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Weekly Roundup for March 3, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Sonoma County lifts COVID-19 health order; 2) Career opportunities with Sonoma County; 3) Public input requested on county permit service; 4) Applications open for civil grand jury; and 5) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story
Recruiting now for Community Advisory Council Members!
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) has current and upcoming vacancies. The CAC is made up of eleven volunteers from the community, with members of the Board of Supervisors appointing two each in their Supervisorial Districts and the IOLERO Director making one at-large appointment. All appointments are for two years and members may be re-appointed. Read full story
Free mental health counseling from Sonoma County’s Black Therapy Fund (Sonoma County Gazette)
"The Black Therapy Fund is accepting applications for free mental health counseling in Sonoma County. The fund will provide 230 Sonoma County residents with up to 12 free video counseling sessions with culturally competent therapists." Read full story
Notice: Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Sonoma County Continuum of Care Consolidated Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)- Now Available! Due April 3, 2023
This message services as notification for the release of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Sonoma County Continuum of Care Consolidated Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Read full story
Negotiations Public Updates:
The County and SEIU met for their 16th bargaining session on Wednesday March 1, 2023. The County provided an updated comprehensive proposal and tentatively agreed to increase employees’ boot and shoe allowance. Read full story
2023 European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) Detection Trapping Begins
This is the time of year that the Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM), ramps up our pest detection and trapping programs. Starting March 1, 2023, we will once again deploy detection traps for European Grapevine Moth (EGVM). Trap counts and trapping densities have been reduced, but commercial vineyards will continue to be monitored. Read full story
District 3 February 2023 Newsletter
Read the February 2023 Newsletter for an update on the Pathway to Equity Program, news on encampment responses, community announcements, local events and more! Read full story
Negotiations Public Updates:
We are grateful for SEIU's professionalism during this round of negotiations. The County has offered substantial economic improvements as part of a fair and competitive labor agreement. SEIU’s contention that the County is “taking away existing employee benefits” is incomplete. While the County is asking legacy employees to continue and/or marginally increase contributions toward the cost of their future pension benefits, its proposal is part of a comprehensive wage and benefits package that substantially improves terms and conditions of employment for SEIU’s members. Read full story
Housing Vouchers 101
Sonoma County Housing Authority and Santa Rosa Housing Authority present information on Housing Voucher Programs. Read full story
Negotiations Public Updates:
The County of Sonoma and representatives of SEIU Local 1021 met for their 15th bargaining session on February 22, 2023. During the session, both parties passed comprehensive package proposals and continued to engage in discussion on open items. Read full story