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COVID-19 Status Update - Reopening Status, Expanded Testing, Vaccines, CDC Guidance for those Vaccinated, Esperanza Fund, Rotary-Catalyst Business Grants

Para traducir esta página, desplácese hasta el final, haga clic en “Translate”, y seleccione su idioma. Updated: March 12th at 2:00 PM to include new information regarding Sonoma County's tier status Sonoma County remains in the most restrictive “purple” tier in the state’s framework, but will move to a less restrictive tier this Sunday following an announcement...

City Seeks Community Feedback on Proposed Enhancements to Depot Park

At their meeting on March 10th at 6:00 PM, the City of Sonoma’s Community Services and Environment Commission (CSEC) will consider Measure M “Parks for All” projects to be included in next year’s fiscal budget. City staff is recommending that Measure M funding be used on a variety of projects at Sonoma’s Depot Park including...

COVID-19 Status Update - Reopening Metrics, Testing Opportunities, New Variant Detected, Vaccine Distribution

Para traducir esta página, desplácese hasta el final, haga clic en “Translate”, y seleccione su idioma. Sonoma County remains in the most restrictive “purple” tier in the state’s framework, but we are headed in the right direction! As of March 2nd, the County has 10 new daily cases per 100,000 (down from 14 last week),...

COVID-19 Status Update - February 5, 2021

Sonoma County remains the most restrictive “purple” tier in the state’s framework. While case numbers are declining, we are still experiencing a high rate of spread. As of February 2nd, the County has 27.2 new daily cases per 100,000 (down from 34.3 last week), a test positivity rate is 6.5 percent (down from 8.3 percent) and...

Sonoma County’s Regional Stay-Home Order extended

The following is a press release from the County of Sonoma. Leer en español. State public health officials have extended a Stay-Home Order for the 11-county Bay Area region, including Sonoma County, due to rising cases of COVID-19, increasing hospitalizations and, specifically, low ICU capacity rates for the larger Bay Area region. The restrictions will...

Apply to serve on a City commission or committee! Deadline Extended to 12/31

Recognizing the vast knowledge and talent of our community, the City asks community members to step forward and serve our City on a commission or committee. These commissions and committees are charged with focusing on key issues within Sonoma and then provide feedback, recommendations and support to the City Council on those issues. The Council...

Sonoma County to adopt Stay Home Order that will go into effect at end of day Friday, 12/11

The following is a Press Release from the County of Sonoma. Leer en Español Due to rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, Sonoma County will join six other Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley in preemptively adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12....

Elevated Fire Concerns Beginning Sunday & PSPS "Watch" Monday & Tuesday

*Update 12/5, 8:30 AM - At this time, it appears that the City of Sonoma would not be impacted by the potential PSPS. Look up an address on the PG&E power outage map to see if a particular location is included in the PSPS Watch. ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING The National Weather Service...

Red Flag Warning, Fire Weather Watch & PSPS "Watch" this week

Update 10/20, 10:00 AM - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is monitoring forecasted high winds and dry conditions due to arrive this week and has begun their advance notifications to customers in areas where PG&E may need to proactively turn off the power. The potential PSPS starting Thursday morning could impact a portion of Sonoma...

PG&E Planned Power Shutoff "WATCH" & Red Flag Warning This Week

UPDATED 10/13, 10:48 AM The National Weather Service has issued a 'Red Flag Warning' due to dry conditions and gusty winds in the North Bay Mountains beginning Wednesday, October 14th at 5:00 AM through Friday, October 16th at 11:00 AM. Due to these conditions, PG&E ‪has raised the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) potential to...

Climate Action Strategies & Achievements

Climate Action Strategies The City of Sonoma has set a challenging goal of reaching “net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.” The Climate Action Commission worked closely with city staff to prepare the Climate Action Strategies, setting out a range of feasible measures to accomplish this objective. This draft plan was updated after receiving...

Water Conservation

Water is a precious and limited resource in California. Reducing your consumption of water through conservation measures helps to save this resource while reducing the energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas pollution to pump, treat, and distribute water in addition to pumping and treating wastewater. Below are various resources to help you save water including...

Energy Conservation

Energy consumption in our homes, businesses, public buildings, and schools is the second largest contributor of greenhouse gas pollution in Sonoma accounting for 23% of overall GHG emissions. The more fossil-fuel based electricity and natural gas we consume, the greater the environmental impact. Reducing the amount of energy we consume through energy efficiency and energy...

UPDATE 10/1: Red Flag Warning issued Through Saturday, 6:00 AM | Heat Advisory Through Friday, 8:00 PM

UPDATE 10/1, 1:45 PM: The National Weather Service has extended the Red Flag Warning through Saturday, October 3rd at 6:00 AM (originally Friday at 6:00 PM) and has extended the Heat Advisory through Friday, October 2nd at 8:00 PM (originally Thursday at 8:00 PM). ORIGINAL POST: Hot, dry...

UPDATE: Red Flag Warning Extended, Heat Advisory in Effect, Smoke Drift Expected

UPDATE: SUNDAY, 9/27, 11:40 AM Hot, dry and windy weather has led to several warnings and advisories for the North Bay Area. As evidenced by the Glass Fire in St. Helena this morning, any fires that develop will spread rapidly in these conditions. It is important that we all use extreme caution during periods of...

What is “urban development”?

Measure W states that urban development will not be allowed beyond the Urban Growth Boundary, meaning development requiring one or more basic municipal services. Certain exceptions regarding water service are provided. Like the current rules, Measure W allows public parks, schools, agricultural and open space uses served by municipal services to be located outside the...

What is the current Urban Growth Boundary?

Measure W would preserve the existing Urban Growth Boundary that was approved by the voters in 2000. A map showing the current UGB can be found here, with the UGB line shown in blue.

How are City revenues being affected by the pandemic?

With its tourism-based local economy, the City of Sonoma relies on revenues that are being significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The most greatly affected are hotel taxes (called Transient Occupancy Tax or TOT), which had previously been generating almost 24% of total General Fund revenues. Prior to the pandemic, annual TOT revenues were on...

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...

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...

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