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June 13, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Receiver Appointed For California Sonoma Steam II Charter School

The San Diego County Grand jury handed down a criminal indictment which uncovered a statewide financial fraud related to the operation, control and oversight of 19 charter schools including the California Sonoma STEAM II charter school in the Guerneville Elementary School District. Read full story


June 13, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Governor Extends Price Gouging Protections

On May 31, 2019, Governor Newsom extended the Price Gouging protections under Penal Code Section 396 for Sonoma County and other counties affected by wildfires. Read full story


June 13, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

Rental Scams

A reminder to be aware of rental scams.  We have received reports of new scams involving properties in Sonoma County. In these cases, a person runs an ad usually on Craig’s list advertising a property is for rent and instructs you to drive by. Read full story


June 12, 2019 | Permit Sonoma

Board Approves Permit Sonoma’s 2-Year Comprehensive Planning Work Plan

On June 4, 2019 the Board of Supervisors approved the work plan for the County’s Comprehensive Planning efforts for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Permit Sonoma’s Comprehensive Planning team is responsible for the development and implementation of the General Plan and Area Plans, Local Coastal Plan, Specific Plans, Zoning Code, and other policy documents and initiatives as directed by the Board of Supervisors. Read full story


June 11, 2019 | Department of Health Services

Homeless Services Funding Awards

List of Home Sonoma County Homeless Services Funding Awards, approved April 30, 2019. Read full story


June 10, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

June-2019-Three-Responses

The General Services Department received three responses to the Surplus Notice. The respondents are: EAH Housing (ScottJohnson) California Housing Agency (Scott Carper), and OSL Properties, LLC Read full story


June 05, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

June SoCo Correspondent

Sonoma County residents are encouraged to attend Budget Hearings and provide input about the recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2019 - 2020.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story


June 04, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Chanate Property Update

On October 23, 2018, the Board directed staff to dispose of the Chanate property as surplus following California Government Code Section 54220 Read full story


June 03, 2019 | Department of Health Services

New website to help families build healthy dental habits

Make dentalFUNdamental with tips and resources from theSonoma County Department of Health Services. The newsite offers key resources to find dental care andtips for brushing and healthy snacking. Start a new routine and teach yourchildren how to take care of their teeth with these simple ideas! Read full story


May 31, 2019 | Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Department

PeopleSoft Homepage – 3 new tiles

Three new tiles have been added to thePeopleSoft Homepage. Read full story