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November 04, 2021 | County Administrator's Office
La vacunación para los niños de entre 5 y 11 años empezará en el Condado de Sonoma durante la semana del 8 de noviembre
Ahora que los reguladores federales y estatales han aprobado el uso de la vacuna de Pfizer contra la COVID-19, para los niños con edades de entre 5 y 11 años, se espera que el Condado de Sonoma empiece a vacunar a los casi 37,000 niños en este rango de edad a través de sus médicos principales, farmacias locales o las clínicas ubicadas en las escuelas, que están patrocinadas por el Condado, a partir de la semana del 8 de noviembre. Read full story
November 04, 2021 | County Administrator's Office
Vaccinations of 5- to11-year-olds to begin in Sonoma County during week of Nov. 8
With federal and state regulators having now approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, Sonoma County is expected to begin vaccinating the roughly 37,000 children in this age range through primary care physicians, local pharmacies or county-sponsored school-based clinics beginning the week of Nov. 8. Read full story
November 03, 2021 | Permit Sonoma
Burn Permit Suspension Lifted for Sonoma, Lake and Napa Counties
A burn permit suspension in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties has been lifted by the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Read full story
November 02, 2021 | Permit Sonoma
Permit Sonoma Releases Three Land-Use Alternatives for Sonoma Development Center
Permit Sonoma, Sonoma County's planning and development permitting agency, has released three draft land-use alternatives to guide the redevelopment of the 900-acre Sonoma Developmental Center in Sonoma Valley. Read full story
November 02, 2021 | Natural Resources
<p>Sonoma-Marin Saving WaterPartnership (La Alianza para el Ahorro de Agua de Sonoma-Marin) ha ganado suquinto reconocimiento WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, Environmental Protection Agency) de USA ha reconocido a Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership con el reconocimiento de WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award como una organización con capacitación profesional, por mantener capacitaciones accesibles a una amplia audiencia y continuar realizando certificaciones de Jardineros Calificados con Uso Eficiente del Agua (QWEL, Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper). </span> Read full story
November 02, 2021 | Natural Resources
<p>The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership earns a fifth WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award </p><p></p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership with a 2021 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award as a professional certifying organization, for continuing to make their Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) trainings and certification accessible to a wide audience. </span> Read full story
November 01, 2021 | Natural Resources
<p>Se necesitancomentarios del público sobre la planificación de desastres del distrito desaneamiento del condado en Sonoma Valley </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">El Distrito de Saneamiento del Condado en Sonoma Valley (Distrito) ha publicado un preliminar de su Plan de Mitigación de Riesgos Locales (Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, LHMP) actualizado que crea un plan para reducir el daño a la infraestructura del Distrito por desastres naturales, como inundaciones, sequías, incendios y terremotos.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span> Read full story
November 01, 2021 | Natural Resources
<p>Public Input Needed on Sonoma Valley County Sanitation DistrictDisaster Planning </p><p> </p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (District) has released a draft of its updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) that creates a blueprint for reducing the damage to the District’s infrastructure from natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, fires, and earthquakes.</span> Read full story
October 29, 2021 | Office of the District Attorney
<p>District Attorney Ravitch AnnouncesMultimillion-Dollar Judgment Against Pong Game Studios, Permanently HaltsIllegal Gambling Operation</p><p></p>
<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch today announced that her office, in conjunction with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and multiple District Attorneys throughout the state, obtained a multimillion-dollar stipulated judgment against Pong Game Studios Corporation (Pong).</span> Read full story
October 29, 2021 | County Administrator's Office
Board ofSupervisors to protect Paulin Meadow in Santa Rosa as open space
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is expected next week to approve the transfer of Parcel J (Paulin Meadow), a 10.42-acre property that is part of a collection of publicly owned parcels adjacent to the County of Sonoma-owned Chanate campus, from the county’s General Services Department to the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space). The transfer will ensure the protection of the woodland area as open space in perpetuity. Read full story