News Index
Weekly Roundup for May 20, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Boosters authorized for ages 5-11, more free test kits available; 2) Local COVID-19 vaccine and testing opportunities; and 3) Other County of Sonoma news of note Read full story
Bay Area health officials share guidance to navigate the infant formula shortage
There continues to be a shortage of infant formula nationwide due to supply chain issues and a recall of infant formula due to bacterial contamination in the Abbott manufacturing plant in Michigan. The federal government is currently working on strategies to increase production of formula and help families access existing stock. Read full story
Deadline to register for June primary election is May 23
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is reminding Sonoma County residents that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming June 7 statewide direct primary election is May 23. Read full story
Evacuation exercises planned in Sonoma Valley and Cazadero neighborhoods
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with community preparedness groups, will be holding two evacuation exercises in the coming weeks. Read full story
Planning Commission to review draft Winery Events Ordinance on May 19
The Sonoma County Planning Commission will continue its consideration of a draft Winery Events Ordinance during a virtual public hearing on May 19 at 1:05 PM. The draft ordinance would apply to new and modified use permit applications for winery visitor-serving uses in agricultural zoning districts outside of the Coastal Zone. Read full story
Sonoma, Bay Area counties release preliminary homelessness count statistics
Sonoma County, alongside other Bay Area counties, was able to stave off a predicted catastrophic increase in homelessness over the last three years during COVID, according to preliminary results from the first official count of people experiencing homelessness since the start of the pandemic. Read full story
Weekly Roundup for May 13, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) New COVID-19 community briefing available for viewing; 2) Local COVID-19 vaccine and testing opportunities; and 3) Other County of Sonoma news of note Read full story
Bay Area Health Officers urge public to take precautions as COVID levels rise
Twelve Bay Area health officers are stressing the importance of taking safety precautions, including continued masking indoors, as the region experiences a new swell of COVID cases and hospitalizations. Read full story