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June 09, 2015 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Highway 12 Southbound Detour on June 18th, 2015

Immediate Highway 12 Southbound Detour on June 18th, 2015 Santa Rosa CA Project Update: June 9, Highway 12 Southbound Detour June 18 th On June 18 th  , 2015 southbound traffic on Highway 12 will be detoured onto Madrone Road, Arnold Drive, and Verano Avenue. Read full story


May 12, 2015 | Board of Supervisors Department

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Receives Final Report  From the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Receives Final Report  From the Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force Read full story


May 05, 2015 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Petaluma-Sebastopol Trail Feasibility Study Selected for Funding

Regional Parks will receive a $209,436 grant to study the feasibility of creating a 13-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail connecting Petaluma and Sebastopol. The award was announced April 24 by the Caltrans' Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program, which received 190 applications and chose 51 for funding, pending approval of the 2015-16 state budget. Read full story


April 29, 2015 | Economic Development Collaborative

$2.1 Million in Tax Credits Awarded to Sonoma County Companies!

Five Sonoma County businesses were awarded tax incentives totaling over $2.1 million through the California Competes Tax Credit Program. Read full story


April 20, 2015 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Final Planning Workshop Scheduled for Tolay Lake Regional Park

The public is invited to the final master planning workshop for Tolay Lake Regional Park on Wednesday, April 22. Regional Park staff will present preferred elements of the park's draft master plan, which has been developed with public input from previous workshops and further studies. Read full story


April 16, 2015 | Sonoma County Regional Parks

Parks Celebration Brings Free Events to Sonoma County Parks & Open Spaces

2015 County of Sonoma Parks Celebration Brings Free Events to Sonoma County Parks & Open Spaces Read full story


April 10, 2015 | Department of Health Services

Two Bats Tested Positive for Rabies

Two positive cases of animal rabies were reported during the first week of April to the County Department of Health Services. Both cases involve bats, one found in Sebastopol and one in Windsor. These were the first two animals to test positive for rabies in 2015. Read full story


March 17, 2015 | Board of Supervisors Department

Poll Workers Needed for Upcoming Election

Sonoma County Registrar of Voters seeks poll workers for nearly 200 local polling places Read full story


January 12, 2015 | Human Resources Department

Commission on the Status of Women Participates in Global Movement to EndViolence Against Women

2015-01-12 Immediate   The County of SonomaCommission on the Status of Women Participates in Global Movement to EndViolence Against Women   Santa Rosa CA One Billion Rising The County of Sonoma Commission on theStatus of Women (CSW) is organizing a special local event as Read full story


September 22, 2014 | Board of Supervisors Department

Creative Sonoma Takes Another Step Forward in Promoting the Creative Arts in Sonoma County

The Sonoma County Economic Development Board (EDB) announced today that Nancy Glaze has joined the staff to provide interim leadership for Creative Sonoma, a county-wide arts promotion effort approved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in the summer of 2014. Read full story