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Marin, Sonoma Agricultural Report Details Preparedness for Next Drought
Thanks to significant rainfall over the past several months, the North Bay region has rebounded well from the drought that ravaged Marin and Sonoma county agricultural businesses from 2019 to 2022. Reservoirs, creeks, and other freshwater sources that feed farms and ranches – and thus feed humans --are well-stocked again. Now, the agricultural community is analyzing its response to the emergency. Read full story
Board of Supervisors adopts Clean Transit Rollout Plan to ensure zero-emission public transportation by 2040
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today adopted a plan that ensures within five years all new county public transit buses purchased will be zero-emission vehicles and all fossil-fueled buses will be retired within 17 years, in accordance with state law. Read full story
County survey finds most residents are content with quality of life, divided on direction
Sonoma County residents are divided about the direction the county is headed, but a majority is content with their quality of life, particularly within their own neighborhoods, according to the results of a community survey presented today to the Board of Supervisors. Read full story
Interest rates to increase July 1 for financing through Sonoma County Energy Independence Program
The Sonoma County Energy Independence Program, which helps property owners pay for improvements that utilize energy and water more efficiently and strengthen buildings against wildfires and earthquakes, announced today that interest rates on new financing will increase a half percent to 7.49 percent on July 1. Read full story
Sanitation Rate Relief Program for low-income property owners launched by Sonoma Water
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors has approved a Sanitation Rate Relief Program, allocating up to $1 million for low-income property owners in the eight sanitation districts and zones managed by Sonoma Water. The new program will reduce qualified residential property owners' sanitation rates by 50% of their total annual sewer service charge. Read full story
District 1 May 2023 Newsletter
May is Mental Health Matters Month in Sonoma County. On May 2nd, the Board of Supervisors met in a special all-day meeting organized by our Department of Health Services at the Finley Center in Santa Rosa to discuss mental health care needs in Sonoma County. Read full story
Weekly Roundup for May 19, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Tree Protection ordinance; 2) Family Justice Center Summit; and 3) Other County of Sonoma news of note. Read full story
Cinco de Mayo and More - Community Events
Cinco de Mayo and More - Community Events May 12, 2023 Read full story
Community Forum on Mental Health
On May 2, 2023, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer, Bridget Beck, was selected to speak on one of four panels during the Community Forum on Mental Health. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisors approve $1.5 million to fund crisis responders
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $1.5 million to fund mobile crisis teams, which respond to emergency calls for behavioral health crises that do not require law enforcement. The board also directed the Department of Health Services to expand the program countywide by the end of the year. Read full story