News Index
President Obama Proclaims an Emergency in Response to the South Napa Earthquake
The Obama Administration today proclaimed an emergency that includes Napa and Solano Counties only. At this time, Sonoma County is not included in the President’s proclamation. Read full story
Recovery Month Celebration on September 28th
Sonoma County has held Recovery Month celebrations for more than 20 years, often attended by more than 500 people. The 2014 event, hosted by the Department of Health Services’ substance use disorder programs in collaboration with local treatment providers, will take place Sunday, September 28th in Franklin Park, 2095 Franklin Drive, Santa Rosa. Read full story
LGBTQI Task Force Establishes Advisory Board
Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights LGBTQI Task Force creates Advisory Board to provide input in county-wide assessment. Read full story
Sonoma County Adopts its First Arts Action Plan
On the heels of investing $250,000 in the creative arts, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors adopted the County’s first ever strategic Arts Action Plan, developed by the County’sEconomic Development Board, intended to boost the county’s creative economy.The Arts sector has emerged as an important area for economic growth potentialin Sonoma County, and until now there has been no coordinated strategy forsupporting the creative economy countywide. Read full story
Child Abuse Preventionand Reporting Outreach Program Off to a Strong Start
The Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting Community Outreach Program wasimplemented in January 2014, after six months of planning by a work group thatincluded Family, Youth, and Children’s Services (FY&C) and the CaliforniaParenting Institute. The vision of this program is to strategically outreach tocommunity partners to . . . Read full story
Public Notice - Emergency Work Declaration
Emergency Work Declaration Read full story
Announcing the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force
Information about the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force is now available online. The Task Force was created by the Board of Supervisors as one of the community healing measures following the tragic death of Andy Lopez. Read full story
EFS Change Management Team Hosts Hands-On Demonstrations
The EFS Change Management Team will be hosting hands-on system demonstrations for two system processes during the months of December 2013 and January 2014. Read full story
The Enterprise Financial System Chart of Accounts is here!
The COA redesign and re-mapping effort has been a work in progress since March 2013, and is one of the cornerstones of the PeopleSoft EFS system and is critical in supporting the financial, cost accounting and reporting needs of system users. Read full story
County Home Page Gets a New Look
Finding County Services now simplified. Visitors to ourCounty web site will find a lot of changes, starting with the County’s newaddress on the Web: http://www.sonomacounty.ca.gov Read full story