Weekly Roundup for November 15, 2024

Today's digest provides helpful and important updates on the following:

1. Latest edition of SoCo Correspondent now available
2. Stay protected from Flu and Covid this winter season
3. Sonoma County Housing Authority deadline November 30
4. Other Sonoma County news of note

Latest edition of SoCo Correspondent now available

The latest issue of SoCo Correspondent, the county newsletter that gives you updated information on critical issues and programs in Sonoma County, is now available.

Topics include an update on the election process, stories on a new County ordinance that legalizes small, home-based commercial kitchens, a report on the health of the County's pension system, and an innovative program to preserve Sonoma County's farmland by helping small farmers acquire agricultural land at an affordable price.

Read all the latest County news and updates at SoCo Correspondent: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sococorrespondent.

Stay protected from Flu and COVID this winter season

Though most of us will power through, for some, flu and COVID can lead to serious respiratory illness. Keeping yourself and your loved ones up to date with flu and COVID vaccines is a powerful, safe and effective way for all of us to help limit the most serious health outcomes, such as hospitalization and even death.

Vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older and are updated each year. Flu and COVID vaccines are available in a single visit. Find a local pharmacy near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/.

Learn more about staying safe from respiratory illnesses this season:
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/health-services/divisions/public-health/disease-control/respiratory-vaccines-covid-flu-rsv

Housing Authority application deadline November 30

The Sonoma County Housing Authority is accepting applications for one- and two-bedroom Project-Based Vouchers waitlist lotteries through November 30. The waitlists will be for applicants who meet the qualifications for "extremely low income," which is at or below 30 percent of area median income.

Applicants will be required to provide information regarding income and any preferences for which they may qualify. To qualify, a family of four would have to make $41,500 or less per year.

Applications will be accepted for Project-Based Voucher units at the following locations:

• Alta Madrone Apartments in Sonoma
• Fetters Apartments in Sonoma
• Logan Place in Petaluma
• Crossroads Apartments in Santa Rosa
• Fife Creek Commons in Guerneville
• Windsor Redwoods Apartments in Windsor
• The Randall Apartments in Healdsburg

For more information, please visit:
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-housing-authority-to-accept-applications-for-project-based-voucher-lotteries

Other Sonoma County news of note

Office of Traffic Safety Awards $537,121 Grant to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/office-of-traffic-safety-awards-537121-grant-to-the-sonoma-county-district-attorneys-office-for-specialized-dui-prosecution-team

Sonoma County purchases seven all-electric transit buses in continued shift toward zero-emission public transportation
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-purchases-seven-all-electric-transit-buses-in-continued-shift-toward-zero-emission-public-transportation

Sonoma County continues investment in resilient infrastructure with new portable solar-powered EV chargers
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-continues-investment-in-resilient-infrastructure-with-new-portable-solar-powered-ev-chargers

Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport releases seven parcels for aeronautical/non-aeronautical development and seeks requests for interest
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/charles-m-schulz---sonoma-county-airport-releases-seven-parcels-for-aeonautical-non-aeronautical-development-and-seeks-requests-for-interest

Sonoma County Health Officer issues order requiring health care facility staff to wear masks
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-health-officer-issues-order-requiring-health-care-facility-staff-to-wear-masks