Category: City News

City of Sonoma Measure S, Transient Occupancy Tax Increase, Passes

As of today, Measure S, the Transient Occupancy Tax increase, had over 79% yes votes. THANK YOU to our community for support of Measure S. As a general tax, Measure S required a simple majority to pass to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax to be similar to other Sonoma and Napa communities. TOT revenue … Continued

Council Action Recap – 11.05.18

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

Council Action Recap – 10.22.18

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

Council Action Recap – 10.01.18

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

Council Action Recap – 09.17.18

The Council Action Recap captures the actions taken by the City Council at their meeting. If you would like to view the video of the meeting you can do so on the City’s CivicWeb Portal.

City of Sonoma Seeks Nominations for 2019 Honorary Alcalde

The City of Sonoma is once again seeking nominations from the public for the 2019 Honorary Alcalde. Each year, since 1975, the City Council selects a citizen of the year who is given the title of Honorary Alcalde (“Alcalde” is the Spanish word for Mayor). The honoree is given a silver-headed cane as a symbol … Continued

Election Day – Tuesday November 6, 2018

Time to vote! Election day is this Tuesday, November 6 and polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you are voting in person and are not sure where your assigned polling place is, search on the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters website or text ‘VOTE’ to GOVOTE (468683) to find the … Continued

City Council Meeting – November 5, 5:30 pm

PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING HAS A SPECIAL START TIME OF 5:30 PM A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, November 5th at 5:30 pm. View the full agenda including a proclamation in Recognition of “Bells of Peace,” items on the consent calendar, the public hearing of an Ordinance Prohibiting all Commercial … Continued

Fraudulent Check Alert

On Monday, October 29, 2018, a check was delivered to an address in the city of Sonoma via US mail from “Firefly Federal Credit Union” out of Minnesota for the amount of $2,780. The recipient was not expecting a refund nor payment as indicated on the check and they suspected it to be a fraud. … Continued

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