News and information about COVID-19 in the City of Sebastopol, Sonoma County & California.

 

Shelter in Place Orders (County & State)

  Amendent No. 1 To Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma No. C19-09 (May 7, 2020)
Enmienda No. 1 al Orden del Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma No. C19-09 (7 de mayo del 2020)

Press Release - Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen (May 7, 2020)
Press Release (En Español) - Oficial de salud del condado de Sonoma enmienda la orden de refugio encasa para permitir que más negocios reabran (7 de mayo del 2020)

Press Release - Health Officer Supersedes and Loosens Shelter-in-Place Order Due to Initial Successes Interrupting Community Transmission of COVID-19 (May 1, 2020)

Order of the Health Officer C19-09: Extending the Shelter-in-Place Order No. C19-05 Beyond May 3, 2020 (May 1, 2020)

Orden del Oficial de Salud C19-09: Se Extiende La Orden De Refugiarse En Casa NúC19-03 Más Allá Del 3 De Mayo Del 2020 (1 de mayo de 2020)

County Summary of Health Officer Order No. C19-05 - Shelter In Place Extended (March 31, 2020)

Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma: Shelter in Place Extended (March 31, 2020)
By order of the County of Sonoma, the Shelter in Place order has been extended past April 7, 2020 to May 3, 2020.

Governor's Executive Stay-At-Home Order for the State of California (March 19, 2020)
For more information and the latest news from the Governor's office click here.

Order of the Public Health Officer for the County of Sonoma: Shelter in Place (March 17, 2020)
By order of the County of Sonoma, a Shelter in Place order has been issued effective March 17, 2020 through Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
 

Health Guidance & Orders

Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma C19-07 (April 13, 2020)
By order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma, members of the public are required to wear facial coverings.

Orden de la Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma Núm. C19-07 (En Español) (13 de abril del 2020)

Press Release - New Health Officer Order for Public to wear Facial Coverings
Press Release (En Español) - Nueva orden de la Oficial de Salud para que el público use cubiertas faciales

Health Officer Guidance on Face Coverings for General Public in All Age Groups (April 5, 2020)
More information.
 

Social Distancing Protocol for Businesses

Per the Order of the Health Officer, dated March 31, 2020 –
Before Friday, April 3, 2020, essential businesses that continue to operate facilities in the County must create, post, and implement a Social Distancing Protocol for each facility frequented by employees or the public, using the template attached to the Order. Essential businesses must also provide a copy of their Social Distancing Protocol to all employees and must provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing the Order on demand.
Schools Doing Distancing Learning for Rest of the School Year
Sonoma County Schools Plan for Distance Learning To Continue Through the End of the School Year (April 1, 2020)

Coronavirus Information for Schools and Families (March 31, 2020)

 

Park Closure Orders

Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma: Amended Parks Closure Order (May 12, 2020)
Orden de la Oficial de Salud Del Condado de Sonoma: Orden Modificada de Cierre de Parques (12 de mayo de 2020)

Press Release - Parks Access Expanded in New Health Order (May 12, 2020)
Press Release (En Español) - Nueva orden de salud expande el acceso a parques (12 de mayo de 2020)


Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma: Amended Parks Closure Order (April 28, 2020)
Orden de la oficial de salud del condado de Sonoma No C19-10: Orden modificada del cierre de parques (En Español) (28 de abril del 2020)

Press Release - Restrictions on Sonoma County Parks Closures Eased (April 28, 2020)
Press Release (En Español) - Condado de Sonoma reduce restricciones de cierres de parques (28 de abril del 2020)


FAQs on the Amended Park Closure Order (English)
FAQs on the Amended Park Closure Order (En Español)


Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sonoma: Closing Parks to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)

Sonoma County’s interim public health officer ordered the closure of all parks in Sonoma County to further enforce the county’s shelter-in-place directive during the COVID-19 emergency. The closure goes into effect March 24 and remains in effect until further notice. The closure applies to all agencies and jurisdictions operating parks and open spaces in Sonoma County, including city, county, state and federal parklands and recreational lands operated by private groups and nonprofits. FAQ's. (These are from the City of Santa Rosa, but apply to Sebastopol parks as well)
 

Passing of Eviction Defense Ordinance

Board of Supervisors Approves Eviction Defense Ordinance (March 24, 2020)

Sebastopol Proclamation of Local Emergency

City of Sebastopol Proclamation of Local Emergency (Ratified March 17, 2020)
City of Sebastopol Proclamation of Local Emergency Press Release (March 12, 2020)