SMART to install UV light sterilization on trains
In an effort to make public transit safer for passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) workers have been implementing several new safety and sanitation measures including hand sanitizing stations, increased cleaning of cars, and new heating ventilation / air condition (HVAC) filters.
Fifteen schools applied for reopening waivers, but only one approved
Two schools in Healdsburg and one in Windsor among those asked to provide more information
Stay home order extended
The Bay Area region, including Sonoma County, is under the state order until four-week projections show 15% ICU capacity
CalFire suspends burn permits for fire season
After another wet winter and above average snow pack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CalFire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties.
