Press Releases
Sonoma Ready Day Event Prepares Community for Disasters
The County of Sonoma invites the community to attend Sonoma Ready Day on September 8, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Read full story
Streets to Creeks Multi-County Campaign Launch to Prevent Creek Pollution in the Russian River Watershed
A coalition of cities, counties, towns, and special districtsthat share the Russian River watershed have partnered to raise awareness aboutneighborhood storm drains and their connection to the vitality of our localcreeks. Many community members are unaware of the fact that the storm drains inour streets, go directly into local creeks, and ultimately flow into theRussian River. Read full story
Chanate Campus – Board will consider bids on August 20
On July 23, 2019 the Board of Supervisors previously discussed proposals for selling the Chanate Campus surplus property. After receiving public input, Supervisor Zane urged the Board to take more time to continue the conversation, and vote at the next meeting of the Board on August 6, 2019. Read full story
City, County Reach Agreement with Homeless Advocateson Preliminary Injunction
Working together to expedite andattempt to resolve a pending federal lawsuit, the County of Sonoma, the SonomaCounty Community Development Commission, and the City of Santa Rosa havereached an agreement with Homeless Action! and three individuals experiencinghomelessness for a preliminary and temporary injunction. Read full story
SonomaCounty Supervisors Welcome U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the Census CitizenshipQuestion
OnJune 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling blockingthe citizenship question from appearing on the 2020 census questionnaire for atleast the time being. Read full story
Census Bureau Announces 2019 Census Test to Begin
The County of Sonoma and United Way of the Wine Country will host alocal Complete Count Committee kick-off event as part of their commitment tosupport a full and accurate count of Sonoma County residents in the decennial2020 census. Read full story
Sonoma County Recommended 2019-20 Budget Available for Public View and Comment
Sonoma County has released a recommended $1.78 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. The recommended budget reflects the County’s continuing determination to maintain fiscal sustainability while investing in recovery and resiliency. Read full story
The Sonoma County Office of Recovery and Resiliency isNow Recruiting 1 CivicSpark Fellow for the 2019-20 Service Year!
CivicSpark is now accepting Fellow applications for the 2019-20 service year! CivicSpark, a Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program, builds capacity for public agencies to address sustainability and opportunity access issues in California. Learn more and apply at civicspark.lgc.org/join-civicspark/fellow/. Read full story
The County of Sonoma and United Way of the Wine Country to Host Census 2020 Kick-off Event
The County of Sonoma and United Way of the Wine Country will host alocal Complete Count Committee kick-off event as part of their commitment tosupport a full and accurate count of Sonoma County residents in the decennial2020 census. Read full story
El condado de Sonoma y United Way of the Wine Country organizarán el evento de lanzamiento del Censo 2020
El Condado de Sonoma y United Way of the Wine Country organizarán un evento local de lanzamiento del Comité de Conteo Completo como parte de su compromiso de apoyar un conteo completo y preciso de los residentes del Condado de Sonoma en el censo decenal de 2020. Read full story