Superintendent Socorro Shiels released this statement Wednesday for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District: "The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) on Wednesday recommended that Sonoma County school districts plan to continue distance learning through at least May 1. This guidance was based on consultation... Continue
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Sonoma Valley Food Security Task Force. A broad coalition of Sonoma Valley nonprofits has formed to ensure all residents are food secure during the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order. Chaired by Sonoma Mayor Logan Harvey, the Task Force aims to significantly increase funding resources for... Continue
Currently there is no evidence that companion animals can be infected with or spread COVID-19, according to Sonoma Animal Hospital. Though research continues, experts have not expressed concern about transmission to or from pets and other domestic animals, the SAH said in an update, echoing... Continue
Renting out vacation homes, Sonoma County has ruled, is not an essential service under the current Shelter in Place order. If you are registered with Sonoma County as a vacation rental property manager, you are on notice not to continue operations. Any violation will result in... Continue
By order of the Public Health Department. The closure includes the entire Sonoma Plaza, Depot Park, Field of Dreams, Sonoma Garden Park, Sonoma Overlook Trail, Montini Preserve, Maxwell Farms Regional Park, Jack London and Sugarloaf, all neighborhood parks, and all school recreation areas. In all... Continue
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today passed the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Ordinance to for suspend evictions for non-payment of rent for reasons associated with the coronavirus. Effective immediately, the law will be in effect for at least 60 days. “This is an important step... Continue
Local bus route 30, connecting Sonoma with Santa Rosa, is now running weekdays on its limited Saturday schedule, part of the County's pandemic response. The shift cuts weekday service from ten runs to just four. The schedule for Sonoma/Sonoma Valley (32) is unchanged. Starting today, and... Continue
Other than sparse traffic around Sonoma Plaza -- except for a to-go coffee queue at the Basque Boulangerie -- Sonoma looked in a business-as-usual mode on the first day of a County-mandated lockdown that went into effect at midnight. Street traffic is light, but not... Continue