Author: stracy@sonomacity.org

Health Officer Supersedes and Loosens Shelter-in-Place Order Due to Initial Successes Interrupting Community Transmission of COVID-19

Download Sonoma County’s Press Release in Spanish. View Download the new Shelter-in-Place Health Order in English and Spanish. The Sonoma County Health Officer has issued a new Shelter-in-Place Health Order, which among other changes, reduces restrictions in a number of important employment areas including construction, landscaping services, nurseries, car and bicycle sales. This loosening of restrictions … Continued

Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force Launches “heARTofSONOMA” Community-Wide Art Project

For the first time ever, arts organizations across Sonoma Valley have joined together to keep our community inspired and connected through creating and sharing art during the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order.  The new Sonoma Valley Arts Task Force has worked collaboratively to launch heARTofSONOMA, a community-wide art project to encourage community spirit and inclusiveness … Continued

City Council Meeting – May 4th, 6PM

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 4th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal.  Items on the regular calendar include: A Resolution Deferring the Scheduled July 2020 Water Rate Increase for Six Months City of … Continued

Public Comment Process for Virtual Meetings

In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City of Sonoma is providing multiple alternatives to viewing Council meetings and providing comments on items on the agenda. These alternatives allow the City to adhere to social distancing requirements, follow the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (which suspends certain requirements of the Brown Act), … Continued

Sonoma, We’re Here for You!

It’s been a busy month for the City of Sonoma team. Whether out in the field providing essential services, working remotely to keep City operations moving forward, finding new ways to hold Council meetings, or coordinating community resources and information to support those in need… your City will continue working hard for you, whatever the … Continued

City Council Request for Broadway Restriping Preference to Caltrans

At the April 20th City Council meeting, City staff presented an overview of the Broadway Restriping project which provided an opportunity for the City of Sonoma to request a striping configuration for Broadway after a Caltrans street resurfacing project is completed.  The Caltrans project is planned for the 2020/21 timeline.  As a reminder, Highway 12 … Continued

Special City Council Meeting – April 27

A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, April 27th at 5:00 pm. View the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The items for discussion are: Brief Update on City’s Emergency Response to COVID-19 Including the Following Actions: Appoint an Ad-Hoc City Council Subcommittee to Work with Staff on Financial Impacts and 5-Year Forecast, FY 19/20 … Continued

City Welcomes Comments on Draft UGB Ballot Measure

Background In November 2000, the voters of the City of Sonoma passed Measure “S” which amended the then-existing City of Sonoma General Plan to incorporate into that General Plan an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). It was established to prevent urban development beyond the boundary, except under certain circumstances. The stated purpose of the voter-approved initiative … Continued

Tuesday Night Market on the Plaza Suspended, Replaced by Farmer and Agricultural-Only Market at the Sonoma Veterans Building Parking Lot Starting May 5th

Sonoma’s Tuesday Night Market (STNM) will not open its 2020 season on the Sonoma Plaza as originally scheduled. To comply with state and county prohibitions against mass gatherings in the public health orders due to the COVID-19 emergency, the STNM will be temporarily replaced with a weekly Farmer and Agricultural – Only Tuesday Market beginning … Continued

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