Weekly Roundup for April 28, 2023

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following:

1. North Bay Zero Waste Symposium May 11
2. Sonoma County Sheriff announces 2023 Youth Academy
3. Food, economic assistance available for local families
4. Other Sonoma County news of note

North Bay Zero Waste Symposium scheduled for May 11

The public is invited to participate in the North Bay Zero Waste Symposium – a showcase of zero waste policies, programs and infrastructure – on Thursday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at SOMO Village, 1100 Valley House Drive in Rohnert Park.  

Join fellow community members to learn how to design waste out of the system wherever possible and divert discarded materials through composting, reclaiming, reducing, reusing and recycling.

We can eliminate waste around the North Bay with the participation of all residents and businesses.  Together, it is possible to be a model for the rest of the community and beyond. 

Learn more and register at: 
https://zerowastenorthbay.org/event/2023-zero-waste-symposium/ 

Sonoma County Sheriff's 2023 Youth Academy announced

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is offering a Youth Academy, June 26 - 30, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide a greater awareness and understanding of law enforcement's role in the community.

Students will get an inside look at local law enforcement and its operations, including a tour of the Main Office and Main Adult Detention Facility, and an overview of Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, communications, basic criminal law, the correctional system, specialty and investigation units, and careers in law enforcement.

Participants will also have the opportunity to meet the Sheriff and are encouraged to ask questions.

Application deadline is May 29. Enrollment is limited to 25 students per academy.

For additional information and to apply today, please visit: 
https://www.sonomasheriff.org/youth-academy

California Women, Infants and Children Division helps families get food

Sonoma County’s Department of Human Services can help residents identify opportunities for food and economic assistance through the state’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Division.

WIC welcomes working families, military families, partners, grandparents, foster parents, and guardians who care for eligible children. Services also include free nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and other community services.

To see if you qualify for WIC, please visit: 
https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/

For additional food resources and information about economic assistance, please visit: 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/human-services/divisions-and-services/economic-assistance

Other Sonoma County news of note

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, Department of Health Services to host special mental health forum May 2 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-county-board-of-supervisors-department-of-health-services-to-host-special-mental-health-forum-may-2

Avelo Airlines Continues Sonoma County Expansion with New Exclusive Nonstop Service to Central Oregon 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/avelo-airlines-continues-sonoma-county-expansion-with-new-exclusive-nonstop-service-to-central-oregon

Kindergarten readiness in Sonoma County continues decline in aftermath of pandemic 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/kindergarten-readiness-in-sonoma-county-continues-decline-in-aftermath-of-pandemic

Board of Supervisors votes to change vacation rental regulations and rules for timeshares 
https://permitsonoma.org/boardofsupervisorsvotestochangevacationrentalregulationsandrulesfortimeshares

Board of Supervisors votes to change vacation rental regulations and rules for timeshares 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/board-of-supervisors-votes-to-change-vacation-rental-regulations-and-rules-for-timeshares

Public invited to share feedback at Penngrove traffic town hall meeting 
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/public-invited-to-share-feedback-at-penngrove-traffic-town-hall-meeting

Regional Parks’ YES! Parks program earns statewide recognition 
https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/regional-parks-yes-parks-program-earns-statewide-recognition