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Weekly Roundup for April 21, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Latest edition of SoCo Correspondent now available; 2) National prescription take-back day April 22; 3) April is Earthquake preparedness month; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story
Sonoma County Building & Fire Code Updates
The new building and fire codes became effective on January 1, 2023. Permit applications received before December 31, 2022 are not required to meet the new codes, and will instead be reviewed and permitted according to the 2019 codes. Read full story
Local Coastal Plan Update - 4/20/23
There has been quite a bit of misinformation circling on the subject of parcel-specific zoning in the Local Coastal Plan (LCP). So I wanted to take a few paragraphs to provide some additional information and context about parcel-specific zoning in the LCP. Read full story
District 1 April 2023 Short Newsletter
This year, Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Coursey assigned me as the Board representative to Aging Together, a leadership committee in the county’s Adult and Aging Division. Issues impacting older adults are very important to residents of my District, so this assignment was a natural fit. Read full story
Weekly Roundup for April 14, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Sonoma County “Shake Out” preparedness event April 18; 2) Sonoma County Sheriff, Permit Sonoma opportunity for public input; 3) Free online home energy workshops now through May; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Intent to Request for Release Funds by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Intent to Request for Release Funds by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Read full story
Public Notice Sonoma Transfer Station SWIS No. 49-AA-0144
The Sonoma County Environmental Health Department, Solid Waste Management Program, acting as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) is certified by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to enforce state laws and regulations at solid waste sites within its jurisdiction. The Sonoma Transfer Station operates under a Solid Waste Facility Permit issued by the LEA. The operator has filed an application for a Report of Facility Information (RFI) amendment with the LEA. The RFI describes the design and operation of the facility. Read full story
Public Notice Healdsburg Transfer Station SWIS No. 49-AA-0245
The Sonoma County Environmental Health Department, Solid Waste Management Program, acting as the LocalEnforcement Agency (LEA) is certified by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to enforce state laws and regulations at solid waste sites within its jurisdiction. The Healdsburg Transfer Station operates under a Solid Waste Facility Permit issued by the LEA. The operator has filed an application for a Report of Facility Information (RFI) amendment with the LEA. The RFI describes the design and operation of the facility. Read full story
Wet Weather Groundwater Determinations & Percolation Testing for 2023 Season
Wet weather testing season open and closed areas and rainfall totals. Read full story
District 1 April 2023 Short Newsletter
At the March 14th Board of Supervisors meeting, our Board approved an ordinance to prohibit new retail fuel stations and prohibit expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure for existing retail fuel stations. This follows in the footsteps of several other jurisdictions in Sonoma County, including Petaluma and Sebastopol, and has been a priority for myself and Supervisor Hopkins (in our work on the Board's Climate Ad Hoc) for some time. Read full story