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November 08, 2024 | County Administrator's Office

Weekly roundup for November 8, 2024

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) State of California Apostille Pop-Up event Nov. 14; 2) Tenant Protection Act webinar for landlords Nov. 19; 3) Sonoma County Housing Authority deadline Nov. 30; 4) Podcast of the week; and, 5) Other Sonoma County news of note


November 08, 2024 | Probation Department

Probation Staff Raised Money to Support Local Breast Cancer Patients

Today, we had the privilege if presenting a donation of $740.00 to Executive Director Kent Corley, from North Bay Cancer Alliance following our Sonoma County Probation Pink Patch fundraiser in October. These funds will go towards NBCA mission of providing critical financial support to breast cancer patients and their families. Cancer patients receive help with transportation costs, lodging, co-pays, grocery cards, or any other essential needs.


November 08, 2024 | Probation Department

Probation staff participated in the Trunk-or-Treat Event on Monday, October 21, 2024

Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated Trunk-or-Treat with us this year! More than 500 cars and 1,500 trick-or-treaters turned out for this fun drive-thru experience. Probation staff dressed as “Mario Kart” characters who were adored by the community while they enjoyed a safe place to Trick-or-Treat from the trunks of vehicles. Even the Supervised Work Crew dump truck was transformed into the Piranha Plant which the kids loved.


November 12, 2024 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Sonoma County purchases seven all-electric transit buses in continued shift toward zero-emission public transportation

The Board of Supervisors today approved the purchase of seven battery electric transit buses to replace natural gas-powered buses in the current fleet that have exceeded their 12-year minimum service life required by the Federal Transit Administration. The seven new buses are scheduled for delivery in November 2026 and will be deployed on Sonoma County Transit’s main intercity routes that operate between Monte Rio, Santa Rosa and Sonoma (Routes 20 and 30) and between Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Cloverdale (Routes 44/48 and 60).


November 12, 2024 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Sonoma County continues investment in resilient infrastructure with new portable solar-powered EV chargers

The Board of Supervisors today authorized a funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $791,200 in federal funds to purchase six portable solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations and an emergency back-up power trailer as part of Sonoma County’s Equitable Energy Resilience and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project. The funding will be matched with $595,403 from the County’s Climate Resilience Fund for a project total of $1,386,603.


November 12, 2024 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Charles M. Schulz — Sonoma County Airport releases seven parcels for aeronautical/non-aeronautical development and seeks requests for interest

Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport today announced the release of seven parcels for development to entities interested in developing hangars for aircraft storage, operating an aeronautical business, and one parcel for non-aeronautical use.