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City Council Meeting – August 17th, 6:00 PM

A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, August 17th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and a public hearing including the consideration of an urgency ordinance authorizing administrative enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders on our CivicWeb Portal.   The items to be considered on … Continued

Sonoma Ready Virtual Town Hall: Power Shut Offs 2020

How ready are we for power shut-offs?  Learn how to prepare during the County of Sonoma’s virtual Townhall with Supervisor Susan Gorin and invited panelists. Simultaneous broadcast in Spanish available. Monday, August 17th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Zoom Webinar ID: 994 1868 1772 | Password: 774916 By Phone: 1 669 900 9128 | Facebook Live | … Continued

“Sonoma Promenade” Application Now Available for Sonoma Businesses

To create safe opportunities for businesses to operate, the City may be closing First Street East along the Plaza (between East Spain Street and East Napa Street) for “Sonoma Promenade,” Thursday through Sunday evenings between 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM through October 4th, 2020. Sonoma Promenade is part of the City’s Sonoma Al Fresco program … Continued

County of Sonoma Adopts Enforcement Ordinance

On August 6, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a code enforcement ordinance that allows the issuing of citations ranging from $100 for individuals up to $10,000 for businesses for noncompliance with local and state health orders related to the coronavirus. The ordinance was approved unanimously and on an urgency basis, which allowed … Continued

Sonoma City Manager Announces Plans to Retire by End of Year

Cathy Capriola has served as the City‘s chief executive since January of 2017 and is a resident of Sonoma. She is retiring after 30 years of working for cities in northern California, including Novato, Citrus Heights, Davis, and Vacaville and plans to continue working on a part-time basis as a consultant to public agencies. “I … Continued

County of Sonoma Expands Antibody Testing to Include School Personnel

Beginning Friday, July 31st, antibody testing will be available for Sonoma County residents who are employed in school settings currently or were employed during the 2019-20 academic year. School employees include teachers (academic, physical education, music, arts), assistants, principals, administrative staff, one-on-one aides and custodians in school settings. The County of Sonoma continues to offer … Continued

City Council Meeting – August 3, 2020, 6:00 PM

A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, August 3rd at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and presentations including the “Celebrate Sonoma” recognition of Geraldine “Gery” Rosemurgy on our CivicWeb Portal.  The items to be considered on the regular calendar are:  Designation of the City of … Continued

Celebrate Sonoma! “Gery Rosemurgy Day” is August 3rd

The next person to be honored as part of the “Celebrate Sonoma” program will be Geraldine “Gery” Rosemurgy, a 30 year resident of Sonoma and owner of Broadway Quilts. City Council will recognize Gery Rosemurgy and declare August 3, 2020 “Gery Rosemurgy Day” at their Monday meeting. “Celebrate Sonoma” is a program that started in … Continued

SVCHC Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing Will Not Resume, Alternate Testing Options Available

The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center (SVCHC) announced this week that they WILL NOT resume their community drive-thru testing for COVID-19. Alternate testing options include: Sonoma Valley Residents SVCHC patients- Symptomatic Only, Call 707-939-6070 Sonoma Valley Hospital– only for PRE-SURGERY and/or symptomatic with a physicians order, Call 707-935-5020 State-Sponsored Sites for Symptomatic or Asymptomatic OPTUMSERVE … Continued

Free Hearts for Kids and Teens to Join the Summer Arts Stroll

The Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force (Task Force) continues its mission to keep our community inspired and connected through creating and sharing art during the COVID-19 pandemic by inviting the valley’s youth into the Summer Arts Stroll’s spirit building effort. The third and final phase of the Task Force’s “HeART of Sonoma” initiative will include the distribution … Continued

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