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Excessive Heat Warning, Flex Alert in effect through Wednesday

The National Weather Service has upgraded the current Heat Advisory to an Excessive Heat Warning. The Advisory goes until 9 PM this evening while the Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through Wednesday, August 19th. As a result of this extreme weather event we have been experiencing, PG&E Encourages Customers to Conserve Electricity as California ISO Declares Flex Alert:...

Sonoma County to Open Cooling Center at the Sonoma Valley Veterans Building on Monday and Tuesday, 11am - 7pm

Due to another period of anticipated high heat on Monday and Tuesday and the possibility of more rolling power outages, the County of Sonoma will be opening two cooling centers for residents needing refuge from the heat. The cities of Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg also will be opening centers in their communities. The County...

Red Flag Warning Issued for Entire Bay Area from 11pm Saturday 8/15 - 11am Sunday 8/16

The US National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the entire Bay Area including Sonoma County due to lightning that could cause new fire starts. The Red Flag Warning begins at 11 pm Saturday, August 15th through 11 am Sunday, August 16th. Thunderstorms are forecast to develop over the South Bay and Santa...

Final Selection of Cannabis Retail Operator Scheduled for August 17th Council Meeting

On June 1, 2020, the City Council selected two of its five “Finalist” proposers that it wished to progress to the next part of the evaluation process to operate a store-front retail commercial cannabis business in the City. Those two remaining proposers are Matanzas, dba “Justice Grown” and SOSPARC, dba as “SPARC”. Pursuant to the...

City Council to Consider Enforcement of COVID-19 Public Health Orders at August 17th Meeting

At their Monday, August 17th meeting, City Council will consider an urgency ordinance authorizing administrative enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders, including administrative citations, administrative nuisance abatement, and civil penalties. Read the agenda item summary to learn more about the draft ordinance, including a chart outlining the proposed penalties/fines. Monday's meeting of Sonoma City Council...

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...

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 |...

"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...

Outdoor Temporary Facility Weekend Expansion Permit

2020 Candidate Information - 08.07.20 5:00PM

Nomination Period Extended for the 2020 General Municipal Election

NEW DEADLINE IS 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 The filing period for non-incumbents for the office of Council Member in the City of Sonoma has been extended. Interested residents must file nomination papers for the General Municipal Election by the new deadline, August 12, 2020, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m....

City of Sonoma "Rings in the 196th Sonoma Valley Harvest"

It’s Official…the 196th Sonoma Valley Winegrape Harvest has begun! Thank you to Council Member Agrimonti & City staff who came together (while socially distancing) to “Ring in the Sonoma Valley Harvest” with a special ringing of the City Hall bell on Thursday, August 6th and also to the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance (SVVGA)...

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...

2020 Candidate Information - As of 08.11.20 4:00pm

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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...

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...

Summer Art Stroll Heart and Art Kit Distribution Instructional Flyer - English and Spanish

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...

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...

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