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Weekly Roundup for March 11, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Local COVID vaccine & testing opportunities; 2) CDPH information on “Long Covid” health condition; and 3) Other County of Sonoma news of note. Read full story
Russian River Rally for Ukraine set for March 11 in Guerneville
Residents from throughout Sonoma County are invited to take part in a "Russian River Rally for Ukraine" happening at the Guerneville pedestrian bridge on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. Members of the public are encouraged to bring signs of support for Ukraine. It will be the third bridge over the Russian River to be lighted in yellow and blue, following the Healdsburg Memorial Bridge on February 28 and the Monte Rio Bridge on March 9. Read full story
Windsor voters invited to attend educational webinars on Voter’s Choice Act election model
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office announced today two voter education webinars to be held this month via Zoom concerning the Voter’s Choice Act election model going into effect in Sonoma County this year. Read full story
El Condado está aceptando solicitudes para fondos de la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense hasta el 7 de abril
El Condado de Sonoma ha abierto el proceso de Notificación de Fondos Disponibles de la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense (ARPA) para aceptar solicitudes de fondos ARPA hasta el 7 de abril. Read full story
County accepting applications for American Rescue Plan Act funding through April 7
Sonoma County has opened the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Notice of Funding Availability process to accept applications for ARPA funding through April 7. The county has allocated $34 million to support community resilience programs that address community needs identified as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The county is prioritizing applications that address systemic public health and economic challenges contributing to the unequal impact of the pandemic on certain populations. Read full story
La Junta de Supervisores va a sostener un foro sobre el Acta TRUTH para revisar los datos de la Oficina del Alguacil sobre el acceso de ICE
Los residentes del Condado de Sonoma están invitados a participar en un foro comunitario en línea para conocer acerca del acceso a los reclusos y a la información que la Oficina del Alguacil les proporciona a las autoridades federales de migración. Esta reunión pública es exigida por una ley estatal que entró en vigor en 2017. Read full story
Board of Supervisors to hold TRUTH Act forum to review Sheriff’s Office data on ICE access
Sonoma County residents are invited to participate in an online community forum to learn about the access to inmates and the information that the Sheriff’s Office provides to federal immigration authorities. This public meeting is required under a state law that went into effect in 2017. Read full story
Sonoma County and ForeFront Power Complete a 963 kilowatt Solar Energy Portfolio at Airport and Nearby Fleet Facility
The County of Sonoma has partnered with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, to build a 963 kilowatt (kW) solar energy portfolio at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), as well as at the Sonoma County Fleet Operations Building at 709 Russell Avenue in Santa Rosa. Read full story