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Sonoma's Tuesday Night Market Rules and Regulations

Sonoma's Tuesday Night Market Vendor Rules and Regulations

Council Studies Impacts of Pandemic on City Finances

Along with many businesses, city finances have been hit hard by the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. With a tourism-based local economy, the City of Sonoma is reliant on hotel and sales taxes which represents 54% of the City’s General Fund budget. While City revenues were trending at or above projections prior to the...

Council Budget Update Study Session PowerPoint - May 8, 2020

Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen

Leer En Espanol The Sonoma County Health Officer today amended the Public Shelter-in-Place Health Order to reopen retail stores for curbside pickup and delivery, effective 12:01 a.m. on May 8, 2020. These businesses include but are not limited to bookstores, jewelry stores, toy stores, clothing stores, shoe stores, home and furnishing stores, sporting goods stores, antique stores,...

Special City Council Meeting, City Budget Update and Study Session - May 8th

The City Council will hold a City Budget Update and Study Session to discuss the financial impacts of the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency and the Resulting Economic Emergency on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 1:00 PM. See the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The update and study session will include: Overview of Pandemic Impact...

Sonoma's Hometown Fourth of July 2020 Celebration Cancelled due to COVID-19

The following is a press release issued by the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighter's Association (SVFA), the organizers of Sonoma's Hometown Fourth of July Celebration. "With duty comes responsibility, and the responsibilities that our Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters are facing due to the current global pandemic has required us to deliberate decisions that they never imagined considering. Although...

City Council Defers July 2020 Water Rate Increase

On May 4, 2020, the City Council of the City of Sonoma adopted a resolution deferring the scheduled July 2020 water rate increase of 7.5% for six months. The water rate increase will now take place on January 1, 2021. This City Council action was taken because the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are...

Donations Needed to Support Sonoma Valley's Emergency Food Network

Sonoma County's Emergency Food Network Needs Financial Help Now More Than Ever! Community organizations such as Redwood Empire Food Bank and Sonoma Valley Meal have been providing critically needed food security to families and seniors in the Sonoma Valley during the COVID-19 emergency. However, they need donations to keep going. If you are able to...

Additional Documents Related to Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance

The City Council will be considering a Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance at tonight's meeting. The City Attorney has provided some additional documents that will be provided to the Council for their review. City Attorney Memo Explaining Proposed Changes - Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance Proposed Changes to Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance

City Attorney Memo Explaining Proposed Changes - Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance

Commercial Eviction Moratorium Ordinance - Proposed Changes

Flushing Water Lines in Facilities After Extended Shutdown

This guidance applies only to buildings and facilities that have been shut down for an extended period without water use or where water was only sparsely used for a prolonged period of time. Facilities that are reopening after an extended shutdown should take precautionary steps for water quality, including but not limited to flushing your...

Health Officer Supersedes and Loosens Shelter-in-Place Order Due to Initial Successes Interrupting Community Transmission of COVID-19

Download Sonoma County's Press Release in Spanish. View Download the new Shelter-in-Place Health Order in English and Spanish. The Sonoma County Health Officer has issued a new Shelter-in-Place Health Order, which among other changes, reduces restrictions in a number of important employment areas including construction, landscaping services, nurseries, car and bicycle sales. This loosening of restrictions...

Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force Launches "heARTofSONOMA" Community-Wide Art Project

For the first time ever, arts organizations across Sonoma Valley have joined together to keep our community inspired and connected through creating and sharing art during the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order. The new Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force has worked collaboratively to launch heARTofSONOMA, a community-wide art project to encourage community spirit and inclusiveness...

Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force

The Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force is an ad hoc organization, formed in early March 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place order began. Cathy Capriola, Sonoma’s City Manager, reached out to Linda Keaton, Executive Director of Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, with an idea of creating some kind of committee to help lift spirits as...

City Facing Financial Challenges of COVID-19

Like many of our local businesses and residents, the City of Sonoma is facing critical financial challenges from the pandemic and resulting shelter-in-place. City revenues, like our local economy, are tourism-driven. Hotel taxes (also called transient occupancy tax or TOT) and sales taxes make up the majority of our General Fund, so businesses being shut down or operating below capacity has a significant impact on the revenues used...

City Council Meeting - May 4th, 6PM

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 4th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal. Items on the regular calendar include: A Resolution Deferring the Scheduled July 2020 Water Rate Increase for Six Months City of...

Public Comment Process for Virtual Meetings

In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City of Sonoma is providing multiple alternatives to viewing Council meetings and providing comments on items on the agenda. These alternatives allow the City to adhere to social distancing requirements, follow the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (which suspends certain requirements of the Brown Act),...

Sonoma, We're Here for You!

It's been a busy month for the City of Sonoma team. Whether out in the field providing essential services, working remotely to keep City operations moving forward, finding new ways to hold Council meetings, or coordinating community resources and information to support those in need... your City will continue working hard for you, whatever the...

Get Counted Sonoma! Census 2020, Your Participation Matters!

Take the Census Now! The 2020 Census will help decide how billions of dollars will reach our families. Your answers will help determine funding for dozens of programs that provide essential resources to our community. Census data determines funding allocations for schools, child care programs, road maintenance projects and social assistance programs. A complete and...

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