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,...
Source: North Bay Disaster Fraud Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Contractors State License Board The North Bay Disaster Fraud Task Force has received indications that contractor and/or construction fraud could be occurring in the North Bay Area, as part of the recovery efforts following the wildfire disaster. Contractor fraud involves illegal acts committed by...
Bookmark this page and use it as a guide to recovery. Dealing with the aftermath of a disaster can be daunting and this guide is intended to help you recover after the Sonoma County wildfires. Replacing Vital Documents Instructions on how to replace lost or damaged personal documents including birth certificates and driver’s licenses can...
Map of Damaged Storm Drain Infrastructure View map of current underground damaged storm drain infrastructure here: Storm Drain Infrastructure Map (3MB, map updated: 1:21pm 11/30/17) Burned Storm Drain Pipes Discovered in Fountaingrove After the wildfires, an immediate assessment of storm drainage infrastructure was launched throughout Sonoma County. During the assessment, the City of Santa Rosa...
Wildfire smoke and cleanup presents hazards that employers and workers in affected regions must understand. Smoke from wildfires contains chemicals, gases and fine particles that can harm health. Hazards continue even after fires have been extinguished and cleanup work begins. Proper protective equipment and training is required for worker safety in wildfire regions. Cal/OSHA encourages...
On December 7, 2017, the Board of Public Utilities approved Billing Adjustments for Fire Protection Water Use policy. The policy allows for a billing adjustment for properties that experienced increased use due to fire related water loss and activities during the month of October 2017. For all account types, water use must be higher than prior...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State/Federal Disaster Recovery Center in Santa Rosa will convert to a U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center. The center will continue to operate at the Press Democrat Building beginning Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 at 9 a.m. “At this stage of the recovery process, the emphasis for assistance is to meet...
ROHNERT PARK, CA - With its mission over one-third complete, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District (USACE) has awarded two contracts for the consolidated debris removal program in Northern California following the October 2017 Wildfires. In Sonoma County, Environmental Chemical Corp. (E.C.C.), Burlingame, California, was awarded a $475-million firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity...
Fraudulent bills for fire debris removal have been reported by property owners in Mendocino County who are participating in the state-sponsored fire debris removal program. While no instances have been reported in Sonoma County, both the County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa want residents to be aware of the potential scam. If...
Multiple agencies working collaboratively to warn residents of risk of flooding and mudflows in identified medium and high risk burn areas SANTA ROSA, CA – The devastating October wildfires that swept through Sonoma County created a significant flood risk for people living in and nearby the burned areas until vegetation is restored. In order to...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the midst of the holiday season, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is asking insurers to help California wildfire survivors who are overwhelmed with the task of navigating the claims process by providing relief from detailed home inventories and following the lead of other insurers providing up to 100 percent of contents (personal...
Burned Trees Near County Roads County Transportation and Public Works maintains roads in the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County, and is making repairs to the 90 miles of roads in burned areas to ensure safe road conditions. Part of this work included an assessment of trees that have the potential of falling into a County...
Pay the revised bill with the most recent billing date because it reflects the reassessed value and the correct Sonoma Valley Sanitation District charge.
If you recently acquired this property, completed construction before the fires, or you own a business, vessel or aircraft, you may have outstanding supplemental taxes or personal property taxes. Review the status of your taxes using your FEE PARCEL NUMBER from the Tax Collector’s website: http://www.sonoma-county.org/tax
The majority of 1st installment payments from mortgage companies were applied to the revised tax bills after the revised bills were created. These revised bills will not reflect those payments for that reason. However, the 1st installment may show payment in the online tax system now. You can check the status of your taxes from...
Temporary Above-Ground Powerlines/Streets Lights Installation by PG&E PG&E has now completed the construction of temporary overhead power in Coffey Park, Larkfield, Mark West and Hidden Valley in order to provide streetlights and construction power while we rebuild our underground infrastructure. Coffey Park: There is an area including Crimson, Brandee and Vermillion streets where construction will...
Santa Rosa, CA – A new map indicating the status of fire debris removal for residential properties destroyed in the Sonoma Complex fires is now available online. The map may be found at sonomacountyrecovers.org/debris-removal-status/. The map enables property owners participating in the state-sponsored U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal program to search by address...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Sonoma County will be closed Dec. 23-25 in observance of the holiday weekend. The centers will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 26, and remain open through Thursday, Dec. 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Both centers will close permanently at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec....
