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September 16, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

State initiating Phase 1 Household Hazardous Waste Sweeps

The CaliforniaDepartment of Toxic Substance Control has initiated the Phase 1 HouseholdHazardous Waste Sweeps of properties with damaged or destroyed structures fromthe Meyers and Walbridge fires in Sonoma County. Read full story


September 15, 2020 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Publicinvited to shape future of North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open SpacePreserve

Sonoma County Regional Parks is asking for community feedback on the potential for future trails, campsites and other recreational amenities at North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Preserve. The department is creating a master plan to guide the park’s development and invites the public to review and comment on three plan alternatives between now and Oct. 30. Read full story


September 15, 2020 | Office of the District Attorney

$1.43 Million SettlementAnnounced to Address Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste Kelly-Moore Violated StateEnvironmental Protection Laws

Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch today announceda $1.43 million settlement against Kelly-Moore Paint Company (Kelly-Moore) toresolve allegations that the company violated state laws governing hazardouswaste Read full story


September 15, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado urge a los residentes a completar el Censo de 2020 antes del 30 de septiembre

El Condado de Sonoma insta a todos los residentes a completar el Censo de 2020 antes de la fecha de vencimiento del miércoles 30 de septiembre de 2020. Read full story


September 15, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

County encourages residents to complete 2020 Census bySeptember 30, 2020

Sonoma County is encouraging all residents to completethe 2020 Census by the deadline of Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The census is anintegral part of the U.S. Constitution, a process for counting the entirepopulation of the United States and five U.S. territories (Puerto Rico,American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and theU.S. Virgin Islands). Read full story


September 14, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

El Condado de Sonoma reorganiza las cifras de COVID-19 para que concuerden con los datos estatales

Según la información publicada por el Estado, el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma cambiará hoy la metodología usada para tabular el número de pruebas de COVID-19 realizadas, y también el índice de positividad de las pruebas del Condado. Read full story


September 14, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

County of Sonoma WIC agency earns national honor for commitment to support breastfeeding

SonomaCounty’s  Women-Infants-Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)agency has received the Loving Support Award of Excellence from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read full story


September 14, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County to reconfigure COVID-19 numbers to align with State data

Based on information released from the State, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services today will be changing the methodology it uses to tabulate the number of COVID-19 tests conducted as well as the County’s testing positivity rate. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | Climate Action and Resiliency

County’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager Honored with 2020 PACESetter Award

the non-profit organization that advocates for expanded access to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Read full story


September 11, 2020 | Climate Action and Resiliency

County’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager Honored with 2020 PACESetter Award

PACENation, the non-profit organization that advocates for expanded access to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, has honored Jane Elias, the County of Sonoma’s Energy and Sustainability Division Manager, as a recipient of a 2020 PACESetter Award for excellence in program design and implementation.   Read full story