The following is a Press Release from the County of Sonoma. Leer en Español Due to rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, Sonoma County will join six other Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley in preemptively adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. … Continued
Napa Sonoma ADU Center is hosting two webinars to help guide homeowners through the process of building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). Learn more about each webinar below. Tuesday, December 15 | Building ADUs in Napa & Sonoma Counties: Live Audience Q&A Session (Register here) Key ADU tips: We’ll build on the information we shared … Continued
Starting December 10th, Californians can voluntarily opt-in to receive COVID-19 notifications informing them if they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 by enabling “CA Notify” on their smartphones. Combined with other actions like wearing masks and physical distancing, CA Notify can help curb the transmission of COVID-19. CA Notify is … Continued
City Council Reorganization was on the agenda at the December 7th meeting of the Sonoma City Council. The reorganization included the recognition of re-elected council member Amy Harrington, introduction and oath of office of new council member Jack Ding, and a presentation of a gavel and recognition Mayor Logan Harvey. Logan Harvey was selected to continue to serve … Continued
Sonoma City Offices* will be closed beginning Thursday, December 24th, 2020 through Friday, January 1st, 2021 in observance of the Christmas and New Years Holidays. *Public Works will be open with minimal staffing on Tuesday, December 29th and Wednesday, December 30, while City Hall is closed. Public Works staff will also be ready to respond … Continued
UPDATE: The Red Flag Warning has been extended to Monday at 5:00 PM. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning & Wind Advisory for much of the Bay Area including the Sonoma City and Valley and is in effect from 11:00 p.m. tonight (Sunday) to 11:00 a.m. tomorrow (Monday) due to forecasted … Continued
The State announced a new Regional Stay Home Order on December 3, 2020, that will go into effect within 24 hours in regions with less than 15% ICU availability. It prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing in all others. … Continued
*Update 12/5, 8:30 AM – At this time, it appears that the City of Sonoma would not be impacted by the potential PSPS. Look up an address on the PG&E power outage map to see if a particular location is included in the PSPS Watch. ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING The National Weather Service … Continued
The Governor’s office announced this week that California will provide temporary tax relief for eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. The temporary tax relief offers: An automatic three-month income tax extension for taxpayers filing less than $1 million in sales tax. An extension of the availability of existing interest and penalty-free payment agreements to companies … Continued
With growing concern over the climate crisis, the Sonoma City Council unanimously passed a Climate Emergency Resolution at its November 2nd meeting. A key element of the resolution is to reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emissions to net zero no later than 2030. Transportation is by far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for … Continued
