News Index

October 18, 2023 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO Virtual Town Hall – Presentation of Annual Report 22-23

After hearing from CAC members and the public, we're hosting a virtual IOLERO Town Hall on October 19, 2023, at 6 pm to delve deeper into our Annual Report 2022-2023. Read full story

October 17, 2023 | Climate Action and Resiliency

Sonoma County expands employee ‘Clean Commute’ program to reduce drive-alone rate, CO2 emission

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to upgrade the county’s Clean Commute Employee Benefit Program. The upgrade includes a proposed new reciprocal pilot program between Sonoma County Transit and Santa Rosa CityBus that allows employees to ride the bus for free, pending approval by the Santa Rosa City Council at the Nov. 14 City Council meeting. Read full story

October 16, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

District 1 October 2023 Newsletter

For this month’s column, I wanted to write about two different topics: Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and two community meetings I hosted in the past few weeks: a bilingual community listening session in the Springs on the East Sonoma County Service Center, and a Town Hall in Oakmont on the Los Guilicos Village transition. Thank you for reading! Read full story

October 13, 2023 | County Administrator's Office

Weekly Roundup for October 13, 2023

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Public forum on area homelessness scheduled Oct. 18; 2) Hire the Homeless Job Link event Oct. 25; 3) Get involved with local government by joining a board or commission; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story

October 13, 2023 | Natural Resources

State grant funds two more years of invasive quagga mussel prevention program at Lake Sonoma

The Sonoma County Water Agency’s watercraft inspection program at Lake Sonoma will continue for another two years, thanks to almost $400,000 in state grant funding awarded in August and that went into effect as of Oct. 10. The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways grant will fund the program to continue to prevent invasive quagga mussels from entering Lake Sonoma until October 2025. Read full story

October 11, 2023 | Department of Health Services

Sonoma County Behavioral Health to host job fair November 9

The Sonoma County Behavioral Health Division is hosting a job fair on November 9 to recruit for multiple open clinical positions. Potential candidates are encouraged to pre-apply for a position by November 1. Participants who register, pre-apply and meet the minimum qualifications for the applicable job classification, will be given an opportunity to participate in an in-person interview during the fair on November 9. Read full story

October 11, 2023 | Department of Health Services

What’s the latest on Homelessness in Sonoma County? A Community Webinar (Webinar #1)

You are invited to participate in a public forum on homelessness. This forum will feature Michael Gause, Ending Homelessness Program Manager for the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, and Dennis Pocekay, Continuum of Care Board Chair and Petaluma City Council Member. The forum will begin with a brief presentation on the state of homelessness in Sonoma County, followed by an “open forum” style Q&A session. Read full story

October 10, 2023 | Information Systems Department

Sonoma County websites earn accolades from National Association of Government Web Professionals

The Sonoma County Information Systems Department was recently recognized by its peers among the National Association of Government Web Professionals with separate awards for two county websites - the Sonoma County Regional Parks microsite and the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s Sonoma County Connections website. Read full story

October 06, 2023 | County Administrator's Office

Weekly Roundup for October 6, 2023

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Home energy efficiency workshops announced; 2) 2023 Fall Economic Perspective happens October 19; 3) Latest Climate Action newsletter available now; 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story

October 05, 2023 | Board of Supervisors Department

District 1 October 2023 Short Newsletter

This fall, we will finally be opening a Regional County Service Center in the Springs area of Sonoma. The goal of the center, which many have started calling the "hub," is to make county services that are largely centralized in Santa Rosa more accessible to residents of the Valley. Last week, I hosted a bilingual listening session to gather input from the community on what services they would like to see at the center. Read full story