Message from Sonoma County Mayors on Racial Epithets

On March 18, Sonoma County Mayors (Cloverdale Mayor Jason Turner) issued a statement, supported by the Mayors of all nine cities in Sonoma County and the Chair of the County Board of Supervisors in response to racial epithets directed toward Rohnert Park Vice Mayor Elward.

Sonoma County Mayors value the diversity of our residents and our elected officials who represent them and acknowledge that our diversity is critical to our collective cities' cultural, social and economic well-being. The Mayors of Sonoma County remain resolute in a collective commitment to condemn racism, discrimination and all forms of hatred, none of which will be tolerated in our cities. We condemn all threats and racist behavior used as weapons to intimidate any member of our community including our locally elected officials.

Sonoma County Mayors stand with our community of Sonoma County, in particular our Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous and Asian community members and residents as well as members of our LGBTQI community. We stand in opposition to any and all racism in our cities. As leaders we are committed to supporting an inclusive community in Sonoma County grounded in equity, empathy and justice.

View the Press Release: https://www.cloverdale.net/DocumentCenter/View/4573/Press-Release---Mayor--Councilmembers-issue--statement-condemning-racist-comments-_03-18-2021

County Moves Into Red Tier

As of last Sunday 3/14, Sonoma County has moved to the Substantial (Red) Tier within California's four-tier, color-coded Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This change is a result of the state's decision to adjust the minimum case rate requirement from 7 to 10 per 100,000 once California finished administering 2 million vaccine doses in the state's 400 zip codes that have been most disproportionately impacted by the virus.

The Red Tier means that

Restaurants are allowed to open indoors with 25 percent capacity or a maximum of 100 people, whichever is fewer.
Retail establishments are allowed to open indoors at 50 percent capacity.
Movie theaters are allowed to open indoors with 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
Gyms are allowed to open indoors with 10 percent capacity.
Museums, zoos, and aquariums can open indoor activities at 25 percent capacity.
Breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals may open outdoors only with modifications.

For more information on the Blueprint for a Safer Economy: Blueprint for a Safer Economy - Coronavirus COVID-19 Response (ca.gov)

New Eligibility for Local Residents For COVID-19 Vaccinations

New this week, anyone 16 and older who has a health condition that puts them at greater risk of COVID-19 is eligible to be vaccinated. These health conditions are defined online by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional people who are now eligible include many people with developmental or other severe disabilities or illness, an expanded group of emergency services workers, and individuals who live or work in a congregate residential setting. Sonoma County has now surpassed 200,000 vaccine doses administered with nearly 17 percent of our 16 and older population fully vaccinated and 35 percent is partially vaccinated. Vaccines are currently offered by Alexander Valley Healthcare to residents living in Cloverdale, Geyserville, and Hopland, California. Vaccinations are scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 9 am – 4 pm at the Cloverdale Train Depot. For more information and/or to make an appointment visit: https://alexandervalleyhealthcare.org/covid-19-update/

California Experiencing Record-Breaking Dry Weather

The State of California is experiencing record-breaking dry weather. Much of the west is gripped by persistent drought, including large areas of exceptional drought in the Southwest. Sonoma County is experiencing the 22nd driest year to date in 127 years of precipitation record.

The State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) is evaluating current water resources availability. The Water Board will likely announce a drought state of emergency proclamation once their evaluation is complete. The Cloverdale City Council will also consider taking action to conserve water and curtail water usage once the Water Board completes its analysis and makes a proclamation. The City’s Water Department continues to evaluate projected Russian River summer flows and is actively planning a drought operational response. For more information, please contact Mark Rincon, City Engineer/Public Works Director at: mrincon@ci.cloverdale.ca.us

Regular City Council Meeting Wednesday, March 24th

The City Council will hold their next regular meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. In addition to business items, the Council will read proclamations recognizing Cesar Chavez Day and Equal Pay Day. They will also hear presentations on the City's long-term financial forecast model, an update by Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce on their activities over the past year and the 2021 Water and Sewer Rate Study Update. View the agenda on how to participate by phone or online using Zoom: _03242021-995 (cloverdale.net)

Latino Family Education Virtual Summit

Sonoma State University in partnership with Lambda Theta Nu and Latino Service Providers presents Latino Family Educational Summit: A week-long virtual event filled with workshops for parents, middle school and high school students. The event runs from April 19-23.
Event Highlights:

Learn how to prepare for college through presentations and workshops for middle school and high school students.
Workshops for parents to learn about how support their student to attend college and financial resources.

To learn more visit: https://admissions.sonoma.edu/latino-family-educational-summit

Latino Summit Sonoma State Virtual Event April 2021

2018 Art Competition Overall Winner from Cloverdale Image

Congressional Art Competition Opens for Students

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

In 2018, the Art Competition Overall Winner was from Sonoma County: Jaslyn Ortiz, Cloverdale High School, “I Love You, California”. (Pictured)

Students must submit a completed entry form through Congressman Huffman's website and email a picture of their submission to:
CA2ArtSubmission@mail.house.gov by April 23.

For additional program information visit: Rep. Jared Huffman Announces 2021 Congressional Art Competition is Now Accepting Digital Submissions | U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman (house.gov)

Cloverdale Spring Curbside Clean-up April 5th - 9th

Free of Charge! Recology will be collecting items clean-up materials placed in bags, boxes or cans by 6am April 5th through April 9th. NO Hazardous Waste. Bulky items like couches or dresser REQUIRE appointments by April 2nd. Call 1-800-243-0291 to schedule. Go online for more information on the event: Cloverdale Composting, Recycling, & Trash Collection and Hauling (recology.com)

Ask a Waste Zero Expert

Wondering where to toss a dirty napkin? Scratching your head about what to do your to-go container? Don’t know how to dispose of your batteries?

Join one of the “Ask a Waste Zero Expert” sessions on Friday afternoons and Wednesday evenings on the dates below! Be a part of this quick one hour webinar that includes a short presentation and Q&A to finish. Our team of experts will help answer all questions related to garbage, recycling, compost, and hazardous waste!

Event Dates:
Friday afternoons, 11:30am – 12:30pm
April 2nd, 16th

Wednesday evenings, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
March 10th, 24th / April 7th

More information: "Ask a Waste Zero Expert" Zoom Series | Recology Sonoma Marin

Get to Know Resilient Cloverdale

What is Resilient Cloverdale?
Watch the video which introduces the Resilient Cloverdale Initiative and highlights some of the important aspects of this comprehensive plan for our residents and businesses to withstand a natural disaster or other emergency. Please follow Resilient Cloverdale on @resilientcloverdale on Instagram and "Like" Resilient Cloverdale on Facebook.
Video: https://www.facebook.com/Resilient-Cloverdale-104354701681971/videos/505726517060155