FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2017 City Contact: Elise Howard (707) 321-6498 ehoward@srcity.org City Prepares Residents for Return to Fire Ravaged Neighborhoods SANTA ROSA, CA – The City of Santa Rosa is preparing to allow residents of the most fire damaged neighborhoods to return and visit their property. We are mindful of how difficult this … Continued
Link to HUD Press Release HUD ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE VICTIMS Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of California and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to wildfires. President … Continued
Link to IRS news release Updated 10/16 – Added counties of Orange and Solano. CA-2017-06, Oct. 13, 2017 California — Victims of the wildfires that took place beginning on Oct. 8, 2017 in parts of California may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service. The President has declared that a major disaster exists … Continued
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to cut red tape and help streamline recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating wildfires that have burned across California over the past ten days. The executive order includes provisions that suspend planning and zoning requirements and state fees for manufactured homes … Continued
SANTA ROSA, CA – CAL FIRE has developed an interactive online mapping tool that allows individuals in the County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa to look up the status of structures impacted by the fires. By typing in an address, the map will pull up data to indicate whether a structure has been … Continued
Dear Fellow Sonoma County Residents, The lives lost, the destruction of so many homes and businesses, and the tragic change to our beloved Sonoma County have been absolutely devastating. Our hearts go out to all affected by this disaster. We too have suffered great loses and our staff share this heart-wrenching pain with you. Please … Continued
Re-Entering Neighborhoods, Debris Removal and Clean Up, and Shelter and Temporary Housing Update 10-18-17 Re-Entry Community Meetings Press Release SANTA ROSA, CA – Local, state and federal governments are working together to facilitate the repopulation of Sonoma County neighborhoods that have been damaged or destroyed in the fires, including the safe removal and handling of … Continued
