Press Releases
New Sonoma County health orderrequires flu shots for senior care and in-home care workers
Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase hasexpanded the scope of an Oct. 1 health order requiring workers at certainhealth care and congregate facilities to get vaccinated against influenza. Read full story
Sonoma County Chanate Campus Auction Complete
Sonoma County received nine sealed bids for the 71-acre county-owned Chanate Campus, followed by a round of oral bids in an online auction. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma emite lineamientos por la COVID-19 para las reuniones y los viajes en los días festivos
La gente que está planeando viajar y asistir a reuniones en los próximos días festivos, debe de tomar acciones ahora para protegerse a sí mismos de la COVID-19 y asegurarse de que tienen los documentos que exigen ciertos destinos, aerolíneas y eventos para poder comprobar que están vacunados o su estatus en las pruebas. Read full story
Sonoma County issues COVID-19 guidancefor holiday gatherings, travel
People planning to travel and attend gatherings over the upcomingholidays should take steps now to protect themselves from COVID-19 and ensurethey have proper documents required by some destinations, airlines and eventsto prove their vaccination or testing status. Read full story
Permit Sonoma seeks members for Housing Advisory Group to advise staff for the housing element
Permit Sonoma announced today that it will begin receiving applications for a 15-member Housing Advisory Committee that will advise the department as it updates the Housing Element of the countyGeneral Plan. Read full story
La vacunación para los niños de entre 5 y 11 años empezará en el Condado de Sonoma durante la semana del 8 de noviembre
Ahora que los reguladores federales y estatales han aprobado el uso de la vacuna de Pfizer contra la COVID-19, para los niños con edades de entre 5 y 11 años, se espera que el Condado de Sonoma empiece a vacunar a los casi 37,000 niños en este rango de edad a través de sus médicos principales, farmacias locales o las clínicas ubicadas en las escuelas, que están patrocinadas por el Condado, a partir de la semana del 8 de noviembre. Read full story
Vaccinations of 5- to11-year-olds to begin in Sonoma County during week of Nov. 8
With federal and state regulators having now approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, Sonoma County is expected to begin vaccinating the roughly 37,000 children in this age range through primary care physicians, local pharmacies or county-sponsored school-based clinics beginning the week of Nov. 8. Read full story
Board ofSupervisors to protect Paulin Meadow in Santa Rosa as open space
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is expected next week to approve the transfer of Parcel J (Paulin Meadow), a 10.42-acre property that is part of a collection of publicly owned parcels adjacent to the County of Sonoma-owned Chanate campus, from the county’s General Services Department to the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space). The transfer will ensure the protection of the woodland area as open space in perpetuity. Read full story
Sonoma County issues guidance on COVID-19 booster shots, mix-and-match boosters
Sonoma County residents who received any of the three COVID-19 vaccines are now eligible for a booster shot if they meet new criteria outlined Monday by the county Department of Health Services. Read full story
El oficial de salud del Condado de Sonoma les permite a algunos grupos el tener opciones para no usartapa bocas en interiores
El Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma, Dra. Sundari Mase, enmendó el día de hoy una orden de salud para permitirles a ciertos grupos estables de gente, como aquellos en los gimnasios, clases y oficinas, la opción de levantar el mandato para utilizar tapa bocas en interiores, si verifican que todos los miembros del grupo estén completamente vacunados contra la COVID-19. Read full story