting, City Council will consider an urgency ordinance authorizing administrative enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders, including administrative citations, administrative nuisance abatement, and civil penalties. Read the agenda item summary to learn more about the draft ordinance, including a chart outlining the proposed penalties/fines. Monday’s meeting of Sonoma City Council … Continued
A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, August 17th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and a public hearing including the consideration of an urgency ordinance authorizing administrative enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on … Continued
How ready are we for power shut-offs? Learn how to prepare during the County of Sonoma’s virtual Townhall with Supervisor Susan Gorin and invited panelists. Simultaneous broadcast in Spanish available. Monday, August 17th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Zoom Webinar ID: 994 1868 1772 | Password: 774916 By Phone: 1 669 900 9128 | Facebook Live | … Continued
To create safe opportunities for businesses to operate, the City may be closing First Street East along the Plaza (between East Spain Street and East Napa Street) for “Sonoma Promenade,” Thursday through Sunday evenings between 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM through October 4th, 2020. Sonoma Promenade is part of the City’s Sonoma Al Fresco program … Continued
On August 6, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a code enforcement ordinance that allows the issuing of citations ranging from $100 for individuals up to $10,000 for businesses for noncompliance with local and state health orders related to the coronavirus. The ordinance was approved unanimously and on an urgency basis, which allowed … Continued
Cathy Capriola has served as the City‘s chief executive since January of 2017 and is a resident of Sonoma. She is retiring after 30 years of working for cities in northern California, including Novato, Citrus Heights, Davis, and Vacaville and plans to continue working on a part-time basis as a consultant to public agencies. “I … Continued
