Category: City News

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

Cultural and Fine Arts Commission Seeks Nominations for the 2022 Treasure Artist of the Year

The City of Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission is seeking nominations for the 2022 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year Award. First awarded in 1983, the Sonoma Treasure Artist is selected and recognized for outstanding achievement in a chosen artistic medium including the performing, visual, theatrical, literary, and craft arts, and for their service … 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

Sonoma Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan Public Hearing – Dec. 6th, 4 PM

The Sonoma Valley groundwater sustainability agency will hold a virtual public hearing to consider the adoption of the Final Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) on December 6th at 4:00 PM. The GSPs assess the conditions of the groundwater basin, analyze the basin’s sustainability over a 50-year period, and identify projects and actions needed to ensure the … 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

Shop Sonoma this Holiday Season

With the holiday season upon us, it’s more important than ever to “think local first” when tackling our shopping lists. Small businesses need your support more than ever this year as they navigate, adjust, and pivot from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. When you support small, locally-owned businesses, you support Sonoma. For every dollar … Continued