Press Releases
Board of Supervisors allocates $3.9 million for seven water projects
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today awarded $3.9 million for seven projects addressing critical water resource challenges, including drought, flooding and sewage overflows. Read full story
Sonoma County launches regional initiative to protect Russian River watershed
The County of Sonoma launched a regional initiative today to unite government agencies, nonprofits, tribal partners and businesses around a set of common goals to protect the health of the Russian River and its surrounding watershed. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisors lift COVID-19 emergency
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today formally lifted the emergency proclamation that has been in place since March 4, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story
County officials urge caution if planning to visit the river or coast on Mother’s Day weekend
Officials from the County of Sonoma’s Regional Parks Department reminded those heading outdoors this warm Mother’s Day weekend to practice caution when enjoying the Russian River and the Sonoma Coast. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves three-year contract with SEIU Local 1021, county’s largest union
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved a three-year contract agreement with Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents more than half of the county government’s workers. Read full story
County approves $7.14 million in grants for community development projects
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved $7.14 million in grants for affordable housing, public facilities improvements, rental assistance, emergency shelter operations, fair housing services, homelessness prevention, case management, and financial stability for low income residents. Read full story
Board of Supervisors votes to change vacation rental regulations and rules for timeshares
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted to change vacation rental regulations, create caps and exclusion zones for vacation rentals and to define fractionally owned housing as timeshares. The first action involved creating a business license program that standardizes operating requirements for vacation rentals to protect neighbors from nuisances, while the second action placed caps and exclusion zones in specific neighborhoods in the first, fourth and fifth supervisorial districts to reduce over-concentration of vacation rentals in these areas. Read full story
County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors to hold annual budget workshops April 25 to April 27
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual budget workshops on April 25, 26 and 27 to provide county residents and taxpayers an opportunity to learn about the 2023-2024 fiscal year preliminary spending plan and provide input to the Board of Supervisors before it adopts a final budget in June. The County of Sonoma fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30. The workshops are informational, and the board will not make any budget determinations for fiscal year 2023-24 at them. Read full story
Board of Supervisors authorizes acceptance of $6 million BRIC grant award and transfer of matching funds
The Board of Supervisors today accepted the award of a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant in the amount of $5,727,692 toward the first phase of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities or BRIC grant. Read full story
Board of Supervisors ends drought emergency, urges public to continue water-saving habits
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to end the local drought emergency it declared two years ago. But county leaders strongly encouraged the public to continue conserving water, with the region’s weather patterns becoming increasingly volatile as a result of climate change. Read full story