SANTA ROSA — Pacific Gas and Electric Company has pruned or cut down more than 30,000 hazard trees in fire-impacted communities in Northern California to reduce wildfire and public safety risk. Approximately 10,600 of those trees are in Sonoma County. The company will haul away larger wood that it has cut down near its power … Continued
Permit Sonoma is hosting another public environmental regulatory permit meeting for owners of private bridges that were damaged in the fires. The meeting will be Wednesday, January 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Permit Sonoma Hearing Room at 2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa. The meeting will include a brief question … Continued
SANTA ROSA, CA—The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors invites community members to attend and provide input to guide post-fire recovery efforts at three upcoming public workshops. Each workshop will focus on a different topic, including Housing, Natural Resources, Economic Development, Health and Human Services, and Infrastructure. Topic areas will be discussed on the following … Continued
SANTA ROSA, CA – Sonoma County Clerk, William F. Rousseau, is urging residents displaced by the October 2017 wildfires to update their mailing address with the Registrar of Voters so that they receive voting materials for upcoming elections. “We want to help voters who may have been impacted by the wildfires understand how to … Continued
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Funding for many federal government operations and programs concluded on January 19, 2018, at 9 pm PST. However, each federal agency can determine the functions that continue and those that will be shut down in an orderly manner until a federal budget is approved. Because of the critical nature of many … Continued
SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal, state, and county leaders will all come together for a Recovery & Rebuilding Town Hall in Sonoma on Tuesday, January 30 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The Town Hall will be an opportunity for residents to receive updated information on debris removal and what to expect during the rebuilding … Continued
New permit center streamlines rebuilding process in aftermath of Sonoma County fires SANTA ROSA, CA—Within seven weeks of opening its doors, the Santa Rosa’s Resilient City Permit Center has issued five residential rebuild permits with over a dozen more under review. Three of these permits include properties that were included in the Sonoma County … Continued
Sacramento — The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is working with law enforcement agencies to identify and update records of an estimated 4,000 vehicles destroyed by the Northern California wildfires in October. “We’ve supported survivors through the Local Assistance Centers, and now we need to ensure all destroyed vehicles are properly marked and recorded to … Continued
It has been 100 days since the devastating October wildfires in Northern California and Orange County. As of close of business January 16, FEMA and the State have provided the following to survivors: 4,349 households have been deemed eligible for FEMA individual FEMA has approved more than $14.3 million in Individuals and Households Program $8.8 million … Continued
California Governor Jerry Brown released the proposed FY 2018-19 State budget today, which includes a number of items that support the County of Sonoma’s and City of Santa Rosa’s efforts to recover from the devastating October 2017 wildfires. Specifically, the budget designates $23.7 million to backfill property tax losses incurred by the city, county, … Continued
