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June 01, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Joint Statement from Susan Gorin, Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, and Mark Essick, Sonoma County Sheriff/Coroner

Together, we are experiencing something not seen in a century – a pandemic that has required the lockdown of our communities, our gathering centers and much of our economy. Today, we are faced with the daunting task of how best to phase in the reopening of our communities, while respecting the fact that the challenges faced by each and every one of us is unique. Read full story


June 01, 2020 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Chanate Campus Update - Vegetation Management Scheduled

As part of our ongoing efforts to keep the Chanate community informed of the County of Sonoma’s plans and actions regarding the property, we are informing you of scheduled vegetation management work that will occur on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of the Chanate Campus. Read full story


June 01, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Sonoma County’s law enforcement watchdog is launching two research projects with students and staff at Sonoma State University.

Sonoma County’s law enforcement watchdog is launching tworesearch projects with students and staff at Sonoma State University that willcompare the Sheriff’s Office to similar agencies around the state and evaluatesome of its policies. Read full story


June 01, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Revisit Lethal Force Policies To Prevent Needless Deaths

TheIndependent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Oversight, in partnership withthe criminal justice department at Sonoma State University, is reviewinguse-of-force and de-escalation policies used by county sheriffs acrossCalifornia. Read full story


June 01, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO's Response to your Concerns - News and more...

In this issue of IOLERO’S newsletter, we respond to communityconcerns regarding the Sheriff’s decision not to enforce the Orders of Sonoma County’sHealth Officer, discuss our work with the Community Advisory Council (CAC) on the study of the use offorce and de-escalation policies of all 58 Sheriff's Offices in California,plans for our Community-Oriented Policing Project, and our efforts to expandIOLERO’s presence in the community. Read full story


May 28, 2020 | Department of Health Services

Public Notice-Recology Sonoma Marin Facility May 28 2020

The Sonoma County Environmental Health Department, Solid WasteManagement Program, Acting As The Local Enforcement Agency (Lea) Is CertifiedBy The Department Of Resources Recycling And Recovery (Calrecycle) To EnforceState Laws And Regulations At Solid Waste Sites Within Its Jurisdiction. Read full story


May 28, 2020 | Department of Health Services

Aviso Publico-Recology Sonoma Marin May 28 2020

El Departamento de Salud Ambiental del Condado de Sonoma, Programa de Gestión de Desperdicios Sólidos, que actúa como Agencia de Control Local (LEA) está certificado por el Departamento de Reciclaje y Recuperación de Recursos (CalRecycle) para hacer cumplir las leyes y regulaciones estatales en los sitios de desechos sólidos dentro de su jurisdicción. Read full story


May 27, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

A message from IOLERO

We are sending out this brief message to provide you with the invitation to the Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting on June 1 and also to announce the untimely passing of one of our esteemed colleagues. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

La Oficial de Saluddel Condado de Sonoma enmienda la orden de refugio en casa para permitir que se abran negocios adicionales

La Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma modificó la orden de refugioen casa hoy para expandir la lista de negocios que podrán operar en el condadosegún lo permitido bajo la aprobación del estado de la solicitud de variacióndel condado para acelerar a la etapa 2 del plan de reapertura del gobernador. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen

The Sonoma County Health Officer today amended the Shelter-in-Place Health Order allowing the reopening of additional businesses that provide services, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday May 15, 2020. Read full story