The City of Sonoma is preparing to respond to the impacts of a possible power shutoff conducted by PG&E. The agency informed City and County officials that Sonoma County is under a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) “Watch,” and current weather conditions may lead to a de-energization event beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, October 23, 2019. PG&E … Continued
The US National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay including Sonoma County beginning Wednesday (10/23) at Noon to Thursday (10/24) at 4 pm. A Red Flag Warning is issued for weather events which may result in extreme fire behavior that will occur within 24 hours. A Red Flag Warning is the … Continued
10/21, 5:50 PM – Read the latest information from PG&E and View a Potential Power Outage Map. 10/21, 3:30 PM – The National Weather Service has issued a ‘Fire Weather Watch’ due to gusty winds and low overnight humidity in the North Bay Area later this week. Due to these conditions, PG&E has raised the … Continued
The PG&E Power Shutoff that began October 9, 2019, disrupted communities in Sonoma County as well as other areas across Northern California. The County of Sonoma requests that residents fill out a survey accessible from the link below. Their intent is to understand residents’ challenges and successes during this event, so the County can better … Continued
‼️ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS‼️ As a result of the recent PG&E Power Shutoff event, we have developed a brief survey to help the County of Sonoma and other local organizations understand the impacts to local businesses and the economy, as well as develop resources to assist local businesses. The data in this survey will be used … Continued
The City of Sonoma is pleased to introduce Associate Planner Kristina Tierney. Kristina is a land use and environmental planner with fifteen years of experience, including 10 years as a planner for Marin County. Kristina specializes in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has worked on large infrastructure projects all over California. She has … Continued
A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, October 21st at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including a presentation on the recent PG&E power shutoff event, items on the consent calendar and staff reports on our CivicWeb Portal. Items to be considered on the regular schedule include: Proposed Safe Parking Program at … Continued
PG&E Power Shutoff & Restoration Updates, October 11, 2019, 10:00 AM: •Sonoma City Hall has resumed regular hours and services. Open 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Closed 12 NOON – 1:00 PM for lunch. •The National Weather Service reports the fire weather threat has diminished despite continued dry conditions. Overnight temperatures continue to drop to … Continued
Update, Thursday 10/10 at 6:30 PM. The PG&E power restoration process has begun and will continue, possibly for several days. While portions of the west side of Sonoma have been re-energized, much of the City and the Valley are still without power. The City has not received any official notification from PG&E about when we can … Continued
Promising news from our friends at Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority & Sonoma Valley Hospital — both have had power restored as of 4:00 PM, Thursday, October 10, 2019. We have not received any official notification from PG&E about when we can expect full power restoration. PG&E has advised that it could take 1 … Continued
