As you are probably aware, there are several wildfires burning in Sonoma County. Sonoma Water, the agency that supplies over 90% of the City’s water supply is urging all customers to take immediate water conservation steps. WHY? The largest of the wildfires could threaten the source of our water that comes from the Russian River. … Continued
At their Monday, August 17th meeting, Sonoma City Council heard presentations by the two remaining store-front retail commercial cannabis business proposers – Matanzas, dba “Justice Grown” and SOSPARC, dba as “SPARC”. Following the presentations, Council voted unanimously to award the Conditional Certificate to SPARC. The conditional certificate entitles SPARC to apply to the City Manager … Continued
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
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
NEW DEADLINE IS 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 The filing period for non-incumbents for the office of Council Member in the City of Sonoma has been extended. Interested residents must file nomination papers for the General Municipal Election by the new deadline, August 12, 2020, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. … Continued
It’s Official…the 196th Sonoma Valley Winegrape Harvest has begun! Thank you to Council Member Agrimonti & City staff who came together (while socially distancing) to “Ring in the Sonoma Valley Harvest” with a special ringing of the City Hall bell on Thursday, August 6th and also to the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance (SVVGA) … Continued
