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Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Sonoma County team searches for missing 61-year-old man
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 61-year-old man. Lyle Keller, who lives on Peaks Pike Road on the outskirts of Occidental...Read More
Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills
Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real time on a dangerous and deadly stage.Read More
Bay Area health officers renew indoor mask recommendation, regardless of vaccination status
Public health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Friday morning with the strong...Read More
Russian River ‘revitalization’ targets improved health of crucial resource
Officials with Sonoma County announced on Tuesday the launch of the Russian River Revitalization project.Read More
Supervisors move to expedite backlogged cannabis permit applications
Sonoma County supervisors approved the use of $370,000 in one-time funds last week to deal with the backlog of cannabis permit applications and gather input from the public as...Read More
Healdsburg bans all sprinkler, drip system use amid drought emergency
People living in Healdsburg must turn off their sprinklers and drip irrigation systems because the city has declared a drought emergency, city officials said Friday. The ban applies to...Read More
Sonoma County prepares residents for wildfire season with community briefings
Sonoma County officials are holding two online community briefings this week — one in English and one in Spanish — to provide an update on preparations in the county...Read More
County approves $3.7 million in settlement funding for vegetation management
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $3.7 million in grants to fund 20 vegetation management projects that promise to help reduce fire risk. The funds...Read More
PG&E agrees to pay $31 million in joint settlement for 2019 Kincade Fire damages
Sonoma County, the town of Windsor and the cities of Healdsburg, Cloverdale and Santa Rosa announced Wednesday that they have reached a joint $31 million settlement with PG&E over...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
Cloverdale evacuation center seeks volunteers ahead of wildfire season
The grounds of the Cloverdale Citrus Fair in Cloverdale served as an evacuation center for residents leaving the area of the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County and an...Read More
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Anderson Springs
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake in the Anderson Springs area of Sonoma County just before noon Monday. The magnitude was originally reported as a 4.2...Read More
Officials eye June 15 to fully reopen state as vaccinations surpass 20 million mark
California is poised to eliminate its tiered reopening system on June 15 as coronavirus case rates fall and vaccinations increase, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. The removal of the...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of Covid-19 cases. On this day in...Read More
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a move to the red tier in the state’s reopening blueprint. In a...Read More
USGS upgrades Thursday earthquake near The Geysers to magnitude 3.8
An earthquake that rattled The Geysers area Thursday morning was upgraded to 3.8 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. The quake, initially measured at 3.5, struck about 11:30...Read More
CHP finds person dead in car off Highway 1 embankment
A person was found dead Wednesday in a car that had gone down an embankment from state Highway 1 along the Sonoma Coast, according to the California Highway Patrol....Read More
Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned a Monday...Read More