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COVID-19 Status Update – December 10th

Para traducir esta página, desplácese hasta el final, haga clic en “Translate”, y seleccione su idioma. Case rates increased this week in Sonoma County. Public health officials say an increase in cases is to be expected as this is a winter virus, regardless of the variant. We are spending more time indoors, where this virus … Continued

Sonoma City Council Selects Jack Ding as Mayor, Kelso Barnett as Vice Mayor

City Council Reorganization was on the agenda at the December 1st council meeting. The reorganization included a presentation of a distinguished service award to outgoing Mayor Madolyn Agrimonti. Jack Ding was then selected as the new mayor and Kelso G. Barnett as the new vice-mayor. See the Notice of Reorganization. A recording of the meeting is … Continued

New Sonoma Minimum Wage Rates effective January 1, 2022

Starting January 1, 2022, the minimum wage rate in the City of Sonoma is $16.00/hour for large employers (26 or more employees) and $15.00/hour for small employers (25 or fewer employees). The scheduled increase is included in the minimum wage ordinance adopted by the City Council in 2019 after a minimum wage study, which became … Continued

2022 Alcalde nomination deadline approaching December 10th

The City of Sonoma is once again seeking nominations from the public for the 2022 Honorary Alcalde. Each year, since 1975, the City Council selects a citizen of the year who is given the title of Honorary Alcalde (“Alcalde” is the Spanish word for Mayor). The honoree is given a silver-headed cane as a symbol … Continued

City Council Meeting – December 1st

A regular meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, December 1st at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: Direction on Preferred Approach for the City to Comment on Alternatives Report for the … Continued

Registrar of Voters seeks public feedback for amended draft plan to transition to Voter’s Choice Act election model

The following is a press release from the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office. The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office is seeking public input on the amended draft version of its Election Administration Plan that has been posted on its website at sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Voters-Choice-Act/. The plan details how Sonoma County intends to transition from its … Continued

Shop Sonoma this Holiday Season

With the holiday season upon us, it’s more important than ever to “think local first” when tackling our shopping lists. Small businesses need your support more than ever this year as they navigate, adjust, and pivot from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. When you support small, locally-owned businesses, you support Sonoma. For every dollar … Continued

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