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County, City Remind Residents to Stay Vigilant during Ongoing Outage
PG&E’s scheduled power shutoff began todayin much of Sonoma County, affecting approximately 200,000 residents. PG&E currentlypredicts that the power shutoff may continue through Thursday, October 10th atnoon. Read full story
PG&E comienza a restaurar servicio de electricidad
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) ha notificado al Condado de Sonoma que empezarán a conducir inspecciones para restablecer la electricidad a los 200,000 residentes afectados por el corte eléctrico. Read full story
PG&E to Start Restoring Power Today
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has notified the County ofSonoma that it has begun to conduct equipment inspections to restore power tothe 200,000 residents in Sonoma County affected by the Power Shutoff. PG&Ehas said they expect to make progress today in restoring power to some areas inthe County. Other portions of the county will remain without power untilPG&E has inspected the electrical infrastructure and determined that theycan safely restore service. Read full story
El condado y la ciudad recuerdan a losresidentes que deben permanecer vigilantes durante la interrupción de energiacontinua
El corte de energiaprogramado de PG&E comenzó hoy en gran parte del condado de Sonoma,afectando aproximadamente a 200,000 residentes. Read full story
The County of Sonoma and City of SantaRosa Prepare for Confirmed Extended Power Shutoff, Advocate for State EmergencyProclamation
PG&E informed County and City officials today that critical current weather conditions persist and will result in a power shutoff. The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa proclaimed a state of local emergency on Monday after being notified of the possibility of the now confirmed extended de-energization event by PG&E. Read full story
El Condado de Sonoma y la Ciudad de Santa Rosa sePreparan para un Corte Eléctrico Prolongado, y Aboga por una Proclamación deEstado de Emergencia
El Condado de Sonoma y la Ciudad de Santa Rosa están abogando por unaproclamación gubernamental de emergencia en preparación por las consecuenciasdel actual plan de corte de energía. PG&E informó hoy a los funcionariosdel Condado y de la Ciudad que la corriente crítica las condiciones climáticaspersisten y resultarán en un corte de energía. Read full story
Fire Prevention Week Reminds Households to Plan Ahead
Permit Sonoma’s Fire PreventionDivision invites the public to celebrate FirePrevention Week, October 6-12, 2019. The National Fire ProtectionAssociation’s (NFPA) theme for the week “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Planand Practice Your Escape!” reminds the community to take action bydeveloping and practicing a home fire escape plan. Read full story
County, City to Hold Observances of Two-Year Anniversary of Wildfires
The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa invite communitymembers to gather to observe the two-year anniversary of the Sonoma ComplexFires at a brief ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 inCourthouse Square in Downtown Santa Rosa. Read full story
County of Sonoma and City of Santa RosaPreparing to Respond to a Potential PG&E Power Shutoff
The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa are preparing to respond to the impacts of a possible PG&E Power Shutoff. PG&E informed County and City officials that Sonoma County is under a “Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch,” and current weather conditions may lead to a de-energization event within the next 36 to 48 hours. Read full story
Child Rapist Receives 31-Year Sentence
Defendant Alejandro Tapia Garcia, 35 years old of SantaRosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to thirty-oneyears in state prison following his convictions in August of this year tocharges of forcible rape of a child under the age of 14, and two counts ofcommitting a forcible lewd or lascivious act upon a child younger than14. Read full story