Category: City News

California Dept. of Public Health Requires Masking for All Public Indoor Settings

(En Español abajo) The California Department of Public Health has issued a new travel advisory and updated COVID-19 guidance for face coverings and mega-events. Masking is required for all public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, beginning Dec. 15. Attendees of mega-events must show proof of vaccination before attending an event or a negative antigen … Continued

Council to Conduct Workshop Regarding the Alternatives Report for the Sonoma Development Center Specific Plan Wednesday

A workshop regarding the Alternatives Report for the Sonoma Development Center Specific Plan will be held at the City Council meeting on Wednesday, December 15th. At thier December 1, 2021 meeting, the Council received a presentation from County staff regarding the Alternatives Report for the Sonoma Development Center (SDC) Specific Plan. After receiving numerous public … Continued

City Council Meeting – December 15th, 6:00 PM

A regular meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, December 15th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: Workshop Regarding the Alternatives Report for the Sonoma Development Center Specific Plan An Urgency … Continued

COVID-19 Status Update – December 10th

Para traducir esta página, desplácese hasta el final, haga clic en “Translate”, y seleccione su idioma. Case rates increased this week in Sonoma County. Public health officials say an increase in cases is to be expected as this is a winter virus, regardless of the variant. We are spending more time indoors, where this virus … Continued

Sonoma City Council Selects Jack Ding as Mayor, Kelso Barnett as Vice Mayor

City Council Reorganization was on the agenda at the December 1st council meeting. The reorganization included a presentation of a distinguished service award to outgoing Mayor Madolyn Agrimonti. Jack Ding was then selected as the new mayor and Kelso G. Barnett as the new vice-mayor. See the Notice of Reorganization. A recording of the meeting is … Continued

New Sonoma Minimum Wage Rates effective January 1, 2022

Starting January 1, 2022, the minimum wage rate in the City of Sonoma is $16.00/hour for large employers (26 or more employees) and $15.00/hour for small employers (25 or fewer employees). The scheduled increase is included in the minimum wage ordinance adopted by the City Council in 2019 after a minimum wage study, which became … Continued

2022 Alcalde nomination deadline approaching December 10th

The City of Sonoma is once again seeking nominations from the public for the 2022 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

City Council Meeting – December 1st

A regular meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, December 1st at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: Direction on Preferred Approach for the City to Comment on Alternatives Report for the … Continued

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